Whittleton Forest Railway

The Whittleton Forest Railway is a small railway on the East coast of England. It has hills, forests and open fields. It has a total of 40 engines, but other engines come and go. It's terminals are at Bankhill station and Central station.It is named after the biggest town on the railway, the forest town of Whittleton.

The Beginning
The WFR started out as an unnamed railway owned by a man called Frank Penster in 1874. He created a design for a cab forward engine and 5 were built. Their names were Jacob, Matthew, Peter, Sarah and Luna. 2 more experimental express engines were built and they were called Jake and Simon. An experimental engine from another railway arrived as well. He was given the name "Earl of Yorkshire". The railway ran from the docks, through the forest, to a small village called Garsville. Eventually the line became useless when a new line was built, a line going around the old one joining up the town of Whittleton. In 1878 a new extension was planned to join up to a small village called Uphill, named after the castle that was on the hill nearby. Unfortunately the railway went bankrupt in 1879. Earl of Yorkshire was left on the extension because the operations shut down and he were still there. The other engines were to be scrapped. All of them were scrapped except for Luna and Jake, who got lucky when Mr Penster lost the deed to the land.

The First Controller
10 years later the first controller, Mr Jay Murdochs brought the railway and the Whittleton Forest Railway was formed. He was unaware of the engines as they were all on sidings and out of the way. Before he brought any engines he had a big station built although it was just platforms and no building, as well as a new connection to the docks. In 1890 the first 3 engines arrived, number 1 Tubey, number 2 Rudolph and number 3 Terry. They helped to fix the line and started running regular trains along the forest line. In 1896 something very bad would happen, Rudolph had a huge crash by going too fast at Whittleton station, coming off at the platform, killing people as he slid along the platform, the coaches igniting on the lamps at the station. Rudolph was never recovered due to the railway still being fairly new and the bad press could get it shut down. A year later a new express engine is brought from Sir Nigel Gresley, a prototype express engine that would become the A1 called Dan. He worked the line, but soon a new lines construction started. In 1900 Tubey and Terry were sent to work on the new extension up to uphill station, taking a new more direct path than the last attempt. Dan was moved to goods, as a streamlined version of the prototype was gifted to the railway by Sir Nigel Gresley. Her name was Megan and she took over the passengers, unfortunately a year later she came off the rails while running light and her tender was destroyed. She was rescued by an experimental rescue locomotive that could go on water or on the rails and had a crane, he was called Francis but his nickname was Floaty. The controller decided to keep Megan as a tank engine instead because there wasn't enough money to make a new Tender. A year later more drama happened, when a small tank engine by the name of Max and a truck called Isla were caught sneaking around the railway. They said they had been forced by their controller to spy on this railway to get information that could take it down. The controller decides to buy the two, saying that it is not fair for them to be put through this. a Few years pass until 1905, when some factories are opened as well as a scrapyard. The railway is given permission to service them. An experimental diesel called Bob is brought and he worked in the scrapyard. Another engine also arrived on loan, but this time to run the works. He was called Jeff. In 1908 Terry discovered the abandoned extension and the Earl of Yorkshire. He manages to make some repairs, enough so that he can get out under his own steam, but it all goes wrong when his boiler almost explodes due to a faulty water injector. Luckily he is saved and with the help of Jeff, Earl is restored. Jeff is also brought after taking on such a huge job. In 1909 the controller met with the controllers of the Retly line, Moorland Railway and Quarry Line Railway, they decided to build a huge terminus where all their railways come together and one year later in 1910 the construction begins. To help service the station as well as help build it, 2 new big tank engines are brought, twins in fact. They are called Gavin and Jeanette. Three years later in 1915, some unexpected visitors arrive. A weird back to back engine with two faces. Their names were Tanner and Travis, and they insisted that they were Terry's brothers. They explained that Terry was like them, but was rebuilt after his other half failed and was scrapped, causing him to lose some of his memories. The controller explains that he brought them but wanted to keep them a surprise. They were brought to help run the docks because there were a lot more goods coming in and out. In 1916 the line and new station, called Central station, was built. All the railways celebrated, except the Quarry Line Railway, which went bankrupt a few months before the station was built. The WFR brought the Quarry and Mine. Tubey was sent to work in the Quarry, but a new engine was required to work the coal trains. A V4 was brought, but was heavily modified to work on smaller lumps of coal due to WW1 currently occurring and the coal shortages. This made him weaker but he could still handle the trains, he was called Spring after the springs on the coal crusher. After the end of the war, people wanted to party and have fun, so the railway brought a replica of the rocket called Robert to provide tourist trains. In 1929 an engine called King Puff arrived, he was to be scrapped after failing. He was originally going to be King George VI's private engine, but after he failed they didn't want to keep him as he was a disgrace. The controller decided to fix him and put him on tourist trains as well. He was very happy with being rescued but his title made his ego grow, so the controller took it away, but after a coal shortage the next year and he braved storms to go get more coal, he was given his title back. At the start of WW2 some American rolling stock arrived, a new engine called Josh, a coach called Jeremiah and a lot of large trucks and flatbeds to carry more supplies at once. In 1944, Terry, Max and Tubey went to France to take supplies to troops. The controller decided to buy Josh so he could stay and help while they were away. Jeremiah was also left by accident but he was damaged so he was placed n display in the main station. After the war ended Terry, Max and Tubey returned. A few months later a Communist spy attempts to take important documents that the trio brought back from their trip to France. He rode around in a sailboat called boatamius, nicknamed boaty. The controller chases after them on Terry and fights the spy, but he is injured and is forced to retire. Before he leaves he makes boaty the newest member of the railway. It is discovered than he and floaty were made in the same workshop and were best friends until they went their separate ways. The controller is given a knighthood for his bravery and service to the industry and economy of Britain

The Second Controller
In 1946 the controllers son, Samuel Murdochs, takes over as controller. He his time as controller is cut short though. He didn't expect to take over from his father and the stress got to him. In 1952, just 6 years after he took over, he jumped in front of Dan's express. This lead to the passenger trains being cancelled for a year while everything was sorted out, as well as getting help for Dan who was severely effected by his experience but would recover from it. The second controller was given a knighthood after he died, it is unknown the exact reason why he was given it. The first controller would return to run the railway for one more year until his grandson took over.

The Third Controller
In 1954, the next controller took over, Theodore (Theo) Murdochs. He was constantly terrified that what happened to his father and grandfather would happen to him. He tracks down the original owner of the railway, before it even became the WFR. He finds Frank Pensters son, Eric Penster. Eric is interested in buying the railway and so the railway was sold in 1957. The controller makes a rule in the contract, that no engine on the railway can be scrapped or sold without a member of the Murdochs family having a say in it.

Mr Penster
Mr Penster ran the railway like a dictator. He hated the steam engine, but he hated Bob the most for being around them. He starts to replace the engines with diesels. Locking the steam engines up in their sheds or putting them on shunting duties. After only 3 years, the railway goes bankrupt. Mr Penster realizes his mistake but its too late. He sells the diesels to other places and remembers about the old engines. He sells the engines to heritage railways, museums and lots of other places, including the island of sodor where he sends Tubey. The Third Controller takes Terry away personally, to where is unknown. The railway is closed and things looks dark

Returning to the Railway
After a year, Tubey, who is on Sodor, decides he wants to go home after getting some advice from an engine named Gator who was on the island temporarily. He sets out on a journey to find his friends. He first tracks down Mr Penster who tells him where all his friends are. He then travels around England rounding up all his friends, except for Terry who he can not find. Him and his friends then travel to the station nearest to where the controller is living. He is depressed and works in a terrible job. He has a family and a son called Joe. He has tried to move on but he can't. When he gets a message someone is waiting for him at the station, he rushes there only to find its his old engines. They try to convince him to go back but they are unable to. They decide to go back anyway and wait, saying they can wait forever. The First Controller visits him and tells him that he should go back, telling him that he is the one who told the engines where to find him. The Third Controller goes to a hidden shed, where he was keeping Terry, who had been put into a deep sleep after being removed from the railway. The controller, along with his son and grand father ride on Terry, who wakes up. They chase the engines and catch up to them. They arrive on the railway and it is in a bad state. The stations have been graffitied, some of the buildings and sheds had been partially knocked down. The Controller vows to work hard and make the railway great. Then a figure steps towards them, it is the Second Controller, who everyone thought was dead. He had been assuming a new identity under the creatively named "John Smith". The 3 controllers, the future controller and the engines all work on repairing the railway, which would repoen a year later in 1962

A New Era
After the WFR was reopened, the controller decides to buy a ballast and slate mine, but the ground is too weak for standard gauge engines. A miniature gauge line is built, as well as a new transfer yards near a multipurpose building called Hall Station. 4 new engines were brought called Mary, Kerry, Jerry and Gerry (pronounced Gary). It is revealed Mary was not the correct engine but she begs to stay. She is allowed to stay, because of this she reunites with her brother Max. She has been in a terrible accident which completely destroyed her old body, so she was placed into a miniature engine to save her life. This line proved to be a huge success, tourists came to ride on the engines as well as the trains of slate and ballast. In 1963 the controller takes a holiday and travels to the ffestiniog railway in Wales and falls in love with the England class. He orders a new one to be built and builds a line that goes over the huge hill for tourists. In 1964 the line is completed and the new engine, Duchess, is also completed in record time. The controller offers a trip where you would get on a standard gauge train, then a miniature gauge train, then the narrow gauge train and finally back to standard gauge. This brings in more enthusiasts than ever, allowing for new projects to take place. In 1971 a new 1 carriage, high speed, electric train is ordered, called Chris. He was a prototype for smaller railways, but turned out to be uneconomical when there were multiple carriage trains that could do the same job. He was brought to take the controller, any inspectors or important people around the railway quickly, but also takes the occasional passenger train. After feeling he did a good job to make up for what he did, the Third Controller retired for his son to take over

The Fourth Controller
Joe Murdochs took over in 1972. He was excited to take over and the railway kept getting more and more money. One night in 1973, Terry and his friends ask Earl what it was like before the WFR. He remembers there was an old line, but it was closed off to him because he was too heavy. Terry goes looking for the old line and stumbles upon the yard, which is overgrown and in a terrible state. He finds Jake and Luna. He decides to help them and takes them to the controller. The controller isn't sure if he should take them and calls Mr Penster, who is now an old man. He says that he wants Jake and Luna to be part of the WFR. The two engines are restored and run passenger trains along the old line, giving history lessons on the railway. In all the happiness, there is some sadness. In 1979, the First controller passes away and the railway puts a statue of him on an island out to sea called Tribute island. Two years later in 1991, word comes out that the Second controller has died and his statue is also placed on the island. The controller decides to put statues of His father and himself on the island as well and that has becomes a thing all the controllers do. In 2000, the controller decides to surprise Terry for all the hard work he has done and tracks down an old engine. This engine turns out to be Troy, Terrys brother. He had been rebuilt into the A55 0-10-0. The GNR said they rebuilt it, but it was a lie. He had actually been stolen buy someone in the middle of the night and had been locked in a shed. He becomes a permanent part of the railway. In 2002 the Third Controller dies, the railway mourns his death for a year. All the engines are painted black. For the next 16 years not much happens until 2018 when the controllers son, Jay Murdochs, and his daughter, Jane Murdochs, come to work on the railway. They go walking in the woods and find an old engine, rusted and very sad. The controller rescues him and sends him to the works. He then sends Tubey and Terry to see if they can identify him and they can. It turns out its Rudolph. After 122 years he was still there and willing to work. After being told his story, the controller decides to restore him and give him another chance. The controller is on the Internet and comes across a funny design of an engine with vertical pistons, a separate one for each wheel. He sets the design teams at the works to make a design and build it. In 2019 the newest member of the railway was made and his name was Ronald. At first he had troubles but eventually he found a job in the industrial park shunting trucks. After a long time, the controller decides to retire in 2020, allowing for Jay and Jane to take over as the Fifth and Sixth controller.

Fifth and Sixth Controllers
The railway had grown so big, that the brother and sister decided to work together. Jay worked behind the scenes, making sure everything ran on time and the railway was making money, Jane on the other hand worked on the public image of the railway, making public appearances, organizing events and making sure the passengers stayed happy. Only 3 years into their time as controllers, the works catches fire and nearly everything is lost. In 2025, a new works is built which is bigger and better than before with new rolling stock, including a van called Trixie used for taking emergency tools around, which made Jeff very happy. Nothing happens until 2030, when 4 engines arrive seeking a railway that will take them and not scrap them. Increased loads meant engines were more tired and needed more days off, so the controllers decided to take them in. They had been on the run for a long time and their railways had been taken over and shut so nobody owned them. Their names were Olivia, Walter, Violet and Lesley. In 2031, even with the new engines, there was too much work. An old diesel of an extinct class was found in a shed not too far from the railway and it was found that he worked on the railway when Mr Penster was in charge. It turned out that he wasn't a bad diesel but was a nice diesel and a famous one too. He was called Gerald, but most people knew him from his Youtube channel seckseeboi69 which had 58459575857586758784 subscribers. He was a bit too big for the railway, but was allowed to stay and work there because he made promotional videos for the railway, which meant more people came. In 2035, a new engine appeared. Nobody knew who she was or where she came from, only that her name was crystal. She seemed to have unnatural powers and she gained the nickname "Magic Engine". The controllers didn't know where she came from, so she had to stay. A year later, Robert was complaining about he was the only old design there and how he felt outdated. The controllers needed some new engines to work in the mines, take tourist trains and work in the industrial park, so they ordered 3 new engines of older designs, L&MR Planet, GWR Iron Duke and L&MR Samson. Their names were Pluto, Kim and Sammy. Pluto was an old replica and gave night time tourist trains due to his love of space. Kim was sent to work in the industrial park and help Ronald and Walter. Sammy went to work in the mine because he loved going into tunnels and working underground. In 2038 a group of tourists came to the controllers and said there should be a way to get to Tribute Island. This sparked Janes mind and she went and researched Magnus Volks "Daddy Long Legs". She eventually made a design for a smaller version of it and it was decided. At the end of 2038 a new engine had been built called Tim. He was taller than any other engine and looked like he ran on stilts. He had his own line going through the ocean to tribute island. He would go back and forth all day, taking tourists to see the statues up close. In 2040 a very special engine was sent to the railway. He had been in museums since he was built and wanted to do proper work. His name was Godwin. He and his two coaches, Harold and Wessex, were built for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, hence their names. He became the 39th engine on the railway. This sparked some trouble with King Puff because he didn't like another important engine taking his place, but they ended up becoming good friends. The final engine to arrive was a new build ordered by the railway. It was Jay's favorite class. It had been in the works for the last 10 years and was finally ready. In 2043, City of Leeds arrived. A new build GWR City class. He helps Dan and Rudolph with express trains so they can take time off or go for repairs.

The Truth about Crystal
This section will be added when the series gets to this point as to avoid major spoilers.

Stations
Whittleton

Garsville

Bankhill

Main

Uphill

Central

Hall

Sheds
Main Shed 1

Main Shed 2

Main Shed 3

Bankhill Shed

Docks Shed

Old Line Shed

Yards Shed 1

Yards Shed 2

Miniature Gauge Shed

Duchess's Shed

Industries
Stone Quarry

Coal Mine

Ballast Mine

Slate Mine

Docks

Industrial Park

Bob's Scrapyard

Works

Others
Main Yard

Central Station Yard

Tribute Island

Old Line Yard

Lake Bridges

Abandoned Extension

Uphill Castle

Whittleton Castle

Whittleton Forest

Old Line Viaduct

Engines
1 - Tubey

2 - Dan

3 - Terry

4 - Megan

5 - Floaty

6 - Max

7 - Bob

8 - Earl of Yorkshire (8 on Old Line)

9 - Jeff

10 - Gavin

11 - Jeanette

12 - Tanner and Travis

13 - Spring

14 - Robert

15 - King Puff

16 - Josh

17 - Boaty

18 - Mary

19 - Kerry

20 - Jerry

21 - Gerry

22 - Duchess

23 - Chris

24 - Jake (6 on Old Line)

25 - Luna (5 on Old Line)

26 - Troy

27 - Rudolph (formerly number 2)

28 - Ronald

29 - Olivia

30 - Walter

31 - Violet

32 - Lesley

33 - Gerald

34 - Crystal

35 - Pluto

36 - Kim

37 - Sammy

38 - Tim

39 - Godwin

40 - City of Leeds

Old Line
1 - Jacob

2 - Matthew

3 - Peter

4 - Sarah

7 - Simon

Mr Penster Era
D154

D5546

D436734

D55475

Class 55

Notable Rolling Stock
Isla

Jeremiah

Harold

Wessex

Trixie

Standard Gauge
Red express coaches

Green express coaches

Large brown coaches

Small red coaches

Small green coaches

Small brown coaches

Terry's coaches

Grey trucks

Red trucks

Green trucks

Brown trucks

Green van

Grey van

Flatbeds

Standard gauge engine flatbed

Narrow gauge engine flatbed

Miniature gauge engine flatbed

Narrow gauge
Duchess's coaches

Miniature gauge
Open coaches

Covered coaches

Slate trucks

Ballast Hoppers