How to use a Steam Locomotive to troll vandals

In this video, we take a look at a little story from the 1950's involving a few young boys, vandalism, a steam locomotive and an annoyed driver

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[TotoDG]

I know many of the Railway Series stories were based on true events, but it never crossed me to think if this ever actually happened. Either way, this was very interesting to know.

[RangerFan]

"Are you ready Henry?" Said the driver.
"Sneeze hard when I tell you. Now!" He said
"Achoo!"
"Well done Henry!" Laughed his driver

[thomasfan]

I had no idea that Awdry’s story “Sneezes and Whistles” was based on a true event! I always found it so funny when the boys would get sneezed on by Henry and can’t imagine the good laugh the driver and fireman had afterwards😂

[Haueru]

I similar story happened during Flying scotsman's trip to the USA. On a test run before the tour actually started, some locals gathered on a bridge over the line and threw stones at Scotsman as it passed, even a gunshot was heard. On the return journey, the crew in the cab threw pieces of coal back at them

[flamedude_]

If it's coal dust doesn't that mean that the driver technically threw stones back since coal dust is just small rocks of coal?

[woobyvr]

I can tell you as a firemen myself there are 100s of stories like this that exist out there somewhere, this was just how life on the footplate was. Footplates crews are a stern bunch you should not mess with thats for sure

[BHuang]

Interesting fact that this story was picked by Wilbert Vere Awdry, author of Thomas the Tank Engine series, and adopted in the story, Henry's Sneeze.

[lucagentile]

Fun fact: in Boston during the 1970s and 1980s, people throwing debris over bridges was such a big problem that locomotives were fitted with metal bars in front of the windows to protect the drivers from falling objects. These metal bars eventually got the nickname of “ghetto bars”

[chesapeakedproductions]

I always found the story where Henry got back at those boys by sneezing coal dust on them hilarious. One of Awdry's best stories

[LMK-Gaming]

As soon as I heard Henry's theme I knew where this was going! Didn't realise until now that the classic episode was based on actual events 😅

[mihaelalaber]

That sure was a satisfying way to get back at those boys, yet another great video! Keep up making these, I'm interested to hear more incidents and amusing facts about railways!

[lukeslocomotives]

"Henry is going to sneeze at those boys"

The fact the thumbnail is a black five too lmao

[asneakyninja_]

I never knew this was an actual event that happened, I had only ever heard the story from the early Thomas and Friends series!

[TheCreativeType]

Took me about 15 seconds to realize why Henry’s theme was playing. When you mentioned boys on a bridge, I knew exactly where this was going.

[benjaminhack]

Another story very similar to this, I was told this by my uncle (whether it’s true or not I can’t remember) but there was a gala at a heritage railway, there was this group of children who would sit on the line and then when the crew got down to talk to them, they’d simply dive into the river nearby and swim away. The trains were getting more and more late and so one driver thought of a solution. He was driver on a Great Western engine (famous for their ‘bark’) and so when he approached, he wound the reserver back and opened up the regulator, the engine started barking like mad and the kids dived into the river in horror and swam off. They were never seen mucking about on the line again.

[MrwellsQ]

I’ve watched the Thomas the tank engine episode whistles and sneezes loads of times as a kid and didn’t realise it’s possibly based on a true story. Good effort, very clever and great dose of karma

[martincraw]

So this was the real life story that inspired the story of Henry the Green Engine sneezing at some naughty boys who threw stones at him and his crew and passengers on a bridge.

[ordinaldragoon]

Oh wow, I never realised the original story Awdry took inspiration from came from down the road from where I lived XD. I used to walk across that same bridge all the time as a kid.

[traingoddess]

Really taught the boys a lesson. With a little coal soot.

[ianjackson]

THIS IS AMAZING LOL















































This channel is the find of the century lmao. I remember finding it a year ago.