Incline Thomas

This episode really shows Thomas and Percy's friendship once again on great display. The S5-esque action is spot on like the winding house at the top of the incline exploding and the trucks smashing into the shed.

Absolute mastery on all fronts. Bravo! This is like if Season 5 relied just a teensy bit more on railway practice, but didn't shirk on the fun.

I am very grateful for all the positive comments, and im very happy people are liking the story so much! SudderyStationMaster did a wonderful job with it, for those who are wondering the story is free to adapt, and the script can be found on Suddery's Twitter!

I would definitely like to write more stories that feel like Series 5 blockbusters!

TFC should not have blamed Thomas for the accident. It was the trucks’s fault.

Just incredible! Your work is seriously some of my favorite in the fandom. Not only is the aesthetic spot on to the season you replicate, but the storytelling and pacing fit so well with the classic series. Really does feel like I've been thrown back in time and I'm watching a long lost episode. Absolutely love it! Can't wait to see what you've got cooking next!!

this has got to be my favorite video from you BY FAR. The VFX, camera angles and movements were so refreshing and felt so much like a season 5 episode! props to LAC for writing such a banger story.

Never has Season 5 been captured so gracefully; BEAUTIFUL work my man!! 💪❤️‍🔥

(Edit: if the incline doesn’t work its way into more stories or modeling I will riot)

It’s hard to pick favorites when it comes to your content, but holy moly this has to be my favorite of them all! The visuals, the feeling, the excitement watching this…bravo!

I love your narrating at Thomas' "OH NO!" Also the explosion was unexpected, also that scream at 4:18 XD. Great as always!

This is a great adapted story here. Loved the Season 5 feel here with the music and coloring here.

I only seen the Skarlory Railway having an Incline, but never before I seen an incline on the bigger Railway.

It's nice to see Thomas tries to help out Percy here instead of the usual teasing and such. Another thing to show maturity with Thomas.

Fantastic job here! Keep up the great work!

This was such a good episode, and captured the Season 5 feels in all the right ways. At first glance, this looked like a rehash of Dinkin Duncan with different characters, but despite the similar outcome, the lead up to it was fresh and original, and in the typical Season 5 drama.

Love how the top and the bottom of the incline seem to be different sets. It really make this feel like an actual model series production. Also like the appearance of Thomas' alarmed and the S2 shocked face.

This is like a combination of "Snow" and "Dunkin Duncan", only on a standard gauge level. Nicely done.

Look at the design of those hoppers. Witness the kind of mischief they make. And see what vicious hunters they can be when their victim is slipping away!
Talk about intensity! 😮

Aw... Percy sleeping like a baby. 😊

4:07 truck jumpscare

Always such a treat to see an upload from you--it's shot so well!

Wow, this looks pulled right out of Season 5!! The camera work and editing is phenomenal.

That workman seriously trusted a truck? I would question why he isn't getting scolded, however, considering Sir Topham Hatt's habit of blaming the engines for incidents hardly their fault or at all, I shouldn't be surprised. Also Leo's score is pretty spot-on!
Not to be a captain obvious, however, I just realized after watching that if that coupling hadn't snapped and that siding wasn't there, Thomas would've been dragged into that crash, I swear those trucks are evil. "AFTER HIM!" I also love that Thomas' mistake stemmed from his kindness instead of his cheekiness.
EDIT: All I mean is that while Thomas was at fault working in an area without permission, that workman shouldn't have trusted a truck.

I had absolutely no idea Xavier still wrote stories, but this is an amazing adapted story here man! You nailed the S5 Vibes here!

Dunkin' Duncan but based.
Might be some of your best work yet - this is very much what a peak Season Five episode is like. The cinematography is on point - love the subtle camera shake during the POV shoots with Thomas and the hoppers; it feels really authentic. That shot with the quick zoom-in on the siren though - that alone could fool a couple of people into thinking that's from the show.
So much to be said about this and yet I can't put it all into words - yet another banger video!

This is one of the most accurate Thomas fan stories I've seen, the visuals and vfx is spot on and something just like season 5, absolutely love the fisheye lens of the truck's faces