- In Memoriam: Episode 12, "Hawk The Hunter", is dedicated to the memory of Oliver Postgate
(1925-2008). - Official Fan-Submitted Content: Wensley, Harry, and Alf from episode 17X, "The Ghosts Of Engines Past", are all fan-submitted characters from a contest Simon held.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, the series would be 30 episodes long, with the last episode set in the modern day and following Tornado.
- Originally, episode 18 would have been "Tale Of The Tay", and would have been about the Tay Bridge collapse on December the 28th, 1879.
- Originally, Sir Ralph Wedgewood was meant to be Sir Nigel Gresley before Simon changed the character.
- Originally, the series would be 30 episodes long, with the last episode set in the modern day and following Tornado
- Write What You Know: Simon's grandfather worked at Copley Hill sheds, which may be what caused him to choose it as a setting.
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