This just shows how much of a legend the Rev. Wilbert Awdry was.

The Reverend W Awdry was definitely a great author with great story sequences. Duck and his trucks were definitely an intense railway chase. The Duck and the Diesel Trilogy had other elements which was immense. But the chase was the most.

It's good to see Percy and Gordon give their accounts of the event.

Someone should have told that engine “Engines don’t go for haircuts!” 😄

Everyone is saying, "Why have a barber shop at the end of a line?" This explains why. And wow, what a story! 😲

I have to agree with you that the trucks chasing Duck is a nail-biting experience, but I find the part where Duck narrowly avoids crashing at the back of the passenger train a bit more stressful, but it was thankfully avoided

I like how pretty much all of the good reverend's stories are based in truth

I like how Percy and Gordon are in a news article

Oh wow! I went to university in Hull and lived therr for several years, often using Paragon Station and never once knew it was the inspiration of one of my favourite stories.

I’ve got requests if there were any real events for these RWS stories: * Saved from scrap * Old faithful * The Percy the small engine stories ex Percy’s promise * Gordon goes foreign * Sir Topham Hatt’s engines * Pop goes the diesel * Dirty work * Trucks * Note: for Home at last and Rock n roll, did Duncan’s basic’s actually ever derail and/or scrape through a bridge? * Hullo twins * The missing coach * The Branch line engines stories (ex Percy’s Predicament) * Special funnel * Passengers and polish * Bluebells of England * The Very old engines stories * The diseasel * Ballast * Useful railway * The Enterprising engines stories (ex Super rescue) * Donald’s Duck * Toad stands by * You can’t win * Ghost train * Woolly bear * Mavis

This is what made the franchise a masterpiece: impeccable realism in works of fiction. Just hoping for the franchise to return to its glory days with the advent of the upcoming live action movie (which may or may not be released). BTW, I just so happen to be the 460th like, the same number as a PRR locomotive.

On of my favourite episodes.

Very insightful, but at 3:42 it's pronounced "Trans pen-nine" just thought I'd clear that up, but I'm glad you used the correct pronunciation of "shire' 😉😅

I don't see how the buffers hadn't stopped the tank engine from crashing into that barber shop at the station. After all I do recall, "That's What Buffers Are For. To Stop Engines From Crashing".

Duck:* G. I. B. H. A. I. R. C. U. T*

4:10 - 4:18 I actually agreed with you one the fact that the station terminus setting would make A Close Shave more interesting if Wilbert wanted to have it all accurate to the real incident, maybe that could be made in a remake

love the fact this story base in my home city off hull also sadly the barshop was torndown back in 2017 and now is a horrible waiting room sadly now 😥

So apparently duck wasn't the original engine who crashed into the barbershop. Authur was

Lol Percy, Harold and Gordon were at the incident.

When I saw the episode duck crashing into the barber it reminded me of the shining reference Who agrees

Plowing through the platform was similar to a better view for Gordon

If this book was published in 1958, that’s when my birth dad was born.

2:42 "Don't worry, it's only an engine."

I use to watch the second video of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Series 2. Screen Legends. On the vhs was the episode of A Close Shave.

Wilbert knew his sources

*SPEED AND POWA*

Could you do the real story of Pop Goes the Diesel or Percy, James and the Fruitful Day, please?

good news no deaths

It would’ve been more exciting if there were 20 trucks on TV, too

Oh no what just happened

Nice

Why is duck on crack on the the picture for the vedeo

Ther caled farrbern tank

I’ve got requests for videos about some RWS stories’ real events along with for Thomas season 5’s episodes real events: Edward’s day out, Edward Gordon and Henry, Thomas and the trucks, James and the express, troublesome trucks, Thomas Terrance and the snow, Thomas and Bertie, trouble in the shed, coal, Gordon’s whistle, and the Toby the tram engine stories as well as Thomas’s Christmas party.

1:31 & 3/4

Omg