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Climb aboard for the most exciting international adventure yet! This is for all the Ashima fans…this is for everyone who wants a TRUE big-world adventure. Do you want to know more about the Nilgiri Mountain Railway? Then check out this documentary: https://youtu.be/_-Rfd-D_r88
Reuploaded due to YouTube taking it down (unfairly).
Be sure to check out this video from ThomasTheorist, the writer of this episode, to learn more about the production of this episode! https://youtu.be/ondqABawyLE
Accidents will happen for our international friends when Ashima tells Thomas her exciting backstory, and how she got to enter the Great Railway Show.
Special thanks go to:
TPeiva – for making the beautiful Indian sets
TevyHonda4457 – for making the dangerous mountain set
MainlandStudios – for making new liveries for certain models and Ashima
The rest of the amazing TTBA crew made this special episode possible!
I want to remind everyone that this video is not made for kids, it’s for adults and older fans. Enjoy the video!
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Since Rebecca's Redemption is my favorite Sodor episode, then this episode is my favorite International-based one. This is how you give a female character the main spotlight without wasting it (take notes Mattel). I really love how you and Adam fleshed out more of Ashima's character and made her the true spotlight with a lot of real history added to give her more potential. In a way, this reminds me a lot of Thomas & the Railtours with every visiting engine being the main focus. I am also amazed of her backstory during her early days on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to how she partook in the Great Railway Show and how she became widely known by many as the 'Hero of the Mountains'.
Also, I do spy a RWS picture of Mountain Engines on a billboard in one shot.
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Really YouTube took it down.
let's hope Mattel doesn't take this down again
I really do like the backstory for Ashima.
I don’t get how these videos are “violating community guidelines”, they seem pretty harmless to me.
Sorry you had to reupload this episode man, it was such an amazing episode, if Mattel or Youtube take it down again, I might sue them because it certainly isn't fair on you after all your hark work making this series
Amazing work as always man, I love the way you portray BWBA in how it should have been. I'm sorry that YouTube took down this video. Do you have any plans to add a swear word to the front of your videos going forward so YouTube doesn't take you down?
It's back!
The writing for Ashima and her railway in this ( plus the cultural references ) are such justice… even more so then in AEG, plus those mountain range sets are just beautiful. Mattel should be ashamed how they depicted India as a slum in BWBA. I guess they took this down cause they can't stand being shown up by content creators ( a.k.a the fans ) doing a better job then them. 10/10 another great episode!. ❤
NO COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE UNIVERSE WILL STOP ME
Request:final episode?
your dutch arent you i can tell your accent is how dutch poeple talk im dutch so i kan tell look hallo ik ben ga ik niet zeggen dat weet je wel toch maar als de aflevering begint is het een brits accent
Hey man, i really loved the episode.
Although thinking of the time period of this episode and the show in general, u really think the indians would invite a british steam engine right after they got their freedom?
This has to be another favourite episode from this series. Hearing how Ashima took part in the shunting challenge to seeing her in a different livery gets huge ticks from me.
It’s great to get a ‘Yong Bao and the Tiger’ sequel story for Ashima (that shows her backstory)! This video really makes me want to do research on the Nilgri Mountain Railway (I’ve already done some research on it already)!
You gave Ashima one heck of a backstory and three-dimensional background and personality! I love it!!
2:02 that tiger tail tho
Well, bud, first off, it's good to see Hero of the Mountains back up on YouTube after it was taken down. Second, it's still a great episode you put together with Thomas still in India visiting Ashima on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and it was cool on how you and Adam put together Ashima's backstory with how she was involved in an accident up on the mountain past Coonoor station and after that, she was out of service, which led to the events of the Great Railway Show. Also, bud, I don't know if you'll reply to this question or not, but do you know if you'll put your Change of Pace video back on YouTube or not? All-in-all, in the end, this was another great episode you put together for Tracks to Big Adventures and I look forward to seeing what you have planned next, so until then, keep up the great work, bud!
A really great episode about Ashima! Love her backstory!😁
You really went the extra mile with this one! I should know since we spent literal MONTHS working on this video! Thanks Tom and the TTBA crew!
4:29 Why are you crying Ashima?😕 Ashima:😭😢
Ashima's derailment was scary jeez😳
This is what bwba should have been like
Wait was this re-uploaded?
Hey Tom did Youtube take this down because it was "inappropriate" if so just had the exact same thing happen to me
My engine basis is a USRA s160 and since they were exported everywhere so I could probably follow Thomas as a backup engine to bring spare parts and take the train so the trains could be on time
Sorry to hear that YouTube was being difficult. Kinda saw the edit made regarding Edward's warning. You just can't win with these lizard-brained "admins", can you?
I'm happy to see Ashima get a much needed backstory. She actually feels like a character.
One little nitpick was seeing an African elephant in India
I wonder episode 17 will be like on Sodor fill with amazing sites 13:50
AMAZING
I’m glad this is back
I know it's the accent but when she says mam it sounds like mon
Let’s face it: YouTube & Roblox have the worst auto moderation systems in the entirety of the planet, EVER!
A heartwarming backstory for Ashima and what led up to the events of The Great Race. The visuals are so captivating.
As I've said in the previous upload:
I like how Ashima is given backstory and depth in this story, weaving it perfectly with The Great Race. More importantly, you've managed to capture the look and feel of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
This is the type of respect to real railways that I believe even Awdry would admire. A job well done to all!
It’s honestly weird to see Thomas with a cow catcher and a lamp in front of his funnel like the Flying Scotsman when he came to tour the USA (With the exception of an American chime whistle and a bell like on Scotsman) but it’s pretty unique to see on him nonetheless Plus it’s neat to see Ashima’s backstory before she meets Thomas on Sodor for the Great Railway show.
BWBA but if there was research done. I love how you written this. It sucks that the canon version has bad writing. You made the characters likeable.
Hey thomasfan2002 with year take place tracks to big adventures
I hope Neal Mohan treats this fandom better than Susan did (although I sadly doubt it).
Always thought it was weird how Ashima is announced to be from India and Thomas from Sodor. I mean Sodor isn’t a country.
This was great, man. How do you make your video so smooth and astheticly similar to the CGI? It's amazing. The voice actors did an amazing job. If there is one thing, I wish Ashima actually did have more to do with being Hero of the Mountain, like saving someone to justify her title a bit more and to make her less of a damsel in distress, but it doesn't kill the story for me. See you next time!
Hold up, wheres Toby during the intro?
Beautifully done, guys. I have enjoyed every episode of TTBA so far. Keep it up!
Awesome video!!!! Bravo 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Keep up the good work my good friend!!!!🙏❤️
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Awww
How did I miss this video? Beautiful episode. Ashima's derailment was very similar to Sir Handel's
Poor Thomas, he must be puff out 1:33
📘 Story time with Ashima❗3:37