Gordon's crew tries to put it out, but to no avail. A tractor's load of hay bales had caught fire and the fire has begun spreading to the grassy banks. Gordon is taking a stopping train on the main line when he sees a red glow from under a bridge. The foreman angrily splashes some red paint onto Douglas' nose, which the Fat Controller leaves on his nose as a reminder to be more careful in sidings. Douglas' driver applies the brakes, but nothing happens and Douglas crashes straight through the new buffers. Three days later, James collects the final ballast train, while Douglas slides into the siding where workmen are just finishing painting the new buffers. The other engines tease Donald and tell him he should go into skating championships, but the Fat Controller does not mind, as he knows Donald could not help it. Nobody is harmed, but the buffers are smashed to smithereens. Donald moves into a siding one day, but the rails are slippery with frost, and he finds himself brought to a stop by the buffers. Thomas is congratulated for his rescue by the Fat Controller and the other engines.ĭonald and Douglas are delivering ballast hoppers from the Arlesdale Railway to Tidmouth Yard for James, who is taking the trucks to a section of the mainline undergoing track maintenance. A few days later, they set the swan free. They place the swan in Thomas' cab and take it to the top station where a vet takes it to his surgery. After looking at it, Thomas' crew realise that it is a swan, which has broken a wing. He and his crew think that it is a newspaper, until Thomas sees a head and a long neck emerge from the bundle. One day, Thomas is leaving the station by the river, when he sees something white on the bridge ahead. Pip and Emma arrive at the big station one day and the Fat Controller tells Thomas and Gordon that they will be running the express service to London. What were they? Turn the pages to find out. The Fat Controller wanted to celebrate the occasion too, and quickly made his own plans. The Awdry family is delighted to be able to mark the centenary of the Thin Clergyman's birth with the publication of this book.
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