
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him.

On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy.Īll the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train.

Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out. Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.īill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead.Īll the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes. Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone. One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line.ĭuncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger. James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway.ĭiesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry. When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured.

Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his.Īfter Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van. The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared.

Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the " Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily. Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out.Īnnie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
