(bright music)
(upbeat music)
- [George] Thomas The t*nk
Engine was feeling very happy.
(train whistles)
His blue coach shone
in the sun, he
was right on time,
and all around his branch line,
the countryside seemed
prettier than ever before.
(train whistles)
(train whistles)
"Beep, beep!
"Good morning,
Percy," he whistled.
"My branch is the pride of
the line, wouldn't you agree?"
"Uh, yes, Thomas,
of course, but..."
"But what, Percy?
"Out with it."
"Well, there is another engine
"with a famous branch line too."
"Who, where?"
"His name's Stepney,
he's far away,
"but Sir Topham Hatt
says he may visit us."
"When?"
"Oh, someday."
(train whistles)
And Percy hurried away.
(bright music)
Meanwhile, Stepney was puffing
steadily along his line.
It isn't very long, and that
made him feel a little sad.
Later he saw Rusty,
the little diesel
that helped save
Stepney from scrap.
"Everyone's been so kind,
but my railway is so short,
"and I do miss a good long run."
"I think you should tell
Driver too," replied Rusty.
(train whistles)
"I'm sure he'll understand."
Stepney soon discovered
that indeed he did.
"Do you know, Stepney, I
feel just the same way."
That evening, he
had exciting news.
"Guess what, Stepney, Sir
Topham Hatt has invited us
"to visit the other
engines on his railway.
"Manager agreed, it'll be a
really long run to get there."
"Oh, thank you," sighed Stepney.
They set off next morning.
By now, all the other engines
were talking about Stepney.
"He runs a famous branch
line, did you know that?"
said Percy.
Thomas was feeling
a little jealous.
"Huh!
"He may be famous, but my
branch is the first on the line.
"Everyone knows that too."
And he huffed away
to fetch his coaches.
(train whistles)
"Look!" squeaked Percy.
"Why have they all come?
"There's no train yet."
But Percy was wrong.
(signal clicks)
The signal dropped,
and from far away,
an engine whistled.
(train whistles)
"Here he comes!"
yelled Douglas.
(bright music)
Stepney puffed proudly
through the junction.
(train whistles)
"I hope he'll meet
Thomas too," said Edward.
"You both have branch
lines to be proud of."
Then Stepney set off
to help Duck shunt
coaches in the yards,
and they worked happily
together all afternoon.
(train whistles)
At last, Thomas arrived.
(train whistles)
"Sorry, can't talk, it's time
for my last branch line train.
"Mustn't be late."
(train whistles)
He was hardly out of sight
when the engines heard shouting
at the station.
(alarm ringing)
Moments later came the alarm.
"Stop all trains!"
The signal man
answered the telephone.
"A special visit?
"I see."
Thomas was impatient.
"Why are we waiting?
"My passengers are
being delayed."
"Sorry, Thomas,"
said his driver.
"We're being shunted to
allow another train to pass."
(train whistles)
Soon they heard
an unfamiliar puffing sound.
(bright music)
There was Stepney with
his headlamps swaying
and whistle blowing.
(train whistles)
He gathered speed
and disappeared.
"Well, bust my boiler!"
said Thomas the t*nk engine.
Next morning, he
was still fuming.
"Shunting, and on
my own branch too.
"It's a disgrace."
"I'm sorry," said Stepney.
"I was a special."
"Why?"
"An important passenger
arrived just as you left.
"He ordered a special train
and Duck let me take it.
"We had a splendid run, but..."
(train whistles)
"But," finished Thomas,
"it can make an engine
nervous not to know the line."
"Exactly,"
"You're such an expert."
(bright music)
Thomas felt much better.
He couldn't be cross anymore,
and began telling Stepney
all about his branch line.
(upbeat music)
04x16 - Thomas & Stepney
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.