(upbeat music)
(train whistle blowing)
- [Narrator] The engines
on the Island of Sodor
like feeling responsible,
reliable and really useful.
They work hard to complete
their jobs on time.
They don't like
confusion and delay.
But the troublesome trucks
delight in mischief,
and their mischief causes
trouble as poor Henry found out.
"Henry has had an accident
and been sent for repairs,"
said Sir Topham Hatt.
"There are no other
engines available,
"so Diesel will help
until Henry returns."
"Yes, sir," puffed the engines.
But they weren't happy.
The engines didn't like Diesel.
He was always being rude
and always showing off.
"I hope Henry's mended
soon," said Percy.
"He moves more trucks than
three Diesels put together,"
agreed Thomas.
"Trucks are no one's
friends," huffed Gordon.
The next day, Diesel was
working at the docks.
"When Sir Topham Hatt
sees how good I am,"
he bragged to the trucks,
"He'll get rid of steam engines
"once and for all."
This gave the troublesome
trucks an idea.
As Diesel shunted them together,
they started to sing.
♪ Is that all you can haul ♪
♪ Henry's loads are longer ♪
♪ Is that all you can haul ♪
♪ Henry must be stronger ♪
Diesel was cross.
He was sure that he was
stronger than Henry.
"I'll push you all at
the same time," he said.
The trucks giggled.
♪ Push us all,
that's the longest ♪
♪ Push us all, you'll
be the strongest ♪
"That's me," said Diesel, "the
world's strongest engine."
And Diesel shunted
five trucks together.
Then ten.
Then .
Soon he had an enormous
line of trucks.
"What's Diesel
doing?" Cried Percy.
"He thinks he's the
world's strongest engine,"
replied Thomas.
Diesel didn't know the shunters
had set the brakes
on the trucks.
The troublesome trucks knew
but encouraged Diesel
to push anyway.
"Push, push, push."
Diesel pushed, and he pushed,
and he pushed,
(metal screeching)
but the trucks didn't move,
so Diesel decided to
pull the trucks instead.
(engine revving)
♪ Heave ho, heave ho, you
can pull but we won't go ♪
sang the trucks.
This made Diesel very cross.
(engine revving)
He pulled, and he pulled,
and he pulled.
(metal stretching)
"Help!"
(foghorn blaring)
"Grease and oil," Diesel sulked
as the trucks
laughed and laughed.
(trucks laughing)
Sir Topham Hatt looked
down crossly at Diesel.
"I thought you would be
a proper dockyard Diesel,
"but I was wrong," he said.
"Can you make up for
lost time, Henry?"
"Oh, yes, sir," Henry
replied happily.
(train engine chugging)
He backed up to the trucks,
and the shunters
released the brakes.
(whistle blowing)
Then Henry pulled
away as easy as pie.
(engine chugging)
(gentle music)
And the engines cheered.
(train whistles blowing)
Diesel was sent
home in disgrace.
But the engines had
learned a lesson.
"Even troublesome trucks can
do you a favor sometimes,"
chuffed Thomas.
"Like getting rid of a smelly,
old Diesel," puffed Percy.
(upbeat music)
06x11 - The World's Strongest Engine
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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.