(gentle music)
(lively music)
- [Narrator] Every afternoon,
Thomas the t*nk Engine
puffs along his branch line
with Annie and Clarabel.
First, they pass the watermill.
Next, they come to a big farm.
Then, they can see a bridge
with a village nestled
either side of it.
This is a special place.
Whenever children hear
Thomas coming along,
they stand on the bridge,
waving until he is out of sight.
One day, Thomas
was running late.
He had stopped at a red
light before the bridge
to talk to some new children.
Percy the Green Engine
was waiting too.
"Hurry up, Thomas," called
Percy when the signal dropped.
"If you're late, Sir Topham Hatt
"may get a new engine
to replace you."
"He would never do
that," thought Thomas,
but he was worried.
Next day, Thomas
hurried along the line.
Just ahead was the Goods Yard.
There, on the platform, was an
inspector waving a red flag.
Next, Thomas saw some children.
They were waving too.
"Something must be
wrong," thought Thomas.
"This station is for
goods, not passengers."
"Help, Thomas, help!
"We're glad to see you,"
called the children.
"Please, will you take us home?"
The stationmaster explained
to Thomas's driver
that the school bus
had broken down,
and all the parents
would be worried
if the children were late.
Thomas waited as the children
walked down from the bridge.
(gentle music)
(horn whistles)
Then he took the children
to the next station,
where Bertie was waiting
to take them home.
When Thomas finished his
journey, he was very late.
He was worried that Sir Topham
Hatt might be cross with him.
"I warned Thomas,"
puffed Percy to James.
"He's been late
one time too many.
"He'll be in trouble now."
(horn whistles)
But next morning, when Thomas
pick up his passengers,
Sir Topham Hatt was
nowhere to be seen.
"Thank goodness," sighed Thomas.
(horn whistles)
(gentle music)
Thomas knows every part
of his branch line.
Just ahead was a stretch
where the hot sun had bent
the rails on the track.
(horn whistles)
"Careful, Thomas," called his
driver, but it was too late.
(steam hissing)
"That's done it,"
said his driver.
"We shan't get any
further today."
"But what about my
passengers?" asked Thomas.
"Don't worry, they'll be looked
after," replied his driver.
While workmen repaired the line,
Thomas had to shunt
freight cars in the yard.
Bertie came to see him.
(horn honking)
(horn whistles)
"I understand you
need my help again."
"Yes, Bertie,"
replied Thomas sadly.
"I can't run without my rails."
Bertie set off to collect
Thomas's passengers.
(horn honking)
"Hello, Bertie," they said.
"We're glad you're here."
Bertie drove along the road
that runs by the railway.
He stopped at each
station along the line.
Sometimes, he stopped
between stations
to let people off
closer to their homes.
Thomas felt miserable.
"I've lost my
passengers to Bertie.
"They'll like him
better than me."
Sir Topham Hatt arrived.
"Your branch line is repaired.
"I'm going to change
your timetable
"so that you and Bertie
can work together more."
When Thomas reached the station,
there, to his relief,
were all his passengers.
"Bertie is a good bus,
"but we missed our train
rides with you," they said.
Later, Thomas spoke to Bertie.
"Thank you for looking
after my passengers."
"That's all right, Thomas.
"I like to make new friends,
"but I'm glad to
share them with you."
"You're a good friend,
indeed," replied Thomas.
"And always will be."
(lively music)
03x06 - Thomas Gets Bumped
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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.