17x21 - Away from the Sea

[bunniefuu]

-[birds chirping] -[train whistles]

[upbeat music]

♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks and hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the really useful crew ♪

♪ All with different roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and around the bends ♪

i♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

[smoke hisses]

-[soft music] -[birds chirping]

[Narrator] "Away From the Sea."

[Salty humming]

Salty loves to be by the sea.

But when he first came to the Island of Sodor,

Sir Topham Hatt sent him to work at Farquar Quarry.

All he could see around him was stone.

Stone, stone, stone!

Salty didn't like it much.

Hello, Salty.

Oh! I'm a dockside diesel, Mavis.

I need to be by the sea.

[car engine revs]

[Narrator] When Sir Topham Hatt told Salty

he had a new job for him at Brendam Docks,

it made him very happy indeed!

♪ Don't take me away from the sea, boys ♪

♪ Don't take me away from the sea ♪

-[engine sputtering] -[Salty coughing]

[Narrator] One day Salty sounded

a little more spluttery than usual.

What's with all the noises, Salty?

Are you all right?

Wah, all shipshape and seaworthy, Cranky!

Must be a barnacle trapped in me exhaust!

-[soft music] -[horn honking]

[train whistles]

-[horn honking] -[Salty coughing]

Sounds like you need to go to the Dieselworks, Salty.

Oh, no thank you, Thomas!

There's nothing wrong with me

that a bit of fresh sea air won't sort out.

-[Salty chuckles] -[horn honks]

Thomas is right.

You should go to the Dieselworks,

they'll tell you what's wrong with you.

And risk being cast away in that quarry again?

No chance!

[Narrator] No matter what anyone else said,

Salty did not want to go to the Dieselworks.

-[horn honks] -[soft music]

A few days later, a little engine with three domes

appeared down at the docks.

[train chugging]

[horn honks]

Ahoy there, matey!

Hello, my name's Porter.

Ho! Pleased to meet you, Porter.

They call me Salty, the dockside diesel. [laughs]

[horn honks]

-[engine sputters] -Oh, oh, oh.

Is your engine okay?

Shipshape and seaworthy! [chuckles]

How about yours?

What's with all the domes?

You've got more humps than a camel.

-[Salty laughs] -[Salty coughs]

Oh, the middle one is my steam dome,

and the other two are my sandboxes.

Why you got your sandboxes on top of your boiler?

The heat keeps the sand dry,

so it's always ready to pour if the tracks get slippery.

-I'll show you. -[metal clanks]

[soft music]

Is that so?

And what brings an engine like you down to the docks?

Porter is here to help out, Salty.

While you go to the Dieselworks.

Oh, captain! It's just a little splutter, sir.

I know, Salty.

But you won't be really useful if you break down.

Just get your engine repaired,

and you'll be back here at the docks in no time.

[Narrator] But Salty wasn't so sure.

He was afraid Porter might do his job better than he did.

And he wouldn't be needed at the docks anymore.

-[horn honks] -[soft music]

Den and Dart were at the Dieselworks when Salty arrived.

Ahoy there, me hearties! Make it quick, now.

I need to get back to the docks on the double!

You can't rush maintenance, Salty.

What he means is maintenance work has to be done properly.

Urgh! You don't understand me hearties.

There's a new engine at the docks.

And if I don't get back quick sharp, he'll have my job.

Then the capt'n'll send me back to work in the quarry.

[gasps] No! That would be terrible.

You're a dockside diesel.

I know, I know. [sighs]

[soft music]

[Narrator] Back at the docks,

Porter was proving himself to be a very hard working engine.

He was learning fast.

Which shed is the timber again?

Where do you want the oil cars?

How many flatbeds do you need?

[Narrator] Cranky didn't like

answering questions all the time.

But he could tell that Porter was going to be really useful

to have at the docks.

[horn honks]

[engine revving]

[soft music]

[yawns] Now you're fixed, Salty.

What he means is you sound good as new.

Hoist anchor, boys! It's time to set sail! [laughs]

[horns honking]

♪ Don't take me away from the sea ♪

-[Salty screams] -[oil splashes]

[Narrator] Salty was in such a hurry

that he hadn't noticed the oil delivery had arrived.

[soft music]

Hold your pistons there, Salty.

We'd better have you back in for a wash.

Never mind about washing!

As long as me engine's working,

I'm heading back to the docks.

[soft music]

[Narrator] Salty was dripping with oil

as he hurried along.

Some of the oil even dripped under his wheels

and made them slippery.

Luckily, like Porter, Salty had sandboxes too.

He dropped a lot of sand under his wheels

to stop himself from slipping.

And at the top of Gordon's Hill,

Salty could see the sea in the distance.

♪ Don't take me away from the sea, boys ♪

♪ Don't take me away from the sea ♪

[Salty laughs]

[Narrator] He raced happily down the hill

and all the way back to the docks.

Ahoy there, mateys.

It's your old pal, Salty!

Back where I belong!

[Narrator] Then there was trouble.

[laughs] Whoa!

[Narrator] Salty couldn't stop!

The oil was making his wheels slide on the tracks!

And his sandbox was empty!

[seagulls squawking]

-[Salty smashes] -[confetti explodes]

Salty smashed into a new shipment of party decorations.

Porter saw what had happened

and he knew just what to do.

-[Porter smashes] -[confetti explodes]

Weigh anchor, laddie!

[Porter grunting]

Yay! [laughs]

You look festive.

Oh, thank you for helping me stop, matey.

[sighs] But I've been a very silly engine.

And I know what Sir Topham Hatt is gonna say.

Salty! You have caused confusion and delay!

And I want you to go to--

Yes, Capt'n, I know, sir.

I must go back to work at the quarry again,

far away from the sea.

No, Salty, I'm not sending you away.

You have been very silly today,

but you're still a really useful engine.

Are you sending Porter away then, Capt'n, sir?

[laughs] I'm not sending anyone away, Salty.

You and Porter are meant to work together.

I just want you to go for a wash.

Oh! [laughs] Yes, Capt'n!

Right away, Capt'n! [laughs]

[horn honks]

[soft music]

[Narrator] So, while Salty got cleaned up again,

Porter used his sandboxes to put down sand on the oily rails

so they wouldn't be slippery.

Salty liked Porter and he enjoyed working with him.

-But, most of all... -[horn honks]

Salty is just happy to be able to stay

in his favorite place, at the docks.

♪ Don't take me away from the sea, boys ♪

[Porter laughs]

♪ Don't take me away from the sea ♪

[Porter laughs]

[smoke hisses]

-[upbeat music] -[horn whistles]

♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks and hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the really useful crew ♪

♪ All with different roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

♪ Thomas, he's the cheeky one ♪

♪ James, is vain but lots of fun ♪

♪ Percy, pulls the mail on time ♪

♪ Gordon, thunders down the line ♪

♪ Emily, really knows her stuff ♪

♪ Henry, toots and huffs and puffs ♪

♪ Edward, wants to help and share ♪

♪ Toby, well let's say he's square ♪

[horn whistles]

♪ They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks and hauling freights ♪

♪ Red and green and brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the really useful crew ♪

♪ All with different roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

[train whistle blows]

[smoke hisses]

[upbeat music]