James' Truck

James' Truck is a magazine story.

Plot
It is a splendid day but James is feeling cross as he is pulling troublesome trucks. He pulls into the main station yard and backs into a siding. The guard goes to uncouple the trucks but then there is trouble. The truck directly behind James has a stuck coupling. No matter how hard they try, no one can uncouple it from James.

James grows even crosser as he will be pulling passengers next. James begins to make his way to his coaches when Gordon passes and questions what James is doing with the truck. James does not answer and carries on. The coaches are very surprised to see the truck but the truck informs them that he does not like this anymore than they do.

The passengers do not take much notice to the truck during James' run but one passenger arrives with a crate. The crate is much too large to fit inside the guard's compartment so James suggest carrying it in the truck. The driver and guard agree it is unusual to carry a passenger's belongings that way but agree to do so. James ends up happy the truck's coupling got stuck after all.

Characters

 * Gordon
 * James
 * Troublesome Trucks