Runaway Truck (magazine story)

"Well done, Thomas, you saved the day!"

- Yong Bao

Runaway Truck is a magazine story illustrated using images from the CGI television series.

Plot
It is a snowy winter's day on the Chinese Railway and Thomas is happily making his way up a hill when he hears a cry for help. A truck called Lei was out of control and rolling Thomas' way. Yong Bao spots the truck and races to the rescue. Yong Bao plans to switch tracks and get in front of Lei to slow him to a stop, but Thomas appears and bashes into Lei before Yong Bao can act. Thomas has stopped Lei, but he biffed him so hard that the runaway truck has derailed. Yong Bao tells Thomas that he knows he was trying to help, but it was not the right way to stop Lei.

Later on, Yong Bao explains how he would have stopped Lei. In the shunting yard, Yong Bao and Thomas practise stopping runaway trucks. At first, Thomas finds it difficult, but he soon manages to get quite good at it. Just then, a trainee worker in the signalbox accidentally switches the points. This makes Lei switch tracks unexpectedly and roll past Yong Bao, out of control once again. Yong Bao tells Thomas to go and rescue him, just like they'd practised.

Thomas gives chase as Lei barrels down the mountain track. Just in time, Thomas manages to get ahead of Lei amd starts to slow him down until they both come to a halt; Thomas has saved the day.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Yong Bao
 * Lei

Trivia

 * This story is based on the twenty-second series episode, of the same name.