Leaves on the Line

"Did you ever see such mud?" "You ought to be ashamed, Gordon, giving us extra work!"

- The workmen cleaning Gordon

Leaves on the Line is a magazine story illustrated using photographs from the television series.

Plot
Gordon is too dirty to pull coaches so he sent to shunt trucks. Gordon warns James about the trucks being troublesome on the slippy hill, but James ignores Gordon's warning. On the hill rain has made the leaves stick to the track, and James tries - but fails - to get to the top. Gordon arrives with a goods train and pushes James up the hill. Gordon has been a really useful engine after all.

Characters

 * Gordon
 * James

Locations

 * Knapford Yards
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Gordon's Hill

Trivia

 * This story is based on the third series episode, The Trouble with Mud.

Goofs

 * It says Gordon arrives with a goods train, but in the photo he is pulling nothing.