Thomas and the Carol Singers

Thomas and the Carol Singers is a magazine story.

Plot
Christmas is Thomas' favourite season and he is always so busy running up and down his branch line. One day, Thomas arrives at a station where he sees carol singers dressed as shepherds. Bertie is nearby and explains the carolers are collecting money to buy presents for the children in the hospital. He will soon be taking them to a school near the main station.

The carolers climb into Bertie as his driver begins to dig his wheels out of the snow. Bertie tries to move but his wheels only spin in the deep snow. Terence is called to pull Bertie out.

Thomas wonders if he could take the carolers. At the next station, The Fat Controller is informed but he thinks the snow is too thick to carry on. Thomas' driver suggests attaching Thomas' snowplow and The Fat Controller agrees to give it a try. Thomas puffs as hard as he can through the thick snow and sure enough, the carolers are able to get to the school on time. Thomas is happy to have helped.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie
 * Terence
 * Clarabel