Thomas and the Snowman

Thomas and the Snowman is a magazine story.

Plot
It is nearly Christmas and snow is falling hard on Thomas' branch line. The wind whips some of the snow into Thomas' face, causing him to quip about how snow looks nice at Christmas time but can also cause many problems.

As Thomas passes a level crossing, the wind blows his driver's hat away. Thomas stops and the driver looks for his hat but it has already been buried by the heavy snow and they do not want to stick around much longer for fear of also getting buried. Luckily, Thomas' driver has a spare hat that he uses the following day.

When passing through the same level crossing, Thomas finds his driver's other hat sitting on the head of a snowman. Some children explain that they found it after the snowstorm yesterday and were sure Thomas would see it that way. Thomas' driver takes the hat and thanks the children for their help. Thomas tells The Fat Controller about the snowman's now lack of a hat and The Fat Controller gladly allows the children to use one of his old top hats.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel