The Power Cut

The Power Cut is a magazine story.

Plot
At night, the main station yard is lit by tall floodlights so the engines can still do their work. One day, a strong wind hits Sodor. Henry finds it very difficult to work but Gordon insists that wind should not be trouble for an engine. Henry's fireman is unsure about that and puts Henry in a siding to rest.

The wind continues during the night but the engines continue working. The stationmaster is just going off to get a cup of tea when the yard falls into darkness. All the engines stop working and the stationmaster informs them that there has been a power cut. He then distributes hand-held lamps to the engine crews and every engine also has a lamp placed upon them. Thomas - who is in the shed - thinks the yard looks very pretty with all the lights from the lamps moving around.

Diesel, however, is less than enthusiastic and complains about how troublesome his trucks are being. Percy thinks they might be too heavy for him but Diesel insists they are not. Soon, the floodlights come back on and everyone is delighted. Percy laughs as it turns out Diesel was not trying to pull trucks at all but Henry, still asleep in his siding.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Diesel

Goofs

 * Diesel's name is not capitalised in Percy's final quote.