No Rails for Thomas

No Rails for Thomas is a magazine story.

Plot
Thomas loves his branch line but, like all lines on Sodor, it sometimes needs to be maintenanced. One day, some inspectors were examining the branch line and writing down a report to The Fat Controller in their notebooks. After a couple of weeks, The Fat Controller informs Thomas that the section of the line between the last two stations will be closed for maintenance for a while.

It is soon arranged for Bertie to help Thomas with his trains. Thomas likes working with Bertie. Bertie is pleased to be giving Thomas' passengers a ride on the road for a change. He teases Thomas about this and boasts about the superiority of roads which ends up making Thomas cross.

Thomas tries his hardest to prove to Bertie that his branch line is really reliable but nothing works. One day, Thomas' driver does not put Thomas' brakes on properly and Thomas begins to roll forward, straight towards the work site. Thomas falls right off at the break in the rails and gets stuck in the ground. Duck comes to the rescue and Thomas feels very sorry for himself.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Duck

Goofs

 * Annie's bufferbeam is coloured red.