Fast Train, Slow Train

Fast Train, Slow Train is a book.

Plot
On their way to Ballahoo, James tells Edward that he wants a race. As James races on, he ignores a cow looking for her calf. Edward notices this and stops to help the calf get to his mother. Then James passes Percy who is stuck on the tracks due to a fallen branch. James ignores him and chuffs on, while Edward helps Percy. James passes Bertie who has run out of petrol. James ignores him as well and chuffs on, while Edward takes Bertie's passengers to the nearest station. While James stops and admires his reflection on the water, Edward passes by and wins the race.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * James
 * Percy
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * This book is sold under the "Beginner Books" brand, which is most famous for being used on books written by Dr. Seuss.
 * This book is based on Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare", which was also the basis for the eighth series episode, Edward the Great, the Jack and the Sodor Construction Company episode of the same name, and the magazine stories Track Race, Thomas the Tortoise and Ready, Steady, Go!

Goofs

 * Percy's side rods are connected to his guide bars and not his crosshead.
 * Percy's coal bunker is green.