Bertie (Story Library book)

"Goodbye Thomas! You must be tired. Sorry I can't stop - we buses have to work, you know. Goodbye!"

- Bertie being cheeky to Thomas

Bertie, re-titled Bertie the Bus in 2011 is the twenty-seventh book in the My Thomas Story Library series.

Plot
Thomas meets a bus named Bertie, who claims to be faster than Thomas. To settle this they stage a race. Bertie manages to stay in front for the majority of the race, but Thomas passes him at the tunnel and barely wins. The Fat Controller then warns the pair not to race at dangerous speeds.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Terence
 * Jeremiah Jobling

Locations

 * Knapford
 * Knapford Crossing
 * Toryreck
 * Elsbridge
 * Hackenbeck Tunnel
 * Ffarquhar

Trivia

 * This book is based on the story, "Thomas and Bertie" from the Railway Series book, Tank Engine Thomas Again.
 * The book was released with a CD narrated by Michael Angelis in 2007.
 * Terence and Sir Topham Hatt appear in this book, but they are mentioned in the actual episode.
 * This is the last My Thomas Story library book to have an audio book.
 * The eighth illustration is based on the first illustration from the story Thomas and the Breakdown Train from the Railway Series book Thomas the Tank Engine.

In Other Languages
ברטי (ספר, ספריית הסיפורים) Bercia (My Thomas Story Library)