Gordon Gets Going!

"Thank goodness you really fly along too, Gordon!"

- Thomas

Gordon Gets Going! is a magazine story.

Plot
One morning, Gordon is standing impatiently in the Main Station yard for Thomas to bring him his express carriages. When Thomas shows up, Gordon calls him a slowcoach. Thomas assures him he is doing his best, but the coaches are heavy for him. Gordon says he forgot Thomas is only a little tank engine. Thomas watches as Gordon and the express coaches pull away with ease.

Later, Thomas takes some trucks along his branch line, still feeling upset about Gordon. The next moment, there is a hissing noise from one of Thomas' valves and he begins to slow down. Before long, Thomas has no choice but to stop. Luckily, there is a signalbox nearby and his driver goes to telephone the Fat Controller who sends another engine right away.

Gordon is the engine who arrives to rescue Thomas and starts to pull him along when they both hear a loud spluttering sound. Suddenly, they see an aircraft approaching, diving straight for Thomas. The driver tells Thomas that the plane is in trouble and attempting to make an emergency landing. Beyond Thomas and Gordon is a field and that is where the plane is trying to make it to. The plane is losing height much too fast and Thomas is right in his path. Sparks fly from under Gordon's wheels. He heaves with all his might and as fast as his powerful wheels could carry him. In a cloud of smoke and steam, he pulls Thomas out of the plane's path just in time while the plane manages to land safely. Now, Thomas is glad Gordon is so fast.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Sir Topham Hatt