Gordon is Late

Gordon is Late is a magazine story. The first part of this story is titled A Rush Can Cause a Fuss.

Plot
Gordon finds the trouble James had caused to be very funny a begins to tease him relentlessly. James grows cross and wants to get back at Gordon.

Every morning, Gordon's fire is started early and he gets to the station by 8:10 with his departing time being ten minutes later. One morning, Gordon is horrified to wake up and see the clock in the sheds saying five past eight and his crew casually having tea. James laughs and states the Gordon is sure to be late while Gordon's crew rushes to get everything right.

Gordon does not reach the station until 8:30 and finds no passengers waiting for him, expecting them to have all taken the bus instead. Gordon continues along his route and every station is the same; hardly any passengers! Once back at the main station, Gordon appologises to The Fat Controller for being late but The Fat Controller laughs and reminds Gordon he was not scheduled to work until 12:30, which is in a couple minutes. With all his rushing, Gordon is too tired to pull the train and James is tasked instead, leaving Gordon feeling very sorry for teasing him.

Characters

 * Gordon
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Goofs

 * In the first illustration, James' wheels are coloured red.