The Sea Trip

"Wheels aren't meant to go on the sea. Thank goodness!"

- Bertie

The Sea Trip is a magazine story.

Plot
One day, Thomas is at the harbour when Bertie arrives. Thomas is surprised to see him as there are no passengers on board. Bertie excitedly explains that he is not working and is headed off to the mainland for a motor show where he will take the place of a mainland bus who needed to be serviced. Bertie's ship soon arrives and a crane loads him onto the deck. Bertie says goodbye to Thomas and the ship departs.

Thomas is back at the harbour the next day, where it is quite windy and the seas are choppy. Thomas can see a ship approaching the harbour and on its deck is Bertie. Bertie is feeling very uneasy as the ship bobs up and down while big waves splash at him and make him wet. He is glad when the ship finally docks and the crane unloads him next to Thomas, who teases Bertie about not having his "sea-wheels".

Later in the day, the harbour stationmaster informs Thomas of a derailment on the main line which means he will have to take his trucks down the old seaside line to return to the main station. Thomas is reminded to take care on the old line but Thomas states that old tracks never worry him. Thomas soon changes his tune when he can feel the old sleepers wobble underneath him and high tides tickle his wheels. When Thomas next sees Bertie, he apologises for teasing him and states he also has yet to get his "sea-wheels".

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Bertie

Goofs

 * Throughout the story, Bertie's hubcaps and the trucks' bufferbeams are coloured blue.