Diesel and the Saddle Tank Twins

Diesel and the Saddle Tank Twins is a magazine story.

Plot
It is a busy day for Bill and Ben as a large order of china clay is needed on the mainland and the twins will take it to the harbour. The Fat Controller thinks the load is too much for the two engines and sends Diesel to help them.

Bill and Ben tell Diesel they are happy for his help and say he should be working hard. Diesel sneers and tells the twins he is a quick and efficient worker. Bill and Ben think Diesel needs to be taught a lesson.

Later, Bill and Ben ask Diesel if he has been told about the Middleton Tunnel signal and how he should sound a warning twice to the workmen working there. Diesel, eager to show his efficiency, rushes off with is delivery. When Diesel arrives at Middleton Tunnel, he honks his horn twice and the signalman on the other side of the tunnel changes the points but gets quite a surprise when Diesel and his trucks speed past.

Diesel soon arrives on a dock but does not see the ship collecting the clay at all. A man comes up and asks Diesel why he is there and explains that Diesel is at the ferry terminal and not the harbour. Diesel makes his way back to the tunnel and the signalman explains that the ferry train is the one who gives two toots. By the time Diesel reaches the harbour, Bill and Ben are already there with their trucks unloaded. Bill and Ben then tease Diesel, who realises he has once again been victim to one of the cheeky twins' pranks.

Characters

 * Bill and Ben
 * Diesel
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Goofs

 * Diesel is said to have a whistle, despite him being a diesel engine.