Terence On Wheels

Terence On Wheels is a magazine story.

Plot
Thomas is puffing down his branch line and spots Terence is a field. Thomas thinks Terence has fun being in the country all day and points out he will be shunting coal trucks later. Terence does enjoy his job but he admits to Thomas he thinks having wheels like him would be fun as it would allow him to go faster and visit other parts of the island more often.

Later, Thomas is shunting the coal trucks in the yard when Diesel arrives with more trucks from the harbour. Thomas tells Diesel to be careful but Diesel does not want anyone telling him what to do and begins to bump trucks around. Suddenly, one truck tips over and its coal spills everywhere. The Fat Controller is very cross with Diesel.

Workmen begin to clear the coal away but, as they only have shovels, it is a slow process. Thomas gets an idea and asks The Fat Controller if Terence can come and push the coal into a big pile. The Fat Controller agrees and Thomas goes to collect Terence. Terence climbs onto a flatbed and enjoys his journey back to the yard, while also joking that he is now traveling on wheels.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Diesel
 * Terence
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Goofs

 * In the fifth illustration, Diesel's rear bufferbeam is coloured black.