The Wrong Coal

The Wrong Coal is a magazine story.

Plot
One day, Thomas is shunting trucks. As he backs into one siding, he gives a big sneeze. Thomas' crew is surprised and suspects the firebox could use a good clean. Thomas feels much better once all the soot is swept away.

Later, Thomas hears another sneeze. This time from James. James is informed about having his firebox cleaned, but he said that his was cleaned yesterday. Then, Henry arrives and he is sneezing too. Thomas' fireman belives the Fat Controller should be informed.

The next day, even more engines are sneezing and coughing so The Fat Controller is told about the issue. He tells the engine crews that they have been taking coal from the wrong heap. The engines are soon informed and Duck is sent out to get a new batch. It is hard to work with all of the sneezing and coughing but soon Duck arrives with the coal and is cheered for.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt