The Railway's Rainbow

The Railway's Rainbow is a rhyming magazine story.

Plot
Thomas the Tank Engine's painted in blue. Gordon and Edward the same colour too. Blue is the colour we see in the sky. And Harold, he's white, like a cloud flying by.

James is bright red and he's sure that is best. He thinks it's a colour above all the rest. "Red is for roses and red is like fire," says James, "Red is a colour for all to admire".

Percy and Henry and Duck are all green. Wherever things grow, green's the colour that's seen. The colour of grass and the leaves on the trees. The colour of cabbage, gooseberries and peas!

Diesel is black, as black as can be. Just like the black oil that he drinks, you see. Toby is brown and that's very good. The colour of earth and the colour of wood!

Bill and Ben are both yellow, like butter or mustard. Like dandelions, sandcastles, and thick yellow custard. All of the engines, they come and they go. And their colours make up the railway's rainbow.

Characters

 * James
 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Bill and Ben
 * Diesel