Too Loud, Thomas! (magazine story)

"Tra, la, LAAGGH-AAGH, urk, argh. Oh, no!"

- Thomas strains his voice

Too Loud, Thomas! is a magazine story illustrated using images from the CGI television series.

Plot
Lorenzo and Beppe love to sing opera as they work on the Italian Railway. One day, Thomas decides to join in, but he can't sing very well at all. Lorenzo and Beppe both try to teach Thomas how to sing, but the little tank engine's ability to sing does not improve. Everytime Thomas tries singing, people cover their ears and run away.

Thomas says goodbye to Lorenzo and Beppe and goes about his work, still singing. He sings so loud that he strains his voice and it's not long before Thomas completely loses his voice. Next, Thomas is asked to tell Stefano the Super Cruiser to wait for Gina and Thomas can't even reply to say that his voice has gone.

Even though he is muted, Thomas remembers that he can still use his whistle. He peeps as loudly as he can to stop Stefano from leaving before Gina has time to arrive. Thomas still can't ask Stefano to wait so he goes to leave and the Super Cruiser shouts out "wait". As he does so, Thomas peeps his whistle again. Luckily, Gina then arrives with more cargo that Stefano has to take with him.

Presently, Thomas' voice starts to return again. Lorenzo tells Thomas that opera is a delicate art, but Thomas vows to leave opera singing to the experts from now on.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Lorenzo
 * Gina
 * Stefano
 * Beppe

Trivia

 * This story is based on the twenty-third series episode of the same name.