Thomas and the Nuns

Thomas and the Nuns is a magazine story.

Plot
Thomas is excited as he is going to have two special passengers on his train that day. They are two nuns from the convent who are visiting the village school. The nuns introduce themselves as Sister Jane and Sister Mary and explain they are going to teach the schoolchildren a lesson in helping others and then they will go on a bus ride with the children.

Thomas wishes he could go to school too, which Annie and Clarabel tease him for but Thomas tells them not to be silly. On his return journey, Thomas is surprised to see Sister Mary on the platform. She explains that the bus has broken down so there will be no trip for the children. Thomas wonders if the nuns and children would like to ride on a train instead and when The Fat Controller is asked, he agrees.

The children are delighted at the idea of a train ride and Thomas' driver jokes that while Thomas can not go to school, the school has come to him. When they reach the end of the line, Thomas introduces his passengers to The Fat Controller, the other engines and their crews and the nuns are proud of Thomas for being really helpful.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sister Jane and Sister Mary
 * Edward
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry
 * James
 * Percy

Goofs

 * In the final illustration, Thomas and Edward's bufferbeams are not coloured in.