Gordon is Pushed Aside

Gordon is Pushed Aside is a magazine story. The first part of this story is titled The New Timetable.

Plot
The Fat Controller is very cross with Gordon for his incident with the new timetable which caused him to miss Thomas' train. As punishment, he puts Gordon on a siding until he is ready to admit he is sorry. Gordon, however, still insists that he was right to follow the timetable.

James puffs by Gordon's siding and asks him what he is doing there. Gordon, not wanting to look silly, lies to James and states he is there to show the other engines what a Really Fine Engine looks like. James does not believe Gordon and puffs away, laughing.

Henry arrives soon after and feels sorry for Gordon, wondering if Gordon had done something wrong. Gordon lies again and informs Henry he is there to watch over the other engines to make sure they are on time. Henry also does not believe Gordon.

It is not until Edward comes by that Gordon does begin to feel sorry for himself and tells the truth to Edward. Edward tells The Fat Controller that Gordon apologises and The Fat Controller instructs Edward to bring Gordon's crew to him. In the shed that night, Gordon gladly admits that passengers are more important than the timetable.

Characters

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

Goofs

 * In the first and ninth illustrations, Gordon's boiler is a lost smaller than usual.
 * James' running board is coloured red.