Danger in the Tunnel

Danger in the Tunnel is a magazine story.

Plot
One day, Edward is pulling trucks on his branch line when he approaches a tunnel. Edward likes rushing through tunnels and hearing the echoey sound of his wheels clattering inside.

Suddenly, Edward hits something hard inside the tunnel and comes off the rails. The guard goes to call for help and then shines a torch inside the tunnel to find the cause of Edward's derailment. He finds some of the tunnel's brickwork had crumbled and it had also given Edward and his trucks some minor damage. Soon, Duck and Percy come to clear away the trucks, lift Edward back on the rails and bring him to The Works.

It takes a while for the tunnel to be repaired but soon both it and Edward are back to normal. However, when Edward comes to the tunnel, he grows weary of entering it for fear of another accident. Edward's driver assures him that every tunnel on the railway has been inspected but Edward can not help but feel scared at every tunnel he comes to. The Fat Controller is informed of this and gives Edward a new bright lamp to see inside the dark tunnels. Edward feels much happier now.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Percy
 * Duck

Goofs

 * Contradictory to the story, there is no tunnel on Edward's Branch Line.