the santa express
Sodor 1947
, a red 0-4-0 jinty simmered at knapsford station behind it was a troublesome truck full of presents and a cattle truck and a brake van on the side of the cattle truck was written reindeer in transport , the mist and snow began to fall , the guard blew his whistle and the jinty puffed out of knapsford , the jinty made good time on its run thats till it got to the kirk ronan branch line that is , the snow was falling quite heavy now as the jinty puffed past the first station on the branch , the jinty soon reached the crossing station this is where the line comes back over itself a station and signal were set up to control trains movements , as the jinty puffed through the crossing station and towards the tunnel he could have sworn he saw a shadowy figure watching them go past , the jinty blew his whistle and entered the tunnel.
Sodor 2015
, thomas , rosie and emily were busy restoring the kirk ronan branch line it had been hard work the rails were rusty yet the crossing station was in pristine condition like it had never been out of use , the fat controller came to see the progress on the line , the workmen had been working hard , rosie who was pulling the coach the fat controller on suddenly felt like she was being watched , the crossing station was imposing , rosie could have sworn she saw someone standing on the platform watching " whats wrong ?" Her driver asked " i feel like were not wanted here " rosie replied as she noticed a shadowy figure in the station masters office .
, diesel was busy in the yard behind knapsford he was arranging a special train a branchline brake coach sat on a siding a familiar cattle truck as coupled in front of the coach then an familaor but empty truck in front of the cattle truck and finally the rebuilt s. was coupled to the front of the train , later that night diesel pushed the special train to a platform at knapsford , s. and the truck were loaded with presents , the cattle truck was also loaded , the brake coach had tinsle decorated on its roof , the duke and dutchess of boxford boarded the brake coach along with the earl of sodor , lady hatt amd dowager hatt , stepney soon backed down onto the train and was coupled up , the fog began to roll in , the fat controller boarded the brake coach , the guard lit the tail lamp ,blew his whistle and boarded the brake coach , stepney puffed out of knapsford.
, stepney made good time it was early evening when he puffed into brendam docks " argh what a awesome special " salty said as stepney puffed through and out of brendam docks , stepney puffed through wellsworth station and up gordons hill , the troublesome trucks were giggling , the fat controller and his friends were enjoying hot coco in the brake coach , stepney puffed through maron and across the viaduct , the fat controller sighed in relief it had been months since his and stanley's encounter with the ghost of timothy , stepney puffed through great waterton and towards kelspthorp road , stepney soon reached the junction , stepney puffed onto the kirk ronan branch line , the fog was thick when stepney reached the first station , stepney soon reached the crossing station as he puffed through the station both stepney and the fat controller could have sworn to see a figure in the station masters office and one standing on the platform .
, stepney soon reached the tunnel , as stepney approached the tunnel he could hear puffing that wasnt his , stepney blew his whistle as he puffed into the tunnel , suddenly there was a shrill whistle and a ear piercing screech of brake , then stepney saw it a red jinty with santas express written on its side pulling a truck and cattle truck , the ghost train puffed ahead head then stopped and vanished , stepney shocked by his surged ahead and raced out of the tunnel and into vicarstown , at vicarstown stepney and the fat controller told old man bailey what they saw " ah the santa jinty " bailey said " what happened to the jinty?" Stepney asked " about 68 years ago the jinty pulled the santas express it puffed into the tunnel and was never seen again " bailey said " what about the two figures at the crossing station" stepney said " you saw them !" Bailey gasped " yes " both stepney and the fat controller replied The guard blew his whistle The fat controller quickly boaded the brake coach and stepney puffed away.
, at the crossing station a well dressed figure stood on the platform " this was my home i use to run all of this including that coawrd of an engine that killed me " the figure said " ill always be apart of MY station" a voice said from the station masters office .