Thomas and Friends
Island of Sodor Adventures
Captain Harvey Hook
It was becoming very busy on the island of Sodor, engines were struggling with their own work without having to go on call outs to help other engines with the breakdown train.
Emily Helen Hatt the fourth Fat Controller had been looking for an engine strong enough to pull the breakdown train and that could help out any where when not on call outs.
Finally she found a engine with a crane on top of his boiler named Harvey; Harvey had a maroon livery with yellow lining similar to that off Arthur and a number 27 on his sides.
She thought he was quite funny but got on well with the engine when she went to meet him.
Duck, Edward were at Vickerstown shunting some trucks when they heard a slight puffing of a small engine.
Harvey came around the back of the Vickerstown sheds and and through the carridge shed and stopped next to Edward and Duck, Emily Hatt stepped down a few seconds later.
"Hello Duck and Edward this is our new arrival Harvey please make him feel welcome" said Emily Hatt as she walked away
"Hello I'm Harvey" said Harvey in his big booming voice
"My names Edward pleased to meet you" said Edward kindly
"And I'm Montague but please call me Duck I prefer Duck" said Duck
"What brings you to the island Harvey" asked Edward
"Miss Hatt said that you engines can't drop your jobs to help derailed engines and trucks so I'm going to be a rescue engine" said Harvey
"Is that where your crane in" said Duck
"Yes I suppose so It allows me to pull trucks and coaches back on the track while the breakdown crane helps the engine out" said Harvey
Just then the yard manager came running up with news for Harvey.
"Edward quickly Bill has come off the line and is blocking to line to the China Clay Quarry would you help him back onto the line" said the yard manager
"Yes sir but why don't we let Harvey do it hes got a crane" said Edward
"Why not it will let him learn your line" said the yard manager
Harvey and Edward left Duck to go and help Bill, Harvey loved looking through the country side and Edward enjoyed listening to Harvey stories of when he helped out on his Heritage railway.
Soon they arrived to the scene where Bill was grumbling.
"Oh there you are Edward you took your time" said Bill
"Sorry Bill I was helping Duck in Vickerstown by the way this is Harvey hes going to help you back on the track" said Edward
"Hello there" said Harvey
"Hurry up happy hook Ben, Derek and Oscar are stuck up at the clay pits" said Bill
Harvey chuckled as his hook was attached to Bill's front and soon enough Harvey had lifted Bill back onto the track; Edward and Harvey coupled up to Bill and pulled him to the docks.
Salty was shunting trucks and singing seaside themed songs to the trucks they were having a great time; Edward's whistle stopped the fun.
"Hello Salty having a good day" said Edward
"Oh yes me hearty sea shanty's can make any job more fun" said Salty
"I'd agree the troublesome trucks seemed to be calm today" said Edward
"Hello I need to get the china clay to the loading bay" grumbled Bill
"My apolisgise" said Edward
Edward and Harvey uncoupled from Bill; Bill scampered away with his trucks.
Salty looked at Harvey.
"Hello there whats your name" asked Salty
"My names Harvey very nice to meet you" said Harvey
"It's a plessure to meet you my hearty" said Salty
"Harvey is on the railway to help out if theres acciedents" said Edward
"That explains my crane arm" said Harvey
"It makes you look very useful indeed and makes you look like a pirate called Captain Hook" chuckled Salty
"Hes from a childrens book" said Edward
"Oh yes a mighty fine story at that" said Salty
Harvey and Edward decided to help Salty that day pulling trucks into the right places and even getting trains ready.
Later that day Salty went to collect some china clay from the clay pits as Bill and Ben were busy else where and Oscar helping Derek on the main line; some new trucks had arrived and were rough Salty of course tried to sing to them but the trucks wern't having any of it.
"Oh I do like to be beside the seaside oh I do like to be beside the sea" sang Salty
"Washed up sea captian biff bash biff bash on on on" screamed the trucks
The trucks rocked back and forth and side to side knocking Salty's driver out of the cab; without someone to control the speed or shut off the engine Salty picked up speed.
Salty blew his horn three times to aleart the signal man further up the line then the signal man was able to aleart Brendam Docks.
Harvey and Edward were told to shunt some old tankers and trucks to slow down Salty, Salty of course didn't know what the plan was.
Salty was sent into a siding where the old tankers were and smashed into them, Harvey started to move trucks away finally getting to Salty who was in a bad way his buffers were badly bent.
"You okay Salty" asked Harvey
"Oh yes I'm fine thank you I should be fine after my buffers have been fixed" said Salty.
After Salty returned to service; Harvey came to see his friend.
"Hello Salty" said Harvey
"Harvey its great to see you" said Salty
"You too" said Harvey
"I think I have a new nickname for you my friend" said Salty
"What would that be" said Harvey
"Captain Harvey Hook" said Salty
"I like that name thank you" said Harvey
The two engines are now often now seen together a lot and like to refer to each other as shipmates.