The Winx Club's Sodor Adventures - Season 1
Episode 11: Thomas and the Conductor
Thomas the tank engine is very proud of his branch line. He thinks it's the most important part of the whole railway. His fairy friend, Bloom, and his two coaches, Annie and Clarabel, agree with him.
Annie can only passengers, but Clarabel can only take passengers, baggage and the conductor. They are both old and need new paint, but Thomas and Bloom both love them very much.
As they run backwards and forwards along the line, they sing songs to each other. When Thomas starts from a station, he sings, "Oh, come along! We're rather late! Oh, come along! We're rather late!" And Bloom and the coaches sing, "We're coming along! We're coming along!" They don't mind what Thomas says to them because they know he is trying to please Sir Topham Hatt. And they know, too, that if Thomas is cross, he's not cross with them.
One day at the station by the river in Elsbridge, they had to wait for Henry and Flora's train, which made Thomas very cross.
"Bloom, how can I run my line properly if Henry and Flora are always late?" Thomas asked crossly. "They don't realize that Sir Topham Hatt depends on us."
"Look, Thomas," comforted Bloom, "I know they've been late meeting us lately, but Flora said that she's doing everything she can to help Henry."
Thomas whistled impatiently. He wanted to leave, but he knew that they had to wait for Henry and Flora's passengers. At last, Henry and Flora came.
"Where have you and Flora been, lazybones?" asked Thomas.
"Oh dear, my system is out of order. No one understands my case. You don't know what I suffer," moaned Henry.
"Rubbish!" said Thomas, "You're too slow! You need exercise!"
The conductor blew his whistle, and Thomas started so quickly that he left him behind. The conductor waved his red flag to stop Thomas, but he was already on his way, steaming out of the station.
"Come along! Come along!" puffed Thomas, but Clarabel didn't want to come.
"I've lost my nice conductor! I've lost my nice conductor!" she sobbed.
Annie tried to tell Thomas what had happened. "We haven't a conductor! We haven't a conductor!" But he was hurrying and wouldn't listen.
Annie and Clarabel tried to put on their brakes, but they couldn't without the conductor. "Where is our conductor? Where is our conductor?" they cried. But Thomas didn't stop till they came to a signal.
"Bother that signal!" said Thomas. "What's the matter?"
"I don't know, Thomas," said Bloom. "Our conductor will tell us in a minute."
They waited and waited, but the conductor didn't come.
"Peep, peep, peep! Where is the conductor?" whistled Thomas.
"We've left him behind!" sobbed Annie and Clarabel together.
Everyone looked, and there he was, running as fast as he could along the line, with his flags in one hand and his whistle in the other. He was very hot, so he had a drink, then told them all about it.
"I am very sorry," said Thomas.
"We all make mistakes," replied the conductor.
Then Bloom shouted, "Look, the signal is down, we can go."
Thomas was relieved. "Let's make up for lost time."
Annie and Clarabel were so pleased to have their conductor again, that they sang, "As fast as you like! As fast as you like!" to Thomas and Bloom all the way. They reached the end of the line quicker than ever before.
The End