Welcome to the next chapter in my Island of Sodor Remake. In this chapter Guapo needs to take a delivery to Suddery Yard but there is a problem along the way. This chapter will be mostly filler with a lot of future building happening so I hope you enjoy it all.

Island of Sodor Remake

Chapter 6-A Faulty Switch at the Junction

The morning after Ellkan's accident at the harbor was a big one. The engines had no idea what was going to happen. Ellkan on the other hand looked depressed and was sulking on the other side of the shed away from everyone. But the engines knew one thing for sure. They were going to get an update on what was happening.

"Everyone, get ready." Lynge whispered to the rest of them. "Here comes Sir Topham." Pulling up in his car was the controller of the railway. He got out along with his two assistants.

"Now, I have come to give you all an update on how things will be moving forward for now. As of Ellkan's accident at the harbor yesterday, I have decided to leave him in the shed for his punishment." There was a collective gasp as the engines heard this news, except from Ellkan who just continued to look dejected. Sir Topham Hatt continued. "As you know that means we are down an engine. I had planned on purchasing new engines for the railway but I'm going to have to push that plan up. I was able to quickly get two engines. But unfortunately, they won't be here until tomorrow. That means there will be no shunting engine in the yard for anyone. You will all have to get your own coaches and trucks together for today. I hope you'll all be ok with the bit of extra work." With that he walked away from the sheds, back to his car and drove off.

"Well, its not awful. We've all had to collect our own trains at times. I don't think it will kill us." Atul said.

"I wonder what the new engines will be like." Nadir said as well. That was a question all the engines wondered.

"Wait hang on." Claudimir suddenly spoke up which startled everyone. "If we are getting two new engines, that means then that we will have eight engines. But Knapford Sheds on fits seven engines. Does that mean one engine is going to have to go somewhere else?" The engines didn't have an answer to that question. But they didn't get to discuss it further since their drivers and firemen told them it was time for work.

Guapo was the first engine to pull out of the sheds. His driver told him that they were needed at Wellsworth to pull a train load of bricks to Suddery yard. He puffed through Knapford station as quickly as he could. When he got to Wellsworth he would be coupled up to his train and then he just had to wait for Atul to come through with the main line train and then he would go to Suddery. He pulled through Crosby tunnel at good time it wasn't long before he pulled into Wellsworth.

Wellsworth yard was a large yard with many parts to it. One part was used for sidings, another part was an engine, carriage, maintenance shed, and another part went to many different buildings that supplied goods trains. Guapo pulled into the upper part of the yard where the sidings were. He pulled into one siding and coupled up to five cars filled with bricks. He would then pull out onto the lower side of the yard and onto the main line. He was just waiting for Atul to pull into Wellsworth when the yard manger came up to his crew. The quickly got down to talk to the three of them.

"We have a problem." The yard manager said. "It seems like the points at the Suddery Junction aren't working. The problem won't be able to be fixed for a couple of hours. You won't be able to deliver this load until then." The driver and fireman were disappointed about coming all the way to Wellsworth just to be turned around.

"Wait hang on, couldn't be go through the Main Line Loop to get to Suddery?" Guapo asked. His driver and fireman thought it over and looked to the yard manager.

"It would be quicker than waiting." The driver said.

"Also, it wouldn't be all that out of the way." The fireman said.

"You'll need to discuss it with the signalman so they know to expect you." The yard manger stated. The driver and fireman agreed and walked off to alert the stationmaster who would talk to the signalmen along the route. In the time they were gone Atul pulled into Wellsworth.

"Hey, how's it going?" Atul asked.

"It's ok. The Suddery Junction points are faulty so we need to take the Main Line Loop route instead." He explained the conversation that just happened and their solution.

"Be careful." Atul warned. "Not only will it be longer but you'll have to deal with the hill." The whistle for his passenger train blew. "Take it is and don't rush." He said as he pulled out of the station. Guapo thought about his words when his driver and fireman returned a few minutes later.

"It's all been set up we are free to leave now." His driver said as they both climbed up into his cab.

"Good to know. Atul just left so I think we should be allowed to leave," Guapo mentions and with that they pull the train out of the yard and on the main line.

The train moves away from the station and past Suddery Junction. They kept going until they were at the bottom of the big hill on the main line. Moving up the hill was hard work with the heavy weight of the trucks behind them but they eventually made it over the hill and on towards Maron station. Soon they made it to the Main Line Loop Junction.

"We'll be there soon enough now," his driver said. They turned down the route towards the junction that would take them back towards the Suddery Branch Line.

"Did you here that Sir Topham Hatt is going to be getting two new engines?" Guapo mentioned as they were passing the Sodor Airport with its huge four platform station and glass overhang. His driver and fireman just chuckled at him.

"Of course we heard. We were there with you when he made the announcement," his fireman told him.

"Oh right," he said sheepishly while his fireman just kept laughing. "But I have a question about it all. If we are getting two new engines, that means in total we will have eight. But Knapford Sheds only has capacity for seven engines. Does that mean one of us is going to have to sleep somewhere else?" Guapo asked the question that had been on his mind all day. His driver and fireman were silent at that for quite a few minutes and he assumed they were thinking over what he asked. Finally, his driver spoke up.

"You are right that it does need some thinking and maybe you are right to be concerned about that fact that we can't fit eight engines into seven spots," he paused at this point. "But Sir Topham Hatt understands that pushing out one engine isn't fair to it or anyone else. Trust in him because I have a feeling he's already thought it through," It made sense and Guapo had realized that Sir Topham Hatt had to know what having a team of eight engines would be like and would deliberately keep one out from the rest of the team.

Soon enough Guapo made it to the Sodor Search and Rescue Center. The Search and Resacue center consisted of almost a dozen different buildings around a section of the coast. It had plenty of tracks going around to the different buildings. The center was used for finding and putting out rescue missions all over the island, whether its on land, in the mountains or in the sea. Workers walked all around the center and Gupao switched to a different line that would allow him to get to the Suddery Branch Line.

He was flying along the coast now, the sea breeze was cool and the views were impressive. At this point it wouldn't be long until they got to Suddery and the yard. They made it to the junction and turned to the north towards Suddery. It took less than thirty seconds before they saw the station.

Suddery was the capitol of the island and thus the station was expertly made. It had four cement platforms on its three through tracks. On each of the side platforms had a smartly made brick building while the island platforms were covered with a glass ceiling. Guapo didn't even need to go past the station since the yard was just before it. He pulled off the line he was on and pulled into a yard that was away from the station. The yard was an open area that had tracks all around it and plenty of buildings that allowed for the managing of the yard. Guapo reversed his train towards a set of four sidings next to a work building. Due to Suddery being the capital, the yard was always busy with activity. He looked over to a newly built three berth shed that was the reason why he was delivering the bricks to the yard. It had been rumored that there might be a new engine in the near future that would be living in that shed, but he heard nothing definite about it so he wasn't sure about it all. He was uncoupled from his train and pulled out from the yard.

"So, if the rumors are to be trusted that means we could potentially have three new engines very soon." Guapo mentioned.

"You are right but if there is to be a new engine on the island that lives here Sir Topham Hatt is keeping that information close to his chest. I think I've only heard what you've heard and that's all." His driver mentioned.

Guapo didn't know what to think. All he knew was that the future seemed extremely unpredictably.

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure from this point onwards (at least for this season) there won't be much more filler chapters and it will be mostly character development and storyline based. If you have any questions about any of my series feel free to contact me. Also please review and tell me what you thought about the chapter.