You can bank on him

It was a few days after the Storm and the island was still a mess. Many Valley were flooded and Trees were fallen on every Line. The Engines worked hard to clean up the damage from the Storm, but it was taking time. On the Wellsworth Branchline, Edward was pulling a Mixed Train considering of 3 Bogie Coaches, 4 opened Trucks and 2 Fladbeds. The old engine had a hard time, he and BoCo were the only Engines on the Branchline and since the Harbour was in the Summer Rush, the work has been twice as hard as before. There was Lukas of course, but he could only work for Edward as the banker at Gordon's Hill, because the workload was still a bit too much for the other Engines. As Edward steamed into Suddery station, he felt a slight pain in his left cylinder.

"Driver, I think there is something wrong with my left hand cylinder." Said the blue Engine as he came to a stop at the Platform.
His Driver got out of the Cab and took a look at his cylinders. What he saw startled him.

"Edward, your cylinder has a crack." And he was right. There was a big crack in his cylinder that was going halfway through.

"Do you think you can press on till Wellsworth ?" Asked his Driver.

"I can try." Said Edward, and with the blast of the Guards Whistle, Edward steamed off.

The journey to Wellsworth was a hard one, with only one cylinder in full working condition and the other one in bad shape, his driver needed to take extra care, so that his cylinder wouldn't collapse. As Edward steamed into Wellsworth, there was an loud bang, and steam escaped in a large rate out of his cylinder. Edward rolled slowly into Wellsworth Station and stopped at the Platform. Lukas, who was in the Yards after taking a slow goods train and now waiting for Peter too bank his fast goods, was surprised that Edward was in such a bad shape that his cylinder would explode.

"Edward, are you allright ?" asked the little black tank engine.

"No, my cylinder had exploded and now I can't bring the supplies too Killdane. The Electric Branchline needs this Supplies, as well as the Culdee Fell Railway." Answered the old engine glumly.

"Isn't there another engine that could take your Train ?" Asked Lukas.

"No, Henry is on a Railtour with on of his Brothers, Gordon is taking his Stopping Train, James is Taking a Passenger Train for on of the DMU's from the Ballahoo Branchline, Peter is on a Fast Goods, and Sheffield is Helping Donald and Douglas on the Little Western, and Alice is taking her Branchline Flyer." Answered Edward.

"Well, I could take the Train for you, I will simply take the it with me while I bank Peter over the Hill." Said Lukas.

"You want to bank Peter's Fast Goods, and the Supplies Train ?!" Asked Edward.

"Why yes off course. No need to let the People down who need those goods." Said Lukas as he steamed of to help Edward and his Train.

Half an Hour later, Lukas waited for Peter and his Train. He had already shunted the Coaches into a Siding and had brought Edward into the Sheds. From the Mainline, a Stanier Whistle blasted through the Air and Peter Steamed into the Station. Peter gave a few blast of his Whistle and Lukas steamed to the End of his Train.

"Peep-Peep, are you ready Peter ?"

"Poop-Poop, I'm ready!" Whistled Peter and both Engines steamed out of the Station.

Both Engines steamed along the tracks, wheels pounding the Rails and steam and smoke blasting out of they're Funnels. When they hit Gordon's Hill, they were slowing down a bit, but they surged on non then less. After they got over the Top of the Mountain, Lukas got slower, but didn't stop. He was running into Maron, and stopped in one of the Sidings. He was tired, but he needed to bring the Supplies to Killdane. After the Section of Signals was free, he steamed of. The run down to Killdane was without any complications, except that one of the Trucks ran a Hotbox. As he steamed into Killdane, he could see Gordon steaming out of the the Station with his Stopping Train. After Lukas shunted the Trucks onto the Electric Branchline, he puffed of to Maron, where he would be waiting for the next Train that would be in need for banking. But before he could steam of he was stopped by the Stationmaster.

"Lukas, you will need to go directly to Wellsworth. You will take the next Aluminium Train with you."

"allright." Was all that Lukas did say as a Class 87 Electric Engine rolled in. Lukas took over the Trucks and took them to Wellsworth. When he arrived, he was surprised to see the Fat Controller in the Yards, waiting for him. He had a wide smile on him as Lukas stopped in front of him.

"Excellent work today Lukas. I heard all about it and I'm very happy to call you one of my Engines. In return for your Work today I want you to be a permanent member too the Wellsworth Branchline." Lukas beamed with joy.

Nowadays, Lukas is found mostly on the Wellsworth Branch, but he also works on the other Branchlines or the Mainline if needed. He is always happy to be on Sodor but is still proud to be a German build Locomotive, and is happy when he is asked about an German Locomotive or Locomotive Builder. Because he has such a knowledge about German Engines he was Nicknamed

"Lukas der Lokomotivführer" after a famous Book Character. He is quit famous, for being one of the last 3 LBSCR E2 left in the world and ,after a visit to the Works and a repaint, is often faired as Thomas the Tank Engine, but all the same, he is proud to be Lukas, the German Tank Engine.