All Steamed Up!

"I've never seen a steam bus before!"

- Bertie

All Steamed Up! is a magazine story.

Plot
It was unusually warm for the time of year on Sodor as Thomas steamed along his branch line. At the next station, Thomas pulled up at the water tower. Then, Bertie pulled up at a nearby bus stop and teased Thomas for being so hot. Thomas and Bertie argued about rails and roads until Thomas' tank is filled. Later, there was trouble ahead for Thomas, the sun had bent the rails. Thomas had to chuff over the bent rails very slowly, whilst Bertie roars past; roads don't buckle in the sun! Later, Thomas had to return to the broken rails with engineers ready to fix it. He then saw Bertie stuck in a traffic jam with clouds of steam gushing from his radiator. Now, Bertie wished that he hadn't teased Thomas earlier.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)