Mind that Bike

Mind that Bike is the twenty-sixth episode of the fourth season.

Plot
Tom Tipper the postman is ill and when he returns he finds his van has been replaced by a bicycle due to maintenance costs. Tom is later called away, and he carelessly props his bike against Percy's mail vans. Percy's driver doesn't realise, and as Percy starts the bike falls onto the line and is crushed. Tom is dismayed, but when postmaster finds out, Tom is given a new van, to his delight.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Tom Tipper
 * Bertie (does not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Oliver (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Toad (cameo)
 * Bulgy (cameo)
 * The Refreshment Lady (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

 * Callan
 * Bulgy's Bridge
 * Lakeside
 * Elsbridge (deleted scene)

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Really Useful Engines.
 * This was the final episode narrated by George Carlin.
 * This was the final episode to be based on a story from The Railway Series.

Goofs

 * After Percy crushes the bike there's a shot of his cab. Judging by the amount of space and the shape of the windows it's really Duck's cab.
 * As Percy steams into Callan for the last time, Oliver can be seen on a siding near the viewer's right side. However, thirteen seconds later into the episode, Oliver puffs past with a goods train. There is no way Oliver could have arranged a train in so short a timeframe.
 * When Tom drives away in his new van a fifth wheel is visible underneath.
 * Tom Tipper is called to the Fat Controller's office, though his office is not at Callan.
 * In both narrations, the narrator changes tense throughout the episode.

Episode
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