Talk:Drivers

Inconsistency
Though the drivers were rather useless background characters in seasons 9 to 16, in the classic series (and even the railway series) it has always been inconsistent whether the engines need their drivers or not: In episodes like The Sad Story of Henry, Percy and the Signal, Down the Mine or The Trouble With Mud, the engines are able to refuse their drivers' orders, while Old Iron, The Runaway or Thomas Comes to Breakfast clearly state, that the engines need their drivers and can't control themselfes. If the season 9 to 16 use of the drivers is mentioned, then I think, this inconsistency should be mentioned as well. -WesternFanGWR (talk) 12:51, March 16, 2018 (UTC)