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This is my information of the plot of The Adventure Begins for me to put on the article when it is unlocked, because I get happy of writing it, especially when it is a retelling of The Railway Series and the first episodes of the television series.

Plot of The Adventure Begins
When trains first come around the Island of Sodor, the North Western Railway is not so big. Edward is the smallest engine on the railway, shunting coaches and trucks to get them ready for the other engines, while Gordon is the largest engine and loves pulling the Express. One day, Gordon is forced to pull a goods train, which he is not happy with. Edward believes that it is not that bad, but Gordon hopes that he would not have to do a job like that again once a new engine called to Sodor arrives.

Gordon is not enjoying his run, especially when he goes up to a large hill on the main line, where the trucks hold him back. Struggling to get up the hill, Gordon eventually gives up, and his driver telephones Sir Topham Hatt, the person who runs the railway, and is called the Fat Controller by the engines in private. Hearing what has happened, the Fat Controller asks Edward to help Gordon, who does not think that a small engine like Edward can push him up the hill. As they both work hard to move the train up the hill, it finally comes to the top, and Gordon cheers as he comes down the other side, not even saying "thank you" to Edward.

Later, most of the engines and the Fat Controller come across the new tank engine that had come from Brighton. He has teal-green paint, six small wheels, a short stumpy boiler, dome and funnel, and his name is Thomas. He had been called by the Fat Controller to do work in the yard, which is where he shunts coaches and trucks, with Edward helping him out. However, it is not as easy as Thomas thought, but he has also has a bit fun by waking Gordon up from his nap by blowing his whistle and telling him to work hard.

That night, Thomas comes to Tidmouth Sheds for some sleep, where the other engines are also settling in, including his new friend Edward. A big green engine named Henry later comes in, trying to get into the shed quickly when it starts to rain. Edward explains to Thomas that Henry worries about rain, because he believes that it would spoil his paint. Thomas is then told about the story where Henry stopped in a tunnel while pulling a passenger train, and refused to come out, even when it later became sunny. The passengers and the Fat Controller's assistants tried to get him to move by pulling and pushing him, but he still remained in the tunnel. Even the Fat Controller did not help, because his doctor refused to let him push or pull. He even got a black engine named James to push Henry out, but he still stayed in the tunnel. Thomas is surprised by the fact that Henry was soon locked up in the tunnel when workmen built a wall in front of him, but had eventually been let out when he had to take the Express after Gordon's safety valve burst.

The next morning, the Fat Controller sends Thomas to the Steamworks to be repainted. He is painted blue, and contains the number one. He feels pleased when he tells Edward, while Gordon notes that one of the "Coffee Pots" was number one. Edward explains to Thomas about what they are, which they used to run branch lines, but no longer work, although he believes that one of them can be found somewhere.

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