Percy Ploughs In!

"Oh, very well, but I'm only giving you five minutes to fit it. Then I'm going. It's much too cold to hang around on a day like this!"

- Percy about to have his snowplough fitted

Percy Ploughs In! is a magazine story.

Plot
It is winter time on Sodor, and Gordon had spent a very cold night at Tidmouth Docks. Gordon is looking forwards to being steamed up again but unfortunately he is low on wood so the fireman can't light his fire. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Island, Percy was visiting Brendam Docks to collect some trucks. Percy's driver tells Percy that he'll need a snowplough for his journey, so the fitters rushed to the sheds to collect a big heavy plough. The snowplought doesn't fit Percy properly but Percy insists on going ahead anyway. Soon, out in the open country where the snow lay thick, Percy is regretting being so bossy. Then, Percy comes to a halt and has to be dug out of the snow. On closer inspection, his driver sees that Percy's plough is the wrong one and is too big for him. Feeling very silly, Percy continues on to Tidmouth. As he rushes down a steep hill, Percy realises he's out of control and can't stop! Percy swerved into a siding and straight into a flimsy wooden shed - smashing it to smithereens! The Fat Controller scolds Percy, but on the plus side, the wood from the shed can be used to start Gordon's fire!

Characters

 * Percy
 * Gordon
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Goofs

 * Percy threatens his driver that he will leave if his plough is not fitted within five minutes, but it's up to the driver when they leave.
 * Percy shouldn't have been allowed to leave if the plough wasn't fitting properly.
 * Percy wouldn't have swerved into the siding unless the points were already set to it.
 * It is said that the plough makes it hard to steer but an engine doesn't need steering as it follows the tracks.