The Sad Story of Henry and Thomas's Train and Thomas and the Guard

The Sad Story of Henry/Thomas's Train/Thomas and the Guard is a Ladybird book, based on the episodes The Sad Story of Henry, Thomas' Train, and Thomas and the Guard. It is illustrated using photographs from the television series.

Plot
While pulling a train on a rainy day, Henry hides in a tunnel to protect his paint from getting wet. Everyone tries to get him to come out, but they all fail. So the Fat Controller decides to shut Henry up in the tunnel. When Henry gets ill, Thomas has to pull his train. However, Thomas leaves the coaches behind and has to go back to collect them. Thomas leaves the guard behind at the station after collecting Henry's passengers. The guard chases after them and Thomas apologizes for his mistake.

Characters

 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Edward
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Thomas
 * James (cameo)

Trivia

 * Photographs from Thomas and the Trucks, Thomas and the Breakdown Train, Thomas Goes Fishing, Thomas and Bertie, Tenders and Turntables, Coal, Thomas and Trevor, and Dirty Work are used.
 * This was the only Ladybird book published without a cassette tape.