Talk:Thomas and the Emergency Cable/@comment-1976685-20140920022827/@comment-1182827-20140920024125

Rolling stock and engines' wheels have tyres, but not rubber ones- metal ones. If the brakes are stuck on, the friction from them scraping against the rails will make the wheels flat. Remember "Old Square Wheels"?

http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Old_Square_Wheels