Saving Santa!

"Look, Santa's caught the train!" "I think the train caught Santa!"

- The children and Harold

Saving Santa! is a magazine story.

Plot
One winter's day, snow lay thick on the ground as Thomas puffed into the Main Station with the "Santa Special" train. Soon, all the passengers were aboard Annie and Clarabel and they set off. Soon, Thomas is having a hard time; he comes up against big snowdrifts and icy rails, but he still battles on. Harold hovered close by. Thomas tells him that they're going to see Santa who is flying over Wellsworth. As Thomas pulls into Wellsworth, he immediately spots a big, red Santa balloon! As the last of the passengers got off the train, the Santa balloon soared into the sky - he has broken free! Thomas quickly builds up steam and races after it. The balloon passes Harold and Thomas asks him to help but he can't; his blades would burst the balloon if he got too close. Soon, the long cable, that trailed from the balloon, got hooked on bridge. The driver grabs it tightly and they puff back to Wellsworth very proudly.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)

Trivia

 * Thomas wears a grey snowplough in this story instead of his usual blue one.

Goofs

 * It is said that all the passengers climb out of Annie and Clarabel before Thomas chases the balloon, but in the final illustration, passengers can be seen aboard Annie.