Duncan's Bluff

"You have caused delay and confusion!"

- Mr. Percival

Duncan's Bluff is the twenty-fourth episode of the tenth season.

Plot
Duncan boasts to James, who is later to take some children to a party, that he can shunt his coal trucks in the Transfer Yards and return to the wharf before James collects more coal and delivers it to the wharf. Duncan hurries, but James gets there before him and teases him. Duncan, disappointed, challenges him to a rematch and cheats by hiding his trucks on a lonely siding. The race goes on until James runs out of coal and Duncan has to help.

Characters

 * James
 * Duncan
 * Mr. Percival
 * Skarloey (cameo)
 * Mighty Mac (cameo)
 * Thomas (does not speak)

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Skarloey the Brave is used.

Goofs

 * Duncan's truck already has snow on it when the narrator says "Snow started to fall".
 * It would have taken more than one narrow gauge truck to fill James' tender.
 * Considering the distance between the two destinations, it would have been impossible for James to make four round trips from the Coaling Plant to the wharf within a day.
 * Duncan would have to get more trucks to add up to the amount James had.