Thomas and Bertie and Thomas Down the Mine

Thomas and Bertie/Thomas Down the Mine is a Ladybird book, based on the episodes Thomas and Bertie and Thomas Down the Mine. It is illustrated using photographs from the television series.

Plot
Thomas meets Bertie at the bus depot, and each thinks that they can go faster than the other. So they challenge each other to a race. Thomas can't go fast at first, so Bertie gets ahead, but Thomas sails through the level crossing, where Bertie is waiting. Thomas then has to wait at a station, leaving Bertie far ahead. But soon afterwards, Bertie has to wait at a traffic light, and then they draw level. Thomas reaches his full speed, and is too fast for Bertie. Thomas wins the race, and both Thomas and Bertie are congratulated. But the Fat Controller doesn't like Thomas and Bertie to race at dangerous speeds, so they can't have another race. A while later, Thomas meets Gordon at the junction, and teases Gordon about his dip in the ditch, saying he smells like ditchwater. Annie and Clarabel are shocked, but Thomas laughs at his own joke, and goes away to the mine. He finally succeeds in getting past the board warning, "DANGER. ENGINES MUST NOT PAST THIS BOARD!", and Thomas lands in a mine. The Fat Controller calls Gordon to pull him out, and the two engines form an Alliance.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel

Trivia

 * Photographs from Thomas and Bertie, Down the Mine, James and the Coaches, and Percy Runs Away are used.