Pulling the Post

"Make way for the Sodor Mail sledge!"

- Tom Tipper

Pulling the Post is a magazine story.

Plot
One freezing cold morning Thomas set about his journey with his snowplough. Shortly, he met Terence who had been fitted with a snowplough, too; he was busy clearing the main road into Wellsworth. At the station, he saw children playing on sledges. One man was pulling his shopping on a sledge and some people were using skis to move around. Thomas' trucks were full of sledges, too. He had to deliver them to people along his line. Later, as he waited at a signal, Thomas saw Tom Tipper, the postman, drive past in his post van which skid on the icy roads. Soon, he had skidded into snowdrift and he had to dig himself out.

That night, Thomas couldn't sleep. More snow was falling and all Thomas could think about is how hard it would be for Tom Tipper to do his rounds. Next morning, Thomas had an idea. He asked the Fat Controller to arrange for the post van to go to the works. The engineers made special skis for the mail van's wheels and Terence turned up to pull it along, much to Mr. Tipper's delight!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Terence
 * Tom Tipper
 * Percy (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)