Edward and the Mail

"I'll never deliver the parcels on time now."

- Edward

Edward and the Mail is the fourteenth episode of the eleventh season.

Plot
Percy is in need of maintenance and the other engines nominate Edward to do the mail run, thinking that he knows what to do. Edward does not, but so as not to look inexperienced, he collects the mail anyway. Unfortunately, he mixes all the deliveries up; dropping Farmer McColl's parcels off at Maithwaite, giving Abbey School equipment for a party, and unloading the school supplies at Farmer McColl's. When Edward discovers he has mixed everything up, he collects the parcels again and tries to get them to the right places, but he is in such a hurry that he takes a wrong turn and collides with a barrier on a closed branch line. Edward realises that he needs Percy's help, and at the Works, Percy explains he just starts at Vicarstown and works his way back to Tidmouth. Edward finally does everything right, and feels wiser for taking advice.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Alice (cameo)

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * Bluff's Cove Junction
 * Maithwaite
 * The School
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * McColl Farm
 * The Works

Trivia

 * In German, this episode is called "Costs Nothing To Ask". The Japanese title is "Postal Delivery of Edward".
 * After the signalman tries to tell Edward that the track is closed, the line "But it was too late", is omitted in the UK narration.

Goofs

 * The postal depot is really Wellsworth Station.
 * Edward mixes all the deliveries up, but it seems illogical as the driver would have known the mail route.
 * The parcels should have been transported in mail coaches, not open trucks.
 * Edward thinks it is his fault that the parcels were dropped off at the wrong places, but really it is the porter's fault for unloading the wrong parcels at the wrong stations.
 * How does Edward find out about his mistake when he is still on the move?
 * Edward could have gone to the repair yard and asked Percy how to deliver the mail before going to the postal depot.
 * Edward should have known that he would not look silly asking for help.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Edward's train.