Toby, Trucks and Trouble

Toby, Trucks and Trouble was first published in 1990. It was written by Christopher Awdry and illustrated by Clive Spong.

=Stories=

Mavis and the Lorry
One day, Mavis is bringing trucks down from the quarry when she sees a lorry at the crossing where Thomas met The Policeman. The driver, who is new to The Island of Sodor and didn't expect to an engine, gets his lorry turned over when it collides with Mavis. Although the driver is unharmed, Mavis' cowcatcher is hurt, and while she is being mended Toby is sent to work at the quarry.

Toby's Seaside Holiday
Toby is remiscising about his days working at a harbour in East Anglia. One day, his crew told him they were allowed to go to a local village's seaside festival. After a brand-new paint job, he set off to the the village, helping an old engine with his train on the way. After a night on a siding, Toby is told they don't have room for him, but the real reason is that they were afraid he would show everyone else up!

However, Toby's daydream is interrupted when his crew returns. Toby notes the Sir Topham Hatt would have organised the whole event better.

Bulstrode
Percy is told to go to the Harbour to help with an emergency. There, the trucks ask him to unload their stone into Bulstrode, a grumpy barge. Unfortunately, a coupling breaks and some trucks run into Bulstrode. After nearly drowning him, Percy takes the trucks to the scrapyard and Bulstrode is towed to a beach so children can play in him.

Toby Takes the Road
While Percy was away, Terence did the shunting at Ffarquhar. He boasts about being adaptable, and although Percy is disgruntled, Terence tells him that steam engines used to run on roads.

One day, Toby is going "light engine" to the quarry when he comes off the line where Mavis had her accident, creating two long ruts in the road nearby. However, with some quick thinking by the fireman, Toby gets back on the road. Although the Sir Topham Hatt soon finds out, all he says is that Toby should stick to the railway.

=Featured Characters=
 * Toby
 * Mavis
 * Percy
 * Bulstrode
 * Terence
 * The Old Engine
 * Toby's Brothers (cameo only)
 * Royal Claude (cameo only)
 * Trevor (mention only)
 * Thomas (mention only)

=Trivia=
 * It is likely that this book is set parallel to the events of Thomas and the Twins, as Thomas does not appear at all in this book.