Near Miss

Near Miss is a 1991 annual story.

Plot
Henry grumbles about the trap-points outside the big engine shed, they are used to derail runaways from colliding with trains using the main line. But the next day, a careless firelighter have fiddled with his controls, causing Henry to roll himself unawares, smash through the shed doors and out on his own into the yards. Henry closed his eyes to fear for the worse, Gordon was going on the opposite direction toward him! But thankfully, he was switched to the trap-points and derailed, just to avoid the collision! Now Henry, none the worse for his adventure, has now thought that trap-points have their uses after all.

Characters
Henry GordonOliver (mentioned)Donald and Douglas (mentioned)Duck (mentioned)James (mentioned)The firelighterHenry's driver (mentioned) ==Gallery==