Skarloey the Brave

"That is the bravest thing to do!"

- Duncan

Skarloey the Brave is the twenty-second episode of the ninth season.

Plot
Skarloey is embarrassed after he runs away from some runaway trucks and tries to regain his confidence by riding up the incline. However, all that happens is that Skarloey breaks the winch and ends up in a snowdrift. Skarloey realises that as a consequence of his actions several mountain villages will not get any coal, and he takes it upon himself to deliver coal for everyone.

Characters

 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Duncan
 * Rusty
 * Mr. Percival
 * Thomas (does not speak)
 * Mighty Mac (cameo)

Locations

 * Mountain Village Station
 * Skarloey Railway Slate Quarry
 * Transfer Yards

Trivia

 * In Germany, this episode is called "The Most Couragous Locomotive in the World". In Norway and Sweden it is named "The Brave Skarloey". The Japanese title is "Brave Skarloey". It is called "Skarloey the Warrior" in Gaelic.

Goofs

 * The points should have been switched after Skarloey ran away from the trucks into the siding.
 * The snow "explodes" before Skarloey hits it.
 * Rheneas has never been frightened of the incline before.
 * Skarloey is supposed to be wise, not silly.
 * The track sinks slightly when Skarloey races past Thomas.
 * The trucks coming down the incline are filled with coal, when the incline is supposed to be located in a slate quarry.
 * Duncan should have remembered from his experience in Dunkin Duncan that Skarloey's idea to go up the incline was not the bravest thing to do.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Skarloey and Mighty Mac's trains.
 * When Skarloey races down the hill there are only 2 tracks, but in the next shot there are 3.