Tour of Sodor

Tour of Sodor is a magazine story.

Plot
One Autumn morning, Thomas is pulling Henry's log car. He'd borrowed the long flatbed so that he can take the Fat Controller's car from the repair workshop. But at the workshop, Thomas finds he's had a wasted journey when the Fat Controller tells Thomas the car is not ready yet. Thomas is annoyed; it's hard work pulling Henry's log car. The driver tells Thomas they can go and have a rest by the beach for a while. As they arrive, a deep voices calls "Hello" to them. It was Bulstrode, who was feeling very lonely. Soon, Bulstrode was busy telling Thomas about better times when the Fat Controller would let him take holidaymakers around the island, but since Bulstrode has been pulled out of service, the job of showing holidaymakers around Sodor went to James. Soon it was time to go and Thomas feels sorry for the old barge. As Thomas chuggs past Tidmouth, he sees a load of holidaymakers on the platform. James has not turned up. Thomas soon finds that James has snapped a coupling rods and that he's wheels cannot move. Thomas had an idea and asked his driver to telephone the Fat Controller to send Harvey to the seaside. Soon, Harvey arrives and picks up and puts Bulstrode onto Thomas' borrowed log car and they set off for the engine sheds so that Bulstrode could be cleaned. Soon, Bulstrode is taking holidaymakers around the island, being pulled by Thomas!

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Bulstrode
 * James
 * Harvey
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (mentioned)

Goofs

 * Why would Thomas need to take the Fat Contoller's car on Henry's log car? If it's been mended surely the Fat Controller could drive it home himself?
 * An ordinary flatbed would have been sufficient to carry the Fat Controller's car. There was no need to borrow Henry's log car.