Thomas and the Evil Diesel

"Thomas and the Evil Diesel" ("Thomas and the Naughty Diesel" - North America) was first published in 1987. It was written by Christopher Awdry and illustrated by Clive Spong.

Plot
When Percy has to go to the Works for repairs, Diesel returns to Sodor and, as expected, causes trouble for the engines by destroying the oldest truck in Ffarqhuar Yards. But two days later, Thomas has an accident when Daisy drips her oil on the track and Clarabel's back wheels come off the rails at the special points at Dryaw, so Diesel comes to the rescue. It seems that even Diesel has some good in him somewhere.

Featured Characters

 * Thomas
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Diesel
 * Clarabel
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Daisy (does not speak)
 * Annie (does not speak)

Trivia

 * A later version of this book with illustrations similar to the My-First models was released under the title "Thomas and Diesel".
 * Three of Clive Spong's illustrations from this book would be modified for "Thomas and the Great Railway Show", "Thomas Comes Home" and "Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines".