Tenders and Turntables

"Tenders and Turntables" is a first season episode. It first aired on October the 29th, 1984.

Plot


The big engines do not like having to shunt their own coaches, and when Gordon and James have accidents on the turntable one windy day the three lose patience and go on strike.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Marklin (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)

Goofs

 * James' brake coach is backwards when he rushes through Elsbridge.
 * In the close-up of James spinning on the turntable a crewmember's face is reflected in his paintwork.
 * When the turntable stops spinning it connects the last berth on the right, but when James reverses the turntable leads to the middle line.
 * On the front cover of the "Tenders and Turntables and other Stories" VHS the "s" in "turntables" is missing.

Video
thumb|300px|right|British Version

thumb|300px|right|American Version ([[George Carlin|GC)]]