Winter Watch

Winter Watch is a magazine story.

Plot
One frosty morning, James is collecting schoolchildren from the station; they are going on a winter nature walk. The frost is beginning to melt when James drops off the schoolchildren at their station, where they head off down a nearby footpath. Shortly, James meets Harvey who is repairing a broken rail, so he is diverted onto a loopline. Soon, on a bridge, he breaks down! The driver shuts off steam whilst the guard runs back to fetch Harvey. As he waited, James spots an overgrown railway line below the bridge. He sees an old, dilapidated signalbox with wildlife running around it.

In a little while, Harvey's work-team repair James in time to collect the schoolchildren. The teacher tells James that they did not see much on their walk, which gives James an idea. He speaks to the Fat Controller and, soon, James takes the children on a special nature trip. Is was the first of many outings to the disused signalbox, which had now been transformed into a "Winter Nature Watch Centre". The children watch quietly as a warden points out all of animals. James feels very proud!

Characters

 * James
 * Harvey
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)