A Cow on the Line and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories

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“Well, it wasn't anything, really. Water's nothing to an engine with determination!”

― Percy

A Cow on the Line and OtherThomas the Tank Engine Stories
Author	Christopher Awdry Reverend W. Awdry (original stories)
Photographs by	Terry Permane David Mitton Kenny McArthur
Published	10 March 1992 25 August 1992 (with audio cassette) 24 May 2005 (with CD)
Publisher(s)	Random House
Preceded by	Trouble for Thomas and Other Stories
Followed by	Diesel's Devious Deed and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories

A Cow on the Line and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories is a book illustrated using photographs from the television series.

Stories

1. Double Trouble
2. A Cow on the Line
3. Old Iron
4. Percy Takes the Plunge

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Bill and Ben
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Toby (not seen)
• Annie and Clarabel (does not speak)
• Duck (cameo)
• The Naughty Boys (do not speak; mentioned)

Trivia

• Photographs from The Runaway, A Close Shave, Down the Mine and Wrong Road are used.
• An audio cassette or CD was included with some copies of the book, featuring narrations by Ringo Starr.

Goofs

• The photograph of James ill driver in "Old Iron" shows the driver standing inside of Henry's cab.
• In "Old Iron", James is smiling while he is at the sheds with Thomas and Percy and the narrator described him as being in a bad temper.