An Old Friend is a magazine story.
Plot
Annie and Clarabel are upset that their old friend, a male coach, is going to be scrapped. During the journey, Thomas' driver meets a friend who works at the allotments and tells him about the coach. Later, the Fat Controller tells Annie and Clarabel that their old friend is going to be saved - he will be used as a tool shed at the allotments.
Characters
Trivia
- The story has a similar plot to The Railway Series book, Thomas and Victoria, the second series episode, Saved from Scrap, the fifth series episode, Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach, the twenty-second series episode, School of Duck and the magazine stories, The Carriage Café and The Play Train!