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Arthur, re-titled Arthur the Big Tank Engine in 2011, is the forty-first book in the My Thomas Story Library series.
Plot
Arthur arrives on the Island and is to shunt and pull trucks. He has a spotless record, meaning he has never made mistakes. But a trick from Thomas soon backfires, and Arthur gets into a sticky mess.
Characters
- Thomas
- Percy
- Arthur
- Troublesome Trucks
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Harvey (does not speak)
- Cranky (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless, cameo)
- Gordon (mentioned)
Locations
Trivia
- This book is based on the seventh series episode, The Spotless Record.
- Arthur's crash with the fruit vans happens differently than how it does in the episode, but he crashes into Duck in the episode, but he doesn't appear in this book.
Goofs
- On the front cover and in two illustrations, Arthur's fly crank is missing.