Gordon Off the Rails (magazine story)

For other uses, see Gordon Off the Rails (disambiguation).

Gordon Off the Rails
Story Overview
Writer	The Rev. W. Awdry (original story) Andrew Brenner (adapted)
Issue	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 13
Published	16 April 1988

Gordon Off the Rails is a magazine story.

Plot

Gordon is told to pull a goods train. He decides to jam the turntable so he cannot pull it but he cannot stop himself and slithers into a ditch.

Characters

• Henry
• Gordon
• Percy
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Edward (does not speak)
• James (does not speak)

Locations

• Knapford
  • Knapford Sheds
  • Sir Topham Hatt's Office

Trivia

• This story is based on the first series episode Off the Rails.

Goofs

• Some parts of some engines are not coloured in:
  • Henry's bogie wheel and cylinder in the first illustration.
  • Henry's left steam pipe and part of Gordon's boiler in the third illustration.
  • Edward's bogie wheels in the sixth illustration.
• In one illustration, Gordon's rear buffer beam is black.
• In the eighth illustration, Gordon's steam pipe is grey and his dome is missing.

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