Thomas Comes to Breakfast (book)

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Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Overview
Author	The Rev. W. Awdry
Illustrator(s)	Clive Spong Robin Davies (1998 edition)
Publisher(s)	William Heinemann
Series	The Railway Series
Published	2nd September 1985 6th August 1998 (re-illustrated)
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Thomas Comes to Breakfast is a book written by the Rev. W. Awdry. The story is a compilation of events that took place in the Railway Series book, Branch Line Engines. It was later re-illustrated with My First Thomas-style illustrations.

Plot

Thomas' driver jokes that he can drive without him. Next morning at dawn a cleaner is being careless and when Thomas wakes up he starts to move but finds out that he cannot stop. Thomas thinks that the buffers will stop him but finds that there are no buffers. He runs onto the road and straight toward the stationmaster's house. Thomas crashes through the wall interrupting the stationmaster's family breakfast. Soon Donald and Douglas come to help him out of the mess and he is later scolded by the Fat Controller. The next day a Diesel railcar, named Daisy arrives to the branch line to help Toby and Percy while Thomas is at the works. Daisy causes trouble, but the Fat Controller decides to let her have another chance.

Characters

• Thomas
• Percy
• Toby
• Donald and Douglas
• Daisy
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Annie and Clarabel (cameo)

Locations

• Hackenbeck
• Ffarquhar
  • Ffarquhar Sheds
  • The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's House
• The Railway Works

Trivia

• This is a re-write of the first story from the 16th book Branch Line Engines.
• The book was published so that the story Thomas Comes to Breakfast could be adapted for television as the second series was still in production when this book was first published. This can also explain why Donald and Douglas are still painted in their black liveries.
• The My First Thomas version is dedicated to Stuart James Eggenton (1992-1996)
• There are varriants of the My First Thomas version that depict Donald and Douglas in their Black and Blue Liveries depending on the varriant.

Goofs

• In the original version, Donald and Douglas are missing their nameplates and their smokebox saddles. 
• In the first illustration, a third coach is visible behind Clarabel.
• Unlike in the original story, Thomas' valance remains curved.

The Railway Series

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