Thomas and the Guard

For other uses, see Thomas and the Guard (disambiguation).

Thomas and the Guard
Story Overview
Writer	Rev. W. Awdry (original story) Andrew Brenner (adaptation)
Issue	Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends 7
Published	23 January 1988

Thomas and the Guard is a magazine story based on the episode of the same name from the first series of the television series.

Plot

Thomas is very proud of his branch line, thinking that it's the most important part of the railway. One day, he has to wait for Henry's train which makes him cross as time passes and Henry still does not arrive. When Henry finally arrives, Thomas starts off so quickly as he's so impatient and he leaves the guard behind on the platform. After stopping at a signal, everyone finds out that the guard is not in Clarabel. They then see the guard running up the line and stop for a drink. Thomas apologises and they reach the end of the line quicker than ever before.

Characters

• Thomas
• Henry
• Annie and Clarabel

Trivia

• Not counting the stories that appear in the middle of each issue, this is the first magazine story to contain ten illustrations and twelve paragraphs. All previous stories contained thirteen illustrations and fourteen paragraphs.

Goofs

• Henry is in his new shape despite the fact this story takes place prior to The Flying Kipper.
• In the fourth illustration, Henry appears to be on the same line as Thomas as both are on the left side of Elsbridge, whereas in the other versions of the story, Thomas is on the right side.
• Annie and Clarabel's names are black instead of white.
• In one illustration, Henry's cab window is green and his firebox lining is also missing.

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