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* [[Egmont Publishing]] {{Note|1998-present}} |
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|series=[[The Railway Series]] |
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+ | |published=19 September 1988 - present |
|previous=[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]] |
|previous=[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]] |
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|next=[[Thomas and the Twins]]}} |
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==Foreword== |
==Foreword== |
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Dear Friends,<br /> |
Dear Friends,<br /> |
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| − | [[Troublesome Trucks|Trucks]] are silly things. They rattle, bang and chatter to each other so much that they can never hear what their engine says. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't take any notice. They pushed |
+ | [[Troublesome Trucks|Trucks]] are silly things. They rattle, bang and chatter to each other so much that they can never hear what their engine says. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't take any notice. They pushed Mavis into a lorry, and that made extra work for Toby and Percy while she was being mended. |
| − | But on the other hand, perhaps they're not all bad - after all, they did teach |
+ | But on the other hand, perhaps they're not all bad - after all, they did teach Bulstrode a lesson. See what you think.<br /> |
[[Christopher Awdry|The Author]] |
[[Christopher Awdry|The Author]] |
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==Stories== |
==Stories== |
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| − | ===Mavis and the Lorry=== |
+ | ===''Mavis and the Lorry''=== |
| − | + | Mavis is bringing trucks down from [[Anopha Quarry]] when she sees [[Soft-sided Lorries|a lorry]] at the crossing, where vehicles often come across with dangerous speed and turns. The driver, who is new to [[Sodor]] and does not expect to see an engine, has his lorry turned over when it collides with Mavis. Although the driver is unharmed but surprised, Mavis' cowcatcher is bent, and while she is being mended Toby is sent to work at the quarry, leaving Percy with extra work. |
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| − | ===[[Special Attraction|Toby's Seaside Holiday]]=== |
+ | ===''[[Special Attraction|Toby's Seaside Holiday]]''=== |
Toby remiscises about his days working at a harbour in Yarmouth. One day, his crew told him they were allowed to go to a local village's seaside festival. After receiving brand-new paintwork, he set off to the village. After a night on a siding, Toby was told they did not have room for him, but the real reason was that they were afraid he would show everyone else up. However, Toby's daydream is interrupted when his crew returns. Toby leaves, noting the Fat Controller would have organised the whole event better. |
Toby remiscises about his days working at a harbour in Yarmouth. One day, his crew told him they were allowed to go to a local village's seaside festival. After receiving brand-new paintwork, he set off to the village. After a night on a siding, Toby was told they did not have room for him, but the real reason was that they were afraid he would show everyone else up. However, Toby's daydream is interrupted when his crew returns. Toby leaves, noting the Fat Controller would have organised the whole event better. |
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| − | ===[[Special Attraction|Bulstrode]]=== |
+ | ===''[[Special Attraction|Bulstrode]]''=== |
| − | Percy is told to go to Knapford Harbour to help with an emergency. There, the trucks ask him to unload their stone into Bulstrode, a cantankerous old barge, to get away from his constant complaining. Unfortunately as Percy starts to push, a coupling breaks and some trucks run into Bulstrode, who nearly drowns, but luckily for him the tide is out. The trucks are sad of losing their friends, but happy because they |
+ | Percy is told to go to Knapford Harbour to help with an emergency. There, the trucks ask him to unload their stone into Bulstrode, a cantankerous old barge, to get away from his constant complaining. Unfortunately as Percy starts to push, a coupling breaks and some trucks run into Bulstrode, who nearly drowns, but luckily for him the tide is out. The trucks are sad of losing their friends, but happy because they will not have to deal with Bulstrode anymore. The [[workmen]] rescue some stone, Percy takes the broken trucks to the scrapyard, and Bulstrode is towed to a beach so children can play in him. |
| − | ===Toby Takes the Road=== |
+ | ===''Toby Takes the Road''=== |
Terence takes care of the shunting for Percy while he is at the harbour, and brags about how he can "go anywhere and do anything". Then one day, Toby is going to the quarry one frosty morning. At the crossing, the earth has swelled over the rails, derailing Toby and creating two long ruts in the road nearby. With some quick thinking on the [[fireman]]'s part Toby gets back on the rails, and his crew spread some of his ashes to prevent that incident from happening again. The Fat Controller soon finds out, but all he says is that Toby should stick to the railway. Toby happily agrees. |
Terence takes care of the shunting for Percy while he is at the harbour, and brags about how he can "go anywhere and do anything". Then one day, Toby is going to the quarry one frosty morning. At the crossing, the earth has swelled over the rails, derailing Toby and creating two long ruts in the road nearby. With some quick thinking on the [[fireman]]'s part Toby gets back on the rails, and his crew spread some of his ashes to prevent that incident from happening again. The Fat Controller soon finds out, but all he says is that Toby should stick to the railway. Toby happily agrees. |
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==Characters== |
==Characters== |
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| + | ===Mavis and the Lorry=== |
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* [[Toby]] |
* [[Toby]] |
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* [[Mavis]] |
* [[Mavis]] |
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| + | * [[Percy]] {{Does not speak}} |
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* [[Thomas]] {{Mentioned}} |
* [[Thomas]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | * [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#Anopha Quarry Manager|Anopha Quarry Manager]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | |||
| + | ===Toby's Seaside Holiday=== |
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| + | * [[Toby]] |
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* [[Henrietta]] {{Mentioned}} |
* [[Henrietta]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | * [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | |||
| + | ===Bulstrode=== |
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| + | * [[Troublesome Trucks]] |
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| + | * [[Toby]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | * [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | |||
| + | ===Toby Takes the Road=== |
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| + | * [[Percy]] |
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| + | * [[Toby]] |
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| ⚫ | |||
| + | * [[Sir Topham Hatt|The Fat Controller]] |
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| + | * [[Mavis]] {{Mentioned}} |
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* [[Trevor]] {{Mentioned}} |
* [[Trevor]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | * [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#Anopha Quarry Manager|Anopha Quarry Manager]] {{Mentioned}} |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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| + | ===Mavis and the Lorry=== |
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| + | * [[Ffarquhar Quarry]] |
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| + | ** [[The Quarry Tramroad]] |
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* [[Ffarquhar Sheds]] |
* [[Ffarquhar Sheds]] |
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| − | * [[Ffarquhar]] |
+ | * [[Ffarquhar]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
| + | * [[Arlesburgh]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
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| + | * [[Ulfstead]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
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| + | |||
| + | ===Toby's Seaside Holiday=== |
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| + | * [[Island of Sodor]] |
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| + | ** [[Ffarquhar Sheds]] |
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| + | ** [[Knapford Harbour]] {{Mentioned}} |
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| + | * [[The Mainland]] |
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| + | ** [[The Mainland#Great Yarmouth Docks|Great Yarmouth Docks]] |
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| + | ** [[The Mainland#Norfolk|Norfolk]] |
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| + | |||
| + | ===Bulstrode=== |
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| + | * [[Shunting Yards#Ffarquhar Yard|Ffarquhar Yard]] |
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* [[Knapford Harbour]] |
* [[Knapford Harbour]] |
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| + | ** [[Knapford Harbour Bridges]] |
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| − | * Great Yarmouth Docks |
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| + | |||
| − | * Norfolk |
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| + | ===Toby Takes the Road=== |
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| + | * [[The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's House]] |
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| + | * [[Ffarquhar Sheds]] |
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| + | * [[Ffarquhar]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
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| + | * [[Arlesburgh]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
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| + | * [[Ulfstead]] {{Note|name on signpost}} |
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| + | * [[Shunting Yards#Ffarquhar Yard|Ffarquhar Yard]] {{Mentioned}} |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | * |
+ | * This book is set parallel to the events of [[Thomas and the Twins]], as Thomas is nowhere to be seen in this book. |
| − | * This was the first Railway Series book that did not contain the word "engine" or "engines" in its title. Although Christopher Awdry is regretful of breaking from tradition, he has stated it created many new book |
+ | * This was the first Railway Series book that did not contain the word "engine" or "engines" in its title. Although Christopher Awdry is regretful of breaking from tradition, he has stated it created many new book title opportunities. This book is also the second to not have "engine" or "engines" at the end of the title. The first being [[Tank Engine Thomas Again]]. |
| − | * This |
+ | * This was the last Railway Series book to have a story that was televised. |
* This book also marks Mavis' last speaking role in the Railway Series. |
* This book also marks Mavis' last speaking role in the Railway Series. |
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| − | * Toby's flashback in Toby's Seaside Holiday takes place in |
+ | * Toby's flashback in Toby's Seaside Holiday takes place in 1946.. |
| − | * The events of this book took place in 1987. |
+ | * The events of this book took place in 1987, a year before this book first came out. |
| + | * ''Mavis and the Lorry'' and ''Toby Takes the Road ''were based on two real events on the Wishbech and Upwell Tramway. |
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==Goofs== |
==Goofs== |
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* The lorry was said to have left the road and skidded into a ditch, but in the illustration it just tipped on its side. |
* The lorry was said to have left the road and skidded into a ditch, but in the illustration it just tipped on its side. |
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* In the second illustration of Bulstrode, the trucks are missing their buffers. |
* In the second illustration of Bulstrode, the trucks are missing their buffers. |
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| + | *The text in 'Toby's Seaside Holiday' states that 1020 is younger than Toby. But the J15s were built from 1883-1913 and Toby was built in 1914. |
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* When Toby comes off the rails, the sign reads '''Arlsburgh''' instead of '''Arlesburgh'''. |
* When Toby comes off the rails, the sign reads '''Arlsburgh''' instead of '''Arlesburgh'''. |
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Revision as of 15:08, 24 May 2020
- “If I were you, I should leave the roads for what they were made for. You stay on the rails; you'll find them much more comfortable!”
- ― The Fat Controller to Toby
Toby, Trucks and Trouble is the thirty-second book of the Railway Series.
Foreword
Dear Friends,
Trucks are silly things. They rattle, bang and chatter to each other so much that they can never hear what their engine says. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't take any notice. They pushed Mavis into a lorry, and that made extra work for Toby and Percy while she was being mended.
But on the other hand, perhaps they're not all bad - after all, they did teach Bulstrode a lesson. See what you think.
The Author
Stories
Mavis and the Lorry
Mavis is bringing trucks down from Anopha Quarry when she sees a lorry at the crossing, where vehicles often come across with dangerous speed and turns. The driver, who is new to Sodor and does not expect to see an engine, has his lorry turned over when it collides with Mavis. Although the driver is unharmed but surprised, Mavis' cowcatcher is bent, and while she is being mended Toby is sent to work at the quarry, leaving Percy with extra work.
Toby's Seaside Holiday
Toby remiscises about his days working at a harbour in Yarmouth. One day, his crew told him they were allowed to go to a local village's seaside festival. After receiving brand-new paintwork, he set off to the village. After a night on a siding, Toby was told they did not have room for him, but the real reason was that they were afraid he would show everyone else up. However, Toby's daydream is interrupted when his crew returns. Toby leaves, noting the Fat Controller would have organised the whole event better.
Bulstrode
Percy is told to go to Knapford Harbour to help with an emergency. There, the trucks ask him to unload their stone into Bulstrode, a cantankerous old barge, to get away from his constant complaining. Unfortunately as Percy starts to push, a coupling breaks and some trucks run into Bulstrode, who nearly drowns, but luckily for him the tide is out. The trucks are sad of losing their friends, but happy because they will not have to deal with Bulstrode anymore. The workmen rescue some stone, Percy takes the broken trucks to the scrapyard, and Bulstrode is towed to a beach so children can play in him.
Toby Takes the Road
Terence takes care of the shunting for Percy while he is at the harbour, and brags about how he can "go anywhere and do anything". Then one day, Toby is going to the quarry one frosty morning. At the crossing, the earth has swelled over the rails, derailing Toby and creating two long ruts in the road nearby. With some quick thinking on the fireman's part Toby gets back on the rails, and his crew spread some of his ashes to prevent that incident from happening again. The Fat Controller soon finds out, but all he says is that Toby should stick to the railway. Toby happily agrees.
Characters
Mavis and the Lorry
- Toby
- Mavis
- The Fat Controller
- Percy (does not speak)
- Thomas (mentioned)
- Anopha Quarry Manager (mentioned)
Toby's Seaside Holiday
- Toby
- 1020
- Toby's Brothers (do not speak)
- 8783 (cameo)
- Henrietta (mentioned)
- The Fat Controller (mentioned)
Bulstrode
- Percy
- Bulstrode
- Troublesome Trucks
- Toby (mentioned)
- The Fat Controller (mentioned)
Toby Takes the Road
- Percy
- Toby
- Terence
- The Fat Controller
- Farmer Finney (cameo)
- Mavis (mentioned)
- Trevor (mentioned)
- Anopha Quarry Manager (mentioned)
Locations
Mavis and the Lorry
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Ffarquhar Sheds
- Ffarquhar (name on signpost)
- Arlesburgh (name on signpost)
- Ulfstead (name on signpost)
Toby's Seaside Holiday
- Island of Sodor
- Ffarquhar Sheds
- Knapford Harbour (mentioned)
- The Mainland
Bulstrode
Toby Takes the Road
- The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's House
- The Quarry Tramroad
- Ffarquhar Sheds
- Ffarquhar (name on signpost)
- Arlesburgh (name on signpost)
- Ulfstead (name on signpost)
- Ffarquhar Yard (mentioned)
Trivia
- This book is set parallel to the events of Thomas and the Twins, as Thomas is nowhere to be seen in this book.
- This was the first Railway Series book that did not contain the word "engine" or "engines" in its title. Although Christopher Awdry is regretful of breaking from tradition, he has stated it created many new book title opportunities. This book is also the second to not have "engine" or "engines" at the end of the title. The first being Tank Engine Thomas Again.
- This was the last Railway Series book to have a story that was televised.
- This book also marks Mavis' last speaking role in the Railway Series.
- Toby's flashback in Toby's Seaside Holiday takes place in 1946..
- The events of this book took place in 1987, a year before this book first came out.
- Mavis and the Lorry and Toby Takes the Road were based on two real events on the Wishbech and Upwell Tramway.
Goofs
- The lorry was said to have left the road and skidded into a ditch, but in the illustration it just tipped on its side.
- In the second illustration of Bulstrode, the trucks are missing their buffers.
- The text in 'Toby's Seaside Holiday' states that 1020 is younger than Toby. But the J15s were built from 1883-1913 and Toby was built in 1914.
- When Toby comes off the rails, the sign reads Arlsburgh instead of Arlesburgh.