Crosspatch (Sodor)

Crosspatch is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.
== Plot ==
Nancy is polishing Skarloey, but Skarloey calls her a fusspot. Nancy replies by calling him a crosspatch. Skarloey remembers he once was a crosspatch, and tells Nancy the story...
Skarloey was built in 1864 and sent to Sodor on a ship the following year. After being lowered onto a flatbed using the ship's derricks, he was taken to Crovan's Gate by an ugly but kind engine named Neil. The people there weren't used to engines, and it was dark by the time he was on the rails. The next morning, he was told to take some trucks, but he wanted to pull coaches. The manager, Mr. Mack, and some workmen came and tried to make him steam, but he refused to do anything, day after day. Eventually, they got tired and covered him up with a tarpaulin.
Nancy says it served Skarloey right, but a crowd which has come to listen tells him to go on…
== Characters ==
* Neil
* Skarloey
* Nancy
* Mr. Mack
* Rheneas (does not speak)
* Talyllyn (does not speak)
* Sir Handel (cameo)
* Dolgoch (mentioned)
* The Fat Controller (mentioned)
== Locations ==
* Skarloey Engine Sheds
* Fletcher, Jennings & Co.
* Kirk Ronan Harbour
* Crovan's Gate Mining Company
* Tywyn Wharf (mentioned)
== Trivia ==
* This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Very Old Engines.
* This episode along with Bucking Bronco and Stick-in-The-Mud were inspired by events that actually happened on the Talyllyn Railway.
* This episode marks Neil's first appearance in the Television Series.
== Goofs ==
* In one scene, Talyllyn is painted green with black and yellow stripes when he was first built, but Talyllyn's original livery is now believed to have been Indian red with black and white stripes.
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