Road Vs Rail

Road vs Rail was first written in 2011 by Michael White and was one fo the early stories of the series to be devised. 
=== Plot ===
The road leading into the miniature railway has been in need of repairs but the railway can't afford the repairs needed. But a gambling suggestion from Casey sees the Motor Car Society stepping in to help lay the new road. But things, as expected don't go according to plan. The MCS cause trouble for the railway by making the passenger runs difficult and parking their road roller on the level crossing while going for a tea break. While there was nothing the railway could do, Cars is at the end of his tether and tries to talk to the chairman about it. But this has no positive outcome. It was only when Casey took his empty train round to the crossing did a showdown take place. The MCS are about to park on the crossing again but Casey doesn't want to be held up and so the two race to see who would reach the crossing first. Casey just manages to cross the crossing but the passenger coach behind him got in the way of the roller's front roller, which causes it to loose control. With no way to stop it, the roller crashes through one of the brick walls that surrounds the perimeter of the railway. With that noted, the MCS are withdrawn from her business with the repairs to the roadway to which a proper team come in to do the job. The wall was not replaced but was tied to make it into a line side garden. 
== Audiobook ==
The story was adapted in 2013 as an audio play with a full cast. This was the last time a full cast was used for the series until the animated Pilot.
=== Triva ===
* This was the last Miniature Railway audio story to be adapted for audio with a full cast. The full cast production would return for the animated series.
* Mike Whitehouse only appears at the first third of the story. This is because he was originally going to be written out of the series. However this was changed at the last minute. The plot line of his absences was used for the first few stories of Season 3.
* The audio adaption was produced in March 2013 but was not released on the Series' YouTube Channel until April 2018.
* The audio adaption was made as part of a media corse task to produce an audio based production. Various members of the cast including the chairman, and Gears were members of that media corse. A different narrator was also used in this adaption, but their accent was too strong to be used. So Michael White was asked to narrate instead.
=== Goofs ===
* The miniature engine Jean Anderson is featured in this episode despite the fact she wasn't properly introduced into the series until Series 2. This is because Lady Grange was undergoing maintenance at the time and no suitable recordings of her running were made. 
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