Buckin' Hell

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***Buckin' Hell*** is the ninth episode of the tenth series of *The Dark Railway Series*.

## Plot

Repairs to the two privately owned engines in the works, Buck and Hammond, are complete and an agreement is reached with their owners to have them run in on the Dark Railway before returning home. Though both are grateful to be working again, they are both keen to go home and see their friends again. Buck in particular is worried about whether or not he'll be liked by the railway's engines, and the fact that the railway is passenger-oriented rather than freight owing to his frequent mishaps on passenger trains.

Both engines are the centre of attention in the sheds that night, disproving Buck's first fear. Over the next few weeks, Buck goes out of his way to avoid passenger trains, taking on other tasks the other engines are less fond of, much to their approval. Zeke picks up on this and, after questioning Buck on his reasoning, asks him to take a passenger train that morning. He offers to put in a good word with his owner, at which point Buck agrees to do it. Despite his worries, Buck completes the first leg of his journey without problems, convincing him that his worries were unfounded. On the return journey, however, his crew become distracted heading down Upway Bank, causing Buck to come into the station too quickly. In their efforts to stop, Buck's front bogey leaves the rails, and he derails just outside the station. No passengers are hurt, but Zeke is convinced that Buck did it on purpose and scolds him. He is taken back to the works to be mended and is then promptly sent home.

Hammond, meanwhile, works well as his trials continue. He is impressed by how much the railway differs compared to the rumours he had heard from his friends. One day, he is asked to help at Soma. Theo and Otto immediately accuse him of being sent to spy on the Dark Railway and refuse to help him, much to his annoyance. He carries on regardless until later in the afternoon, when, distracted by the twins, he accidentally bumps a line of Chairman's Custard Cream vans into a set of buffers. Mr. Chairman shouts at him through a tannoy, causing the little Dexby engine to run away in fright. The incident doesn't dampen Hammond's overall experience, however, and he heads home at the end of his trials wondering if he will ever return.

## Characters

* Theo and Otto
* Mr. B
* Buzz
* Buck
* Hammond
* Zeke Dark
* Mr. Chairman
* Sir Eustace Missenden (*does not speak*)
* Clyde (*does not speak*)
* Mr. Smash (*does not speak*)
* Lord Dexby (*does not speak*)
* Mr. Stard (*does not speak*)
* DR1202 (replica) (*frames only*)
* Brian (*cameo*)
* 257 Squadron (*cameo*)
* Abomination (*cameo*)
* Colossus (*cameo*)
* Ryan (*cameo*)
* A Museum Engine (*cameo*)
* Eddie (*mentioned*)
* Hannah (*mentioned*)
* Barry (*mentioned*)
* Turbo (*mentioned*)
* Warrior (*mentioned*)
* Goose (*not named; mentioned*)

## Locations

* Caracus Smash Ltd
* Galen Junction Railway Museum
* Merecombe Shed
* Merecombe
* Colhapper
* Upway Bank
* Upway
* Colhapper Shed
* Bellgrave
* Soma
* Dexby Railway (*mentioned*)
* Redwick and Chiltern Hills Railway (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* Mr. Chairman's line yelling at Hammond is a reference to the *Top Gear* Burma Special from 2014.