Diesel and Bear

***Diesel and Bear*** is the second episode of the fourth series.

## Plot

Diesel had been running his main line like clockwork and shares his confidence with Dennis, who doubtfully agrees and tells him that there was a diesel with a main line as famous as his and that the engine was proposing to visit. The diesel was Bear, who was far away, but the Fat Controller says that he will visit the North Western Railway someday.

Meanwhile, Bear had been running the Bluebell Railway smoothly. However, he was disappointed that it was not very long. He later meets Fred, who saved him from scrap. Bear tells Fred that he was bored with the railway and was longing for a long journey. Fred suggested talking to his driver, who agreed with Bear and tells him that evening that he had been invited to visit the Fat Controller's railway, and Bear headed off the following morning.

By now, the diesels have heard the news and began to talk about Bear. However, Diesel was a bit jealous about how Bear's main line was as famous as his own and leaves to fetch his coaches. Dennis looked at the passengers at Knapford on Track 5 and claims they were stranded with no train, but he was wrong; the signal dropped and before long, an engine's horn was heard from a distance. Bert shouted to the engines that it was Bear, who arrives through the junction where the engines tooted a big welcome. BoCo hoped that Bear would get a chance to meet Diesel, as they both have branch lines. Bear then sets off to work with Class 08 to shunt coaches in the yard all afternoon.

Later that evening, Diesel meets Class 08 & Bear, but continues with his final branch line train. But then, the two tank engines heard shouting at the station and a sound of a ringing alarm. The alarm turned out to be the telephone, which the signalman answers and finds that one of the trains is a special. Diesel was furious when he finds out that he had to be shunted to let another train pass and was frustrated to find Bear pulling the special.

Next day, Diesel continued grumbling about it, but Bear explained the situation; he took an important passenger who chartered a special train which Class 08 let him take. He also stated that he was nervous since he didn't know the line and flatters Diesel by calling him an expert. This made Diesel no longer jealous and cross and he proceeded to tell Bear all about his main line.

## Characters

* Diesel
* BoCo
* Dennis
* Bert
* Bear
* Fred
* The Important Passenger
* Class 08 (*does not speak*)
* Class 40 (*cameo*)
* Diesel 10 (*cameo*)
* Diesel 199 (*cameo*)
* Express Coaches (*cameos*)
* Jeremiah Jobling (*cameo*)
* Sodor Island Council (*cameo*)
* Two members of the Railway Society (*cameos*)
* Mr. Walsh (*cameos*)
* One Little Boy (*cameo*)
* The Boy with his Father (*cameos*)
* The Inspector with the Bowler Hat (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*mentioned*)
* Bear's Controller (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* This episode has a similarly to the sixteenth episode, Thomas and Stepney from the fourth series of *Thomas & Friends*.
* A deleted scene from the previous episode is used.
* This episode marks the only appearance of The Important Passenger.
* A grey warehouse from TUGS appears at the shunting yards.