Class 40 and the Wishing Tree

***Class 40 and the Wishing Tree*** is the third episode of the eighth series.

## Plot

Class 40 enjoyed working in the forest, but sometimes it could be lonely. One day, Class 40 was watching the passengers board Diesel 10's express at Knapford. Unimpressed, Diesel 10 snootily ordered Class 40 to keep his train away from the passengers. Saddened, Class 40 wished he could pull passengers, just for a change.

Later, Class 40 stopped at the fuel tower on the outskirts of the forest. Strangely, the children were standing near one of the trees. Class 40 asked Diesel what they were doing, to which he tells Class 40 that they were probably making a wish on the old Sodor wishing tree. Class 40 decided to wish that he could pull the express, instead of Diesel 10. That evening, the Fat Controller visits Class 40 at the sheds and tells him that tomorrow, he was to pull the express. Class 40 was happy, believing that his wish came true.

The next morning, Class 40 rolled into Knapford to collect his passengers with the express coaches. When Class 40 rolled out of the station, the coaches were getting bumped. His driver reminds him that he couldn’t biff coaches like trucks. Little Class 40 know was that Diesel 10 was at the repair yard being fitted with a new boiler. He was lonely, as both he and his passengers missed each other. Meanwhile with Class 40, his passengers were being bumped and bounced around inside the coaches. That evening, when Class 40 returned to the sheds, the Fat Controller was waiting for him. He told Class 40 that there had been complaints from the passengers and reminded him to be more careful. Class 40 then spotted Diesel 10 at the repair yard and was horrified, believing that his wish had made him be in the repair yard, making him feel guilty.

The next day, Class 40 collected a buffet car. He tried hard to be gentle, but accidentally shunts the buffet car hard enough to cause all the contents inside to go flying. This sparked more complaints and Class 40 no longer wanted to pull passengers, wishing that everything would be back to normal. When Class 40 arrived at the forest, he forgot which tree is the wishing tree. So he wished on every tree in the forest that he could pull goods trains again. Soon, the Fat Controller arrived on board Diesel, and when Class 40 explained all about the wishing tree, the Fat Controller Class 40 that running a railway was his job, not the wishing tree's, and says that Diesel 10 was at the works because he needed repairs, not because Class 40 wished it would happen. He told Class 40 that Diesel 10 would be back to work tomorrow, making Class 40 delighted.

The next day, Diesel 10 returned to work looking as good as new. The passengers were so pleased that they give him three cheers. Meanwhile, Class 40 was pleased to be back working in the forest. At the end of the day, Class 40 stopped near the wishing tree and made a wish that he would never have to pull passengers again.

## Characters

* Diesel
* Class 40
* Diesel 10
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Dennis (*cameo*)
* Express Coaches (*cameos*)
* Stephen Hatt (*cameo*)
* Bridget Hatt (*cameo*)
* Refreshment Lady (*cameo*)
* Cyril the Fogman (*cameo*)
* The Storyteller (*cameo*)
* A Wedding Guest (*cameo*)
* Allicia Botti (*cameo*)
* George (*deleted scene cameo*)
* Trevor (*deleted scene cameo*)

## Trivia

* This episode has a similarly to the fourth episode, Henry and the Wishing Tree from the eighth series of *Thomas & Friends*.
* Pre-filmed footage from Squeak, Rattle and Roll and You Can Do it, Salty! is used.
* An Allicia Botti poster can be seen at the end of this episode.