Diesel 199 and the Queen of Sodor

***Diesel 199 and the Queen of Sodor*** is the fifth episode of the seventh series.

## Plot

D199 was very proud of his bright blue and yellow paint and thinks his work was very important. One day, he was at the wash down when Dennis arrived. His air vents were clogged with quarry dust, so he blew hard to clean it. But he accidentally blew mud all over Diesel 10, making him very angry. D199 bragged that he was collecting the mayor today, which Diesel 10 thinks should be his job. But D199 laughed and told him that he needed a wash first. D199 collected the mayor and rolled on his way.

Later at Tidmouth Sheds, the Fat Controller asked for a volunteer to collect the Queen of Sodor, a leaky old barge. D199 then pulled into the sheds, which gave Diesel 10 an idea. As D199 was not there to hear the entire conversation, Diesel 10 loudly asks the Fat Controller if collecting the Queen of Sodor was important, which it was. D199 loudly announces that he would collect her and sets off happily. Diesel 10's plan was working.

D199 arrived at the canal and was angry to see that the Queen of Sodor is a rusty, grimy old barge. He realized that Diesel 10 had tricked him. But 199 was determined to prove that a shiny engine never gets dirty. So he set off with the Queen of Sodor.

Throughout his very long journey, D199 tried his hardest not to get dirty. He didn’t notice a pipe stretched across in front of the boat. The Queen of Sodor crashed through the pipe, pouring sludge all over the boat and the tracks. However, D199 had stopped just in time and managed to stay shiny and clean. After the mess was cleared up and the barge's wheelhouse and funnel were cut down, D199 rolled on his way again, finally reaching the smelter's shed still clean and shiny.

When D199 returned to the sheds, Diesel 10 was surprised to see him still clean. Then Dennis arrived and moans that his air vents were clogged with dust again. He warned D199 to watch out and blows hard. Dust went everywhere and covered D199. Diesel teases him by telling him that now he was the one who needed a wash. But D199 insists that he was still a splendid diesel.

## Characters

* Diesel
* Diesel 10
* Diesel 199
* Dennis
* Class 08
* Sir Topham Hatt
* The Dockyard Manager
* Class 40 (*cameo*)
* Molly (*cameo*)
* Donald and Douglas (*cameos*)
* Toby (*cameo*)
* Express Coaches (*cameos*)
* The Smelter's Yard Manager (*cameo*)
* 'Arry or Bert (*scrapped model cameos*)
* Diesel 5701 (*stock footage cameo*)
* The Spiteful Brake Van (*stock footage/scrapped model cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* This episode has a similarly to the seventh episode, James and the Queen Of Sodor from the seventh series of Thomas & Friends.
* Stock footage from the third series episode, Diesel 5701 Owns Up and mirrored stock footage from the sixth series episode, Diesel 199 and the Red Balloon is used.
* Scrapped models of 'Arry or Bert and the Spiteful Brake Van are seen at the Smelters Yard.
* This episode marks the only appearance of The Queen of Sodor.
* The LT warehouse from TUGS makes an appearance.
* This episode marks the first of two things:
	+ The first mention of the Mayor of Sodor in the television series.
	+ The Dockyard Manager's first speaking role.