Diesel and the Colours

**Diesel and the Colours** *is the twelfth episode of the tenth series.*

## Plot

One day, the Fat Controller told the engines that there was to be a big football game, and the Sodor Football Team was to play against a team from the Mainland. The first engine to finish their jobs would pull the Sodor team. Last year, D199 was the engine who pulled the team, and everyone had cheered for him. Diesel tried to finish his jobs quickly so that he could take the team this year. After Diesel had finishes his work, he went to the yards. But when he arrived, he saw that D199 had already finished his work and had been decorated in the team flags. Diesel was upset that D199 got to pull the team again this year, and he decided to try to make D199 change his mind.

At a signal, Diesel first suggested to D199 that he could take the Fat Controller and the trophy to the game, which he believed was the best job of all, so he could take the team. But D199 believed that pulling the team and wearing the coloured flags was much more exciting, so he continued to collect them. Then, as Diesel and D199 passed by a canal, Diesel tries to use D199's vanity against him. He told D199 that the green and white flags spoiled his smart blue and yellow paintwork, but for once, D199 though he looked even more splendid, so he continued on his way, feeling very pleased.

As Diesel followed D199, he suddenly had another idea - have D199 be diverted. He arrived at a signal box before D199 did and told the signalman to change the points, to which he responds. However, the siding D199 ran onto was overgrown, and Diesel suddenly heard scratching, scraping, and tearing noises. When he went to investigate, Diesel saw the flags were now torn and ripped apart, and D199 was very unhappy that the colours were ruined.

Diesel then went for help, now feeling terrible for making everything worse. He then stopped when he saw Bulgy broken down, beside the line. Bulgy had been taking children to the football game, and they were wearing green-and-white scarves and flags. Bulgy asked Diesel if he could take the children for him, but Diesel said he had to help D199. Now, Diesel felt very bad, as he had just got D199 into trouble, and now Bulgy was in trouble as too. But suddenly, Diesel saw a way for him to take Bulgy's passengers and help D199.

Diesel, thinking fast, collected some coaches to take Bulgy’s passengers to D199, so he could have D199 decorated with the children's scarves and flags, making him look splendid once again. D199 brought the team to the match on time, and he admitted he looked even better than last year. While Diesel and D199 watched the football game, D199 offered to let Diesel take the football team the next year - but teased if only he got to the yard first.

## Characters

* Diesel
* Diesel 199
* Bulgy
* Sir Topham Hatt
* BoCo (*cameo*)
* Class 40 (*cameo*)
* Diesel 10 (*cameo*)
* Dennis (*cameo*)
* Salty (*cameo*)
* Daisy (*cameo*)
* Express Coaches (*cameos*)

## Trivia

* This episode has a similarly to the twenty-second episode, Thomas and the Colours from the tenth series of *Thomas & Friends*.
* This is the second time Bulgy breaks down. The first being the second series episode, Better Late Than Never.
* Due to scenes on one particular set across the season being filmed in one go, during the scene of the engines at Tidmouth Sheds, the engines are in the same berths as in Dennis and the Funfair.