Silly Tank Engine

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**Silly Tank Engine** is a TRAINZ 2019 episode. Told by EngineNumber14.

## Plot

Thomas has a big heart, but cheekiness sometimes which can get him into all sorts of trouble.

He takes a stroll along the branch line one day when he approaches Terence idling in his field. Thomas stops and asks what Terence is up to. Terence explains to Thomas that he is taking a small break before he can start plowing again and relies on his caterpillar treads which takes him anywhere. Thomas then gets cheeky with Terence by explaining that he doesn't need grass at all and thinking that rails are much better than caterpillar treads any day. With that, he chuffs away from Terence being left looking concerned about Thomas's cheekiness. Thomas puffs to himself thinking that he's clever.

Next Thomas arrives at Elsbridge Station when he sees Bertie approaching up above. He says to Thomas that he's on his way to Ffarquhar Station and wants to race him. Thomas then gets cheeky with Bertie by telling him that he will win without saying anything. With that, Thomas and Bertie are racing as fast as they can, but Bertie comes to a red traffic light at the bridge and stops to watch Thomas whiz by. Thomas thunders along through the valley, whooshes through the tunnel and arrives at Ffarquhar Station first. When he sees Bertie driving up alongside, he cheers and shouts that he has won the race and says that engines are much faster than buses. After that, Thomas chuffs back to the mainland. Bertie feels sad by Thomas's cheeky reaction.

Later on, Thomas is taking on water at Anopha Quarry when Diesel shunts in. Diesel points out to Thomas that he shunted all the trucks softly and smoothly without a brake being snapped and says that steam engines are out of date. Thomas gets angry and says firmly to Diesel that he will show him what he can do with the trucks. Thomas shunts the trucks onto each siding until they are all lined up and says that he can shunt trucks better than diesels and asks Diesel what he thinks of that, but Diesel doesn't hear Thomas and sneaks out of sight. Thomas chuffs out of the quarry in annoyance wanting to show Diesel how fast he can go.

Soon Thomas puffs fast at top speed and is on the main line. With that, he laughs out loud that he's so clever, but he so busy thinking how clever he is that he doesn't see a red signal up ahead. Duck is at Cronk Station when he is shocked to see Thomas shoot past the red signal. Duck calls out that there is something ahead on Thomas's track, but he doesn't hear him. It's Percy hauling some coal trucks with tarpaulin, so he won't get dirty. Thomas looks ahead realizing that he went by the red signal and sees the coal trucks up ahead. Thomas shouts to his driver to stop and slams on his brakes, but it's too late. Thomas hits the coal trucks with a loud crash. A rumbling noise happens and coal lands all over the tracks and all over Thomas and Percy.

Duck, Bill and Ben arrive with the breakdown train with Sir Topham Hatt on board. Sir Topham Hatt is cross with Thomas and says that Thomas has been a silly engine and wants him to clear the mess and be a sensible engine from now on. Thomas sadly apologizes and agrees with him by saying that boasting is not a good thing for him to be doing at all.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy *(does not speak)*
* Duck
* Diesel
* Bill and Ben *(do not speak)*
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Terence
* Bertie
* Annie and Clarabel *(cameos)*
* Troublesome Trucks *(do not speak)*

## Video

Trainz Thomas & Friends - Silly Tank Engine (Reupload)