Uploaded March 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Air Date: 9/22/1984

Narrator - George Carlin (US)

Season 1 - Episode 7

Thomas is set to work shunting trucks in the yard to help him learn all about them. When shunting, he notices a special train in a siding, comprised of a small coach and two cranes - which his Driver explains is The Breakdown Train, used for when there has been an accident to help clear the line. One day, Thomas is in the yard shunting about when James rushes past him with a goods train yelling for help. The Troublesome Trucks are pushing him down the line. Soon after James disappears, an alarm goes off. Thomas learns that James has crashed, and hes ordered to rescue him with the Breakdown Train. Thomas is so angry at the Trucks, he biffs one of them hard into another, thus giving them some value of discipline. Finally after rescuing James, the Fat Controller gives Thomas his very own Branch Line and two coaches (Annie and Clarabel) as a reward for his hard work.