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00:00There's a line to a quarry at the end of Thomas's branch. It goes for some distance along the
00:08road. Thomas was always very careful to whistle here in case anyone was coming.
00:20Early one morning a large policeman was sitting close to the line. Thomas liked policemen.
00:25He had been a great friend of the constable who had just retired. He whistled good morning.
00:31Thomas expected that the new constable would be friendly too, but was sorry to see that
00:36he didn't look friendly at all. He was red in the face and very cross.
00:41Disgraceful, he sputtered. I didn't sleep a wink last night. It was so quiet and now
00:48engines come whistling suddenly behind me. I'm sorry, sir, said Thomas. I only said good
00:53morning. The policeman pointed to Thomas. Where's your cowcatcher, he asked. But I don't
00:59catch cows, sir. Don't be funny, snapped the policeman. He looked at Thomas's wheels. No
01:06side plates either, and he wrote in his notebook. Engines going on public roads must have their
01:12wheels covered and a cowcatcher in front to protect people and animals from being dragged
01:17under the wheels if they stray onto the line. You haven't, so you are dangerous. Rubbish,
01:23said Thomas's driver. We've been along here hundreds of times and never had an accident.
01:28That makes it worse, the policeman answered. He wrote regular lawbreaker in his book.
01:36Thomas puffed sadly away.
01:45The Fat Controller was having breakfast. He was eating toast and marmalade. The butler
01:49came in. Excuse me, sir, you are wanted on the telephone. Bother that telephone, said
01:55the Fat Controller. I'm sorry, my dear, he said to his wife. Thomas is in trouble with
02:04the police and I must go at once. At the station, Thomas's driver told the Fat Controller what
02:10had happened. Dangerous to the public, indeed. We'll see about that. The Fat Controller spoke
02:17to the policeman. But however much he argued with him, it was no good. The law is the law,
02:26he said, and we can't change it. The Fat Controller felt exhausted. I'm sorry, driver, he said.
02:33It's no use arguing with policemen. We will have to make those cowcatcher things for Thomas,
02:38I suppose. Everyone will laugh, sir, said Thomas. They'll say I look like a tram. The
02:45Fat Controller stirred. Then he laughed. Well done, Thomas, why didn't I think of
02:51it before? We want a tram engine. When I was on my holiday, I met a nice little engine
02:58called Toby. He takes trucks from the farms, but the lorries are taking over most of his
03:03work and he needs a change. He has cowcatchers and side baits. I'll write to his controller
03:09at once. A few days later, Toby arrived. That's a good engine, said the Fat Controller. I see
03:27you've brought your coach, Henrietta. You don't mind, do you, sir, asked Toby. The station master
03:34wanted to use her as a henhouse and that would never do. No, indeed, said the Fat Controller,
03:40we couldn't allow that. Toby made the silly trucks behave even better than Thomas did.
03:56At first, Thomas was jealous, but he was so pleased when Toby rang his bell and frightened
04:17the policemen. They've been firm friends ever since.