![]() ![]() ![]() Once Henry reaches the Coastal Track, he loses his luck for a fast run as heavy fog rolls in, and neither he nor his driver can see the track ahead. The yardmaster quickly phones the signalman to reroute Henry, but Henry passes the signal box before the signalman can receive the warning, anxious to make up for lost time. Inside the yardmaster's office, the yardmaster tells Thomas' crew that Henry is taking the Coastal Run this shocks the driver, as he already told the yardmaster of the danger to big engines such as Henry. Thomas warns Henry of the danger, but Henry does not listen to Thomas' warnings and orders him to have his trucks hitched to the train. He is cross with Thomas being late and smelly. It is already dark once Thomas arrives at Brendam Docks, with Henry waiting for him. The guard places a red lamp pole by the damaged track as a warning spot to engines, and states that he will tell the signalman at the docks to close the line. The tracks are safe enough for a smaller engine like Thomas, but they cannot bear the weight of heavier engines such as Henry. The driver decides to go inspect, and they set off. Thomas stops, and the man informs him and his crew that the high tides are damaging the tracks, and he has marked the spot. Later, he travels along the Coastal Run, but he is further delayed by a man waving a red flag. His driver and fireman find it very funny and laugh, but Thomas is less than impressed, and sniffs at the odor. Then, a loose crate of fish drops onto his boiler, spilling fish all over him. The fishermen, however, are using old equipment, and Thomas begins to worry about being late. ![]() Thomas is at the quayside and is about to take vans full of fish to Brendam Docks for Henry's train, The Flying Kipper. ![]()
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