Atlas the Mines Engine (episode)

Atlas the Mines Engine is a fan-fiction Thomas & Friends episode written for the NWR Stories.

Transcript

 * Narrator: Today, an old friend's arriving to the Skarloey Railway. His name was Atlas. Everyone had heard tales of Atlas. Thomas pushed Atlas into Crovan's Gate.
 * Duke: Hello Atlas. I haven't seen you for years.
 * Atlas: Good to see you, Duke.
 * Narrator: Then, Rusty arrived, he saw the new engine.
 * Rusty: Hello, who are you?
 * Atlas: I'm Atlas. Who are you?
 * Rusty: I'm Rusty. Nice to meet you, Atlas. Can you tell me a story about your life?
 * Atlas: I'll tell you my life that will make your horn quiver.
 * Narrator: So Atlas told about his life.
 * Atlas: I was built in France back in 1899 with my twin brother Alfred. One day, both me and Alfred have a pair of accidents.
 * Rusty: What accidents?
 * Atlas: Both me and Alfred have blasting accidents, later, our cabs have removed, and me and Alfred were shipped to Sodor for the Mid Sodor Railway.
 * Rusty: I wasn't built until 1957.
 * Atlas: Sorry Rusty, I was telling the story.
 * Rusty: Ok.
 * Atlas: When me and Alfred arrived, me and Alfred were both painted green, but workman repainted me green, and Alfred too. In 1919, Alfred was scrapped after he derailed at the Mountain Road. In 1936, after the section of the Mountain Road closed, I was sent to the Cronk and Harwick Railway, and I was the fifth engine on the line.
 * Rusty: What did happen to you?
 * Atlas: Well, I was sold to the Aluminium works in 1950. Today, a tank engine took me to the Skarloey Railway. I don't know who's his name, but he's painted blue.
 * Bertram: The tank engine's name was Thomas.
 * Rusty: Atlas, what an interesting life you had.
 * Atlas: Thanks.
 * Narrator: Then, Mr. Percival arrived.
 * Mr. Percival: Atlas, you will be number 14 of my railway.
 * Atlas: Thank you, sir.
 * Narrator: Atlas is now number 14 of the Skarloey Railway, and he now works at the reopened Slate Quarry.