Tootle Runs Away

Transcript
Narrator: Alfred, Harry and Montana were miserable, they had been shut up for several days for being naughty and longed to be let out again, at last Hoity Toity arrived.

Hoity Toity: I hope you are sorry.

Narrator: he said.

Hoity Toity: and that you understand that every job on the railway is important, we have a new Tank Engine called Tootle, who helps pull coaches and Casey Jr. and Johnny have worked the mainline nicely, but I will let you out now if you promise to work hard.

Alfred, Harry and Montana: yes sir.

Narrator: said the three engines.

Alfred, Harry and Montana: we will

Hoity Toity: that's good, but please remember that this no shunting nonsense must stop.

Narrator: Hoity Toity then told Tootle, Johnny and Casey Jr. that they could go and play on the branch line for a few days, and they ran off happily to find Yakutia and Gwen at the junction, two coaches were very pleased to see Casey Jr. again, Johnny and Tootle played with the freight cars stop stop stop screamed the cars as they were pushed into their proper sidings but the two engines laughed went on shunting till the cars were tidally arranged, next Johnny took some empty cars to the quarry, Tootle was left alone, he didn't mind that a bit, he liked watching trains of being cheeky to the other engines.

Tootle: hurry hurry hurry.

Narrator: he would call and they got very cross.

(TOOTLE'S WHISTLE)

Narrator: after a great deal of shunting, Tootle was waiting for the signalpony to set the switch so he could get back to the yard, Tootle was being rather careless and not paying attention, Johnny had warned Tootle.

Johnny: be careful on the mainline, whistled the signalpony That you were there.

Narrator: but Tootle didn't remember to whistle, and so the busy signalpony forgot him, Tootle waited and waited, the switch was still against him so he couldn't move, then he looked along the mainline.

Tootle: peep peep

Narrator: he whistled horror for rushing straight toward him was Montana with the Express.

Montana: AAAAAAAAAHHH

Narrator: groaned Montana.

Montana: get out of my way.

(MONTANA'S WHISTLE)

Narrator: Tootle opened his eyes, Montana had stopped with Tootle's buffers just a few inches from his own, but Tootle had begun to move.

Tootle: I won't stay here, I'll run away.

Narrator: he popped, he went straight through Johnny's station and was so frightened that he ran right up Montana's Hill without stopping.

(MUSIC)

Narrator: passed back he was tired, but he couldn't stop, he had no driver to shut off steam and applied the brakes.

Tootle: I wanna stop, I wanna stop.

Narrator: he puffed, the pony and the signal box saw Tootle was in trouble, so he kindly set the switch, Tootle puffed wearily onto a nice empty siding, ending in a big bank of Earth, he was to tired now to care where he went.

Tootle: I wanna stop, I wanna stop, I have stopped.

Narrator: he puffed thankfully.

Workponies: never mind Tootle.

Narrator: said the workponies as they dug him out.

Workponies: you shall have a drink and some coal and then you'll feel better.

(MONTANA'S WHISTLE)

Narrator: presently Montana arrived.

Montana: well done Tootle, you stared so quickly that you stopped a nasty accident.

Tootle: I'm sorry I was cheeky.

Narrator: said Tootle.

Montana: you were clever to stop

Narrator: replied Montana, then Montana helped pull Tootle out from the bank, the two engines are now good friends, but Tootle is always most careful and he goes out on the main line.