The Railway Stories (RWS/TV)

The Railway Stories is Railway Series/TV series hybrid, as characters from the Railway Series and TV series appear.


 * 1. Gordon and the Olton Hall - Olton Hall comes to Sodor for the premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on Sodor, and Gordon, jealous, challenges him to a race from Vicarstown to Tidmouth, with disastrous results... Set in 2001.
 * 2. 199 and the Mail Train - Diesel 199 returns to Sodor to take the mail train to the other railway, and he is not very happy about it. Meanwhile, Diesel wants to crash the mail train as a prank to a steam engine, but reckons without 199 with the mail train... Set between Enterprising Engines and James and the Diesel Engines, around 1976.
 * 3. Daisy Knows Best - Thomas is at the Steamworks for repairs, and Percy is to do Thomas' work. Daisy shows off to Percy how she can manage with ease, but what if there's broken track ahead? Set after Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine, around 1964.
 * 4. Douglas' Passengers - Donald and Douglas switch their goods work for Duck and Oliver's passenger duties, but not everyone agrees on the idea. What could go wrong, especially when confusion and delay ensures? Set after Duke the Lost Engine, about 1971.
 * 5. Thomas and Bluebell Help Out - Bluebell comes to Sodor and meets the Sodor engines for the first time, and is happy to meet with Thomas, but anything can go wrong in foggy weather and a minor mix-up. Set during Thomas and His Friends, between Buffer Bashing and Centenary, around April 2011.
 * 6. Boiler Ache - Edward has been feeling very unwell, but Bill and Ben think he's making it up. But BoCo sees Edward is telling the truth when Edward starts wheeshing steam badly. Is Edward headed for the scrap heap, or will Bill and Ben see the error of their ways?. Set between Main Line Engines and James and the Diesel Engines, around late 1979.
 * 7. Wilbert's Heavy Train - Thomas is called away to help for a couple of days on Edward's branchline, meaning Wilbert has to do Percy's and Thomas' work at the same time. Anything can go wrong, as Wilbert finds out when slips on the hill taking a mixed train to Ffarquhar. Set during Wilbert the Forest Engine and between Foaming at the Funnel and Wired Up.
 * 8. James Does it All - James is determined to take a passenger train and a goods train at the same time, and he denies Henry and Bear's help, but he later regrets it when he struggles at Gordon's Hill. Can Henry and Bear help James, or will the vain red engine be stuck? Set after Henry and the Express.
 * 9. Thomas and the Brake Coach - Thomas is still teased for forgetting the coaches, and Gordon says the best engines remember their trains. However, Gordon eats his words when the brake coach is uncoupled, and only Thomas can fetch it. Set during Thomas the Tank Engine, between Thomas' Train and Thomas and the Trucks.
 * 10. Thomas and Edward - Thomas is transferred to Wellsworth to learn how to deal with trucks after his incident. Meanwhile, the Fat Director orders a new engine named James. Basically the ending bit of Thomas and the Trucks, and Thomas and the Breakdown Train taken from another angle.
 * 11. Stuck in the Tunnel Again - Henry dreadfully remembered when he was shut up in the tunnel for being silly, and is not feeling well when he takes a goods to the other railway, and he derails in his tunnel due to silly boys leaving stones on the rails. Set in 2008, after the events of Thomas and Victoria.

TIMELINE:
 * Thomas and the Brake Coach (early 1946)
 * Thomas and Edward (1946)
 * Daisy Knows Best (1964)
 * Douglas' Passengers (1971)
 * 199 and the Mail Train (1976)
 * Boiler Ache (1979)
 * James Does it All (mid to late 1993)
 * Wilbert's Heavy Train (1994)
 * Gordon and the Olton Hall (2001)
 * Stuck in the Tunnel Again (2008)
 * Thomas and Bluebell Help Out (April 2011)