Potential Plotlines

Potential Plotlines is a fan-fiction thing to make episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

=Episodes=

Thomas Rescues Rheneas
Thomas warns Rheneas about an old viaduct that was not safe, but Rheneas doesn't listen and puffs away. Rheneas needs coal to get home but breaks down on the old viaduct and it starts to collasp. Thomas races to the rescue, pulling Rheneas off the viaduct just in time.

Rosie & The Signal
Rosie likes to tease other engines and knows about it. Soon Spencer and Dennis are making a plan how to pay Rosie out. The next morning, Rosie is careless, and Spencer and Dennis are talking about backing signals. The Fat Controller sends Rosie to take some trucks to Billy's junction. But on the way, Rosie sees a signal that was nicknamed "The Backing Signal". Rosie doesn't know about the signal, so she is late. That night Spencer and Dennis are still talking about backing signals. Rosie feels silly.

Rosie The Ghost Train (Rosie's Ghostly Trick - US)
Rosie tells Billy and Harvey that driver sees a ghost train last night. But Billy tells her he's not scared of anything. That night Rosie comes back home, but on her way, she crashes into a cart of lime. She was covered in flour and arrives at the Signalbox. Harvey tells Billy about Rosie. Then Rosie scares Billy away with her ghostly voice. Billy and Harvey are at Knapford when Rosie arrives, being cleaned.

Old Stuck Up Causes Trouble (Oliver, Stepney & Old Stuck Up - US)
Oliver and Stepney meet Old Stuck Up. Old Stuck Up bangs the trucks hard and shunted Stepney into the hopper. The trucks get cross with Old Stuck Up and they push him into some mud. Old Stuck Up feels silly. Oliver brings Rocky and the Fat Controller, and Stepney clears the trucks. The Fat Controller says to Old Stuck Up, "Old Stuck Up, you have caused confusion and delay. You broke the rules by banging the trucks hard and shunting Stepney into the hopper." He sends Old Stuck Up back to the Other Railway.

Cartman Takes Charge
A new tank engine named Cartman arrives on Sodor and Rosie show him around.

Sir Handel's New Friends
Thomas and Byron go to Wellsworth to see BoCo, the diesel engine, and Thomas discovers some bats at Wellsworth which need a new home. Thomas tells BoCo about a water tank, who is damaged. Later that day, Sir Handel is puffing to the wharf, and Stepney arrives at the wharf with some pigeons named Tina and Julie. Tina and Julie are loaded into a cage on the platform. Meanwhile Thomas and BoCo arrive. Byron says that the water tank is almost repaired in time. Later Sir Handel's pigeon friends push the door off of the cage, fly out it and into Colin the Crane. Sir Handel runs to Emily at the Transfer Yards and tells her what happened to Tina and Julie. Sir Handel follows Emily to the Wharf and builds a new cage with a large door. Emily goes to see Thomas and The Pack working on Wellsworth repairing the water tank. Meanwhile, Sir Handel calls Tina and Julie to eat dinner, but there's no awnser. As Sir Handel turns his lightlamp on, Tina and Julie are gone! Emily brings the bats to the new cage. Emily, Kelly and Sir Handel wait for Thomas and Byron to arrive. Sir Handel says he's right.

Trusty Duck
Duck warns Gordon about an old bridge, but Gordon doesn't listen and when he needs more coal, he breaks down on the bridge. Then, it starts to collasp. Duck races to the rescue and pulls Gordon off the bridge just in time.

Sir Handel & Peter Sam
Sir Handel warns Peter Sam about an old bridge, but Peter Sam doesn't listen and when he needs coal, he breaks down. Sir Handel races to the rescue and pulls Peter Sam off the bridge just in time.

Sir Handel To The Rescue (Part 1)
Sir Handel enjoys visiting a forest railway called the "Warehouse Railway", but Sir Handel's driver is concerned that the line needs another engine, and so Sir Handel consults Duck. During the converstation, Duck mentions that only diesels travel to the Other Railway, which is where he found Brock. That suits Sir Handel, and the next day he travels to the Other Railway, slipping past the diesels by lying he is an inspection wise engine. He finds a tank engine named Adam hiding on a siding, and convinces him to travel with him to Sodor. Adam finds a new home on the Warehouse Railway.

Billy & Adam (Part 2)
Billy is jealous when Adam visits Sodor. Adam has to work with Cartman.

Adam & Lorry (Part 3)
Adam puffs past a cricket field when a batter hits a "six" and the only ball lands in a truck. Adam doesn't realize, and when his driver sees Lorry the truck racing after them.

Arnold (Part 4)
A new diesel engine named Arnold arrvies on Sodor and sucks the inspector's hat through a air-take. Cartman and Adam take the train. Arnold is sent away.

Gordon Does It All
Gordon is fed up for pulling hay cars and wants a diffrent job. But he doesn't do his new jobs propley, Thomas and Duck get the blame.

Respect For Spencer
Spencer has a rattle in his firebox and when Rosie, Molly and Weasel begin teasing him Spencer wants to treat the engines right until he crashes into some raspberry vans.

Gordon & The Old Mine
Gordon is excited about taking some vistitors to Culdee Caved, but the Fat Controller has bad news that the machines have broken down and Bertie has to take the visitors to Culdee Caves. Gordon is upset when he has to work with Duck. When Gordon finds an old line and goes in an old mine. But when the roof collaps, Gordon gets stuck in here until he finds some trucks. Gordon pushes the trucks out of the mine and finds a way out, then he and Duck deliver the coal trucks to the Transfer Yards for Skarloey to take them to the coaling plant.

Sixteen's Bad Smash (Sixteen, Billy & Sixteen - US)
S.C.Ruffy and Hector are calling Sixteen "stinky". Stanley and Billy tell them to stop teasing Sixteen. Sixteen then rests in a siding. S.C.Ruffy and Hector bash him off the rails, and Sixteen flies off the tracks, smashes into a building and gets badly damaged. Stanley rescues Sixteen. Sixteen goes to Crewe and gets a new shape with a different cab. When Sixteen returns, he is good as new again and fells much better.

Smudger Takes A Swim
Sir Handel sees that Smudger is brought back to sevice by Mr Percival. Smudger is rude to Sir Handel. Sir Handel tells Thomas that Smudger had said. Thomas says that Smudger is still rude. Smudger is skepitcal and collects some coaches. Sir Handel tells Smudger to be careful. But Smudger doesn't lsiten. When Smudger pulls his coaches, they push him down the line. Smudger falls off a pier and into the water. Sir Handel tells Freddie about Smudger and races to the rescue. Sir Handel pulls Smudger back onto the line. Smudger is very silly. Sir Handel is a really useful engine.

Percy's Funfair Special (Percy's Cavinal Special - US)
Percy and Molly are pulling a train for a fair, but Percy wants to pull it alone. When Percy reaches the Brendam Docks, he tries to pull the train, but the tension caused by Molly at the other end snaps a coupling, and more trucks come loose during the journey, causing problems for Bertie, Adam and Molly. When caught by the Fat Controller, Percy fetches Rocky to repair the damage and he and Molly pull the train together.

Sir Handel Helps Out
Sir Handel and Duncan are sent to the Narrow Gauge coal yards. Duncan teases the coal trucks and bumps them into Peter Sam. Sir Handel tells Duncan that he's supposed to take the trucks to the village. Duncan pushes a truck into a shed. Sir Handel tells him to be careful. Duncan ignores him. Later, Duncan loads his trucks and takes them to the Wharf but the trucks push Duncan out of control. Duncan crashes into Rheneas' train of melons. Rheneas and Duncan are covered in melons. Sir Handel races to the rescue and pulls Duncan back on the rails. Mr Percival scolds Duncan. Sir Handel is a wiser engine.

Smokey Engine
Pink arrives on Sodor while Mandy is away. After Pink runs out of water, Gordon rescues her.

Arthur & Spencer (Arthur Helps Out - US)
Spencer is sent to pull a goods train of trucks to Great Waterton. He grumbles all the way to Great Waterton until he gets stuck on the hill. Arthur pushes Spencer up the hill into Great Waterton.

=Notes=
 * The Season 4 to 7 engine sounds return in Thomas Rescues Rheneas and is used for now on.
 * Stick figures of Rheneas' driver can be seen on Rheneas' cab.
 * Stick figures of Gordon's driver and fireman can be seen on Gordon's cab.
 * Stick figures of Sir Handel's driver and fireman can be seen on Sir Handel's cab when Sir Handel arrives at the Other Railway.
 * The ball flies into the one of the trucks on Adam's train.
 * Arnold breaks down while moving toward his coaches and is pushed back to the shed by Cartman and Adam.
 * When Sixteen flies across the canel and crashes into a building, he plunges into the water.
 * He gets a new shape (with a new cab, and is used for now on).