| Edward Tries His Best | |
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| Season 1, Episode 5 | |
| Air date | October 23rd, 2015 |
| Written by | OliverDuckandToad11 |
| Directed by | OliverDuckandToad11 |
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Edward Tries His Best is the fifth episode of the first season of Thomas' Engine Adventures.
Plot
Edward is one of the oldest engines on the Fat Controller's railway, he has his own branch line which runs from Wellsworth to Brendam, however, unlike the other big engines, Edward likes pulling or shunting coaches and trucks, he often works as a back engine and if an engine was stuck on a hill, especially Gordon's Hill, Edward would push from behind, it makes him really useful, but due to his old age, he isn't as strong as a lot of engines, he's also had a chance to give up a lot, but once when his crank pin broken forcing him to remove his siderods, Edward still managed to get to the station just in time. Also, when he was taking the Duke and Duchess' luggage to their summer house, he beat Spencer in a race while he was taking the luggage to the summer house, but Edward is still very happy to be a really useful engine.
One day, Edward was working on his branch line, he puffed into Wellsworth with some coaches. He was right on time. The passengers were pleased. "Wow Edward, you're a very nice and gentle engine." said one of the passengers. Edward was pleased "Thank you!" he said, then he saw Geoffrey pulling into the station "Morning Edward." said Geoffrey. "Morning Geoffrey." Edward replied back. "I'm very lucky to have my own branch line." he said "Yes, I know." said Geoffrey "I might be old, but I'm still useful." said Edward "Once when my crank pin broke," he said "I carried on moving until I got to the station." "Wow, that is brave Edward." said Geoffrey. "I know." said Edward "Also, once, I was to take the Duke and Duchess' luggage to their summer house and I beat Spencer in a race." said Edward "A race?" said Geoffrey "That is brilliant. Spencer's a speedy show-off and you're a very old and slow engine, but you still won." said Geoffrey. "Yes, I did." said Edward "Well, a long time ago, back when there was only me, Henry and Gordon on this railway." he said "They were all bigger than me and they would tease me a lot, but since Henry refused to come out the tunnel and Gordon bursted his safety valve and I was sent to pull the express for him, but I couldn't do it on my own, so the Fat Controller let Henry how out of the tunnel to help me, they stopped teasing me and they think I'm a really useful engine. Although, there can be times where Gordon starts being rude to me still, but mostly he's still my friend." said Edward. "Nice story." said Geoffrey, then the guard blew his whistle "Sorry Edward, I have to go now, I'll see you later!" and Geoffrey puffed away. "See you later, Geoffrey." said Edward, then Edward's guard blew his whistle and Edward puffed away. Edward was pasting through the Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard and he saw Trevor the Traction Engine "Morning Trevor." said Edward "Morning Edward." replied Trevor. "How are you this morning?" asked Edward. "I'm fine." said Trevor "It's been peaceful in the orchard lately." he said "Yes, I know." said Edward "All the creatures are just resting in the trees. You like that don't you Trevor?" said Edward "Yes I do." said Trevor. "Sorry Trevor, I can't stop to talk, I have passengers to deliver, I'll see you later." called Edward "See you later Edward." said Trevor.
After Edward had finished delivering his passengers, the Fat Controller called him to Wellsworth. "Edward..." he said "I would like you to take scrap to the scrap yard on your branch line and then I would like you to go and take a goods train to Vicarstown." said the Fat Controller "Yes sir! Right away sir!" said Edward and he chuffed away.
Edward picked up the scrap from the shunting yards and set off towards the scrapyard, he arrived there and the scrap was soon unloaded. This was the scrapyard where Edward had saved Trevor from scrap. Also at the scrapyard, there was a crane called Reg who works at the scrapyard. "Morning Edward." said Reg. "Morning Reg." replied Edward. "Here's your scrap by the way." "Thank you Edward." said Reg "Oh, I do love a bit of the old scrunch 'n' munch!" he said, Edward laughed "That must be your common catchphrase." he said "Yes, it is indeed!" said Reg. "Anyways Reg, I can't stop to talk, the Fat Controller has sent me to take a goods train to Vicarstown." said Edward "See you later!" "Bye Edward!" called Reg.
As Edward puffed to the docks, he saw BoCo pulling a train of cattle trucks. "Morning Edward." said the BR Class 28 diesel. "Morning BoCo." replied Edward. "Where are you going?" he asked. "I'm taking a goods train to Vicarstown." explained Edward. "Oh, that sounds like a great job." said BoCo "Anyways, I'll see you later." said the green BR Class 28 diesel again. "I'll see you later too BoCo." said Edward and he chuffed to the docks.
Soon, Edward arrived at the docks to pick up the goods train. "Morning Cranky!" said Edward "Morning Edward!" Cranky replied back. "I'm taking this train to Vicarstown." said Edward "That sounds like a good job." said Cranky "But I'm just stuck up here lifting and loading these shipments off these barges and it gets quite boring doing the same thing over and over." said the dockside crane. "I know..." said Edward "But I'm sure that one day, your wish will come true." "It'll probably won't, I can tell you that!" grumbled Cranky. "Aside from that, I'll see you later." said Edward as he chuffed out of the docks. "See you Edward!" Cranky called back.
Edward was puffing happily through the countryside. It was very quiet. "This is what I like best." Edward said to himself. "The peace and quiet." Then he heard Thomas' whistle, Thomas was taking trucks of hay to Farmer McColl's Farm. "Hello Edward!" said Thomas "You look bright and cheery." "I am Thomas." said Edward. "I'm taking this train to Vicarstown." he told Thomas. "That sounds like a very important job." said Thomas. "It is a very important job." said Edward. "Bye Thomas!" said Edward as he chuffed away in the distance. "I'll see you later Edward!" called Thomas.
Edward had puffed quite a long way, but he didn't want to give up like last time. "Oh, this train is starting to get heavy." Edward said to himself. "I don't want to give up like I did last time." said the K2 class engine. Up ahead, Edward saw a red signal "Oh no! A red signal! I must stop." and Edward stopped and waited for the signal to turn green, he waited and waited, but the signal didn't change. Edward's driver was confused "There must be something wrong with that signal." he thought. Just then, the signalman ran out of the signalbox "I'm sorry." he said "But the signal is broken, we're working to mend it. You'll have to go a different way." said the signalman. "Right!" said Edward's driver "Come on Edward, we'll have to go a different way." So Edward backed to the junction and went down the other track, but now Edward was going a different way, it took him longer to get to Vicarstown, Edward was confused. "I should be at Vicarstown by now." he said. "But we aren't yet." "We'll be there soon I hope." said his driver. "Okay driver." said Edward and he continued puffing.
Edward continued chuffing until he could get to Vicarstown, but as he puffed and panted, he heard a clanging noise. "Huh! What's that?" thought Edward. "I don't know." said his driver "It might be our goods train." but it wasn't, then they heard the clanging again. "I heard it again." said Edward "I don't know then." said his driver "If it isn't the goods train, then what could it be..." before Edward's driver could finish, more clanging was heard, and steam was blazing from Edward's wheels. Then with a clang and a bang. Edward grounded to a halt. "Oh no!" said Edward "What's wrong?" Edward's driver inspected all over him and he worked out the problem. "Your valve gear has cracked." he explained "But how am I going to take this goods train to Vicarstown on time?" thought Edward. "Well..." said his driver "Remember that time where your crank pin broke and your siderods had to be removed?" he said "Yes?" said Edward "You carried on moving until you got to the station and you were right on time." said his driver. "Oh! I remember now." said Edward "Do you think you'll be able to carry on moving?" asked his driver. "I'll try." said Edward, Edward puffed and chuffed with all his might, he struggled to move though, but he was starting to get the hang of it, wheel turn by wheel turn, Edward slowly started to move "I can do it!" he puffed "I can do it!" he panted. Edward didn't want to give up. "Mustn't *pant* give up!" "Mustn't *pant* give up! *pant* he repeated as he puffed and panted. Then at last, Edward started to move. "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" he cheered to himself. He then moved more faster. "I've done it!" he cried. "Well done Edward." called his driver, now let's take this train to Vicarstown, we're already late." "Right!" said Edward "We better go a little faster." "Let's not be so much in a hurry." said his driver. "Let's just go carefully." "Okay driver." said Edward and he puffed slowly and carefully along the line.
It was very late, but at last, Edward arrived at Vicarstown, Henry was already there, he had brought the passengers to the station and he had also brought the Fat Controller. Edward was worried, what would the Fat Controller say? But the Fat Controller wasn't cross, he was pleased. "Edward, I am very proud of you, I heard that you cracked your valve gear, but you were still able to carry on puffing." he said "Thank you sir." said Edward. Henry was also pleased "Well done Edward." he said "You tried you're best to get to Vicarstown even with a cracked valve gear. I don't think any engine has been able to continue puffing with a broken safety valve." "I don't think anyone has Henry." said Edward. "Anyway Edward..." said the Fat Controller "You must go to the Steamworks and get your valve gear mended." "Yes sir. Right away sir!" said Edward and he chuffed away to the Steamworks.
After Edward's valve gear was mended, he returned to the sheds. Thomas was pleased with Edward "Well done Edward." said Thomas "You tried your best to take the train to Vicarstown and you were able to do it. Even with a broken valve gear." said Thomas "Yes!" said Henry "You were very brave to continue puffing." "Indeed!" said Geoffrey. "I think you should have a good nights rest tonight." said the L&YR Class 28 engine. "I think you're right Geoffrey." said Edward "The second time you have managed to finish a job even with a damaged part on you." said BoCo "I know." said Edward "The first being the time my crank pin broken.", Edward was glad that he had been able to carry on puffing even with a cracked safety valve and that night, he had a good nights rest.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Geoffrey
- BoCo
- Trevor
- Cranky
- Reg
- The Fat Controller
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Percy (cameo)
- Douglas (cameo)
- Porter (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Spencer (mentioned)
- Farmer McColl (mentioned)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (mentioned)
- James (indirectly mentioned)
Locations
- Wellsworth
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Gordon's Hill
- Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard
- Crocks Scrap Yard
- Wellsworth Junction
- Vicarstown
- Henry's Tunnel (mentioned)
- Farmer McColl's Farm (mentioned)
- Sodor Steamworks (mentioned)
Trivia
- References to several episodes are made in the episode, these are:
- Reference to the Railway Series book The Three Railway Engines and the first season episode Edward, Gordon and Henry are made.
- Reference to the second season episodes Edward's Exploit and Saved from Scrap are made.
- A reference to the eighth season episode Edward the Great are made.
- Edward saying to Geoffrey that Gordon has been rude to him sometimes after the safety valve incident in Edward, Gordon and Henry is most likely a reference to either the sixth season episode Edward the Very Useful Engine or the eighteenth season episode Old Reliable Edward.