The Runaway John

The Runaway John is the sixth episode of the first season of Rail Adventures.

Plot
It was a beautiful day on Sodor,and John was hauling a goods train to Culdiff.

His brakes groaned when he reached the station.

He was quickly worried.Worse still,his feedpipe was blocked after only a week in operation.

His driver checked him over.

"Sorry,boy.You will have to carry on.Can you do it?"

"By golly,I'll try"

"If you say so..."

So,the cavalcade set off for Culdiff.

He tried to stop,but his brakes snapped!

He couldn't stop,and the trucks only made it worse.

"On,on,on!" they yelled.

"Stop,stop,stop!" John wailed.

Engines on Sodor nowadays have radios in their cabs.John's driver contacted Control.

"Our engine is a runaway.Send him into the sidings!"

"We'll do that near the new harbour."

John kept on going,with the trucks bouncing about.

Up ahead was the new harbour,with 2 sidings with buffers.

John was diverted onto Siding #1.

He splashed onto the river bank,with his trucks derailed near the bank.

The brakevan was still intact.John just lay on the bank,slowly sinking,with fear.

Luckily,he was towed out before he could fall.

The Fat Controller was there as well.

He inspected John all over.

"Well,you'll need new brakes and other parts.Repairs may take a few weeks."

John was dismayed.His wheels were covered in wet dirt,and his buffers were twisted from hitting the buffers.

Eventually,his trucks were taken away by Boco.

John was lifted onto a flatbed pulled by Henry,and was taken away to the Works Station.

The Fat Controller inspected the river bank.

Later,he declared that work on the new harbour would have to be delayed,as the river bank needed repairs.

As for who replaced John,that's another story,for Season 2.