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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The events of this book is set in 1956.
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* DeathGlare: Percy earns one from the Fat Controller for shouting "shame" after hearing that the people of England don't believe that the engines on Sodor were real.
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** He also scolds Thomas for denting his front, which nearly ruins his arrangements for the trip to England.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Jitney, Pug, and the other tank engines borrowed from the Other Railway.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Jitney, Pug, and the other tank engines borrowed from the Other Railway.
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* ArtEvolution: John T Kenney takes over the series, and Sodor and its railway engines become bigger, busier and more realistic.
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* ArtEvolution: John T T. Kenney takes over the series, and Sodor and its railway engines become bigger, busier and more realistic.
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-->'''Thomas:''' "'Danger' means falling down something. I went past 'Danger' once and fell down a mine."
-->'''Percy:''' "I can't see a mine."
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-->'''Thomas:''' "'Danger' means falling down something. I went past 'Danger' once and fell down a mine."
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory:
** "Percy Takes the Plunge" is based on a real event that occurred at Burnham-on-Sea, where a contractor's locomotive ran off the end of a jetty.
** "Double Header" is based on an event where an LNER J70 (Toby's basis) had to be moved to the ex-GER works in Stratford for overhaul after the engine had been stranded without water.
** "Percy Takes the Plunge" is based on a real event that occurred at Burnham-on-Sea, where a contractor's locomotive ran off the end of a jetty.
** "Double Header" is based on an event where an LNER J70 (Toby's basis) had to be moved to the ex-GER works in Stratford for overhaul after the engine had been stranded without water.
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** The Fat Controller scolds Percy for ignoring the danger sign and falling into the sea.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Thomas and Percy are discussing the Danger sign on the wharf.
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** They have more of a point than they know. London is so big that it actually has ''eighteen'' big stations, and at the time that the book was written, that number was twenty-two! ''All'' the arguing engines are correct, as King's Cross, Euston, Paddington, and St. Pancras are among the eighteen still operational today.
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''The Eight Famous Engines'' is the twelfth book of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' published in 1957. It was the first illustrated by John T Kenny. This contains four stories:
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''The Eight Famous Engines'' is the twelfth book of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' published in 1957. This contains four stories:
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* BerserkButton: For Duck, insulting the Great Western Railway, as Gordon finds this out the hard way when arguing over what London's big station is called:
-->'''Duck''': "Stupid yourself. London's Paddington! Paddington! Do you hear!?"
-->'''Duck''': "Stupid yourself. London's Paddington! Paddington! Do you hear!?"
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* '''Gordon Goes Foreign''': When a foreign engine visits, an argument ensues between him, Gordon, and Duck over, of all things, the name of London's big station. Gordon wants to find out, but is not allowed to pass Barrow. However, when the engine taking the Express to the mainland derails, Gordon jumps at the chance to take the train, and the next day the Fat Controller reads in the paper that Gordon received a hero's welcome. However, when he returns, Gordon is upset, having discovered that it's St. Pancras!
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* '''Gordon Goes Foreign''': When a foreign engine visits, an argument ensues between him, Gordon, and Duck over, of all things, the name of London's big station. Gordon wants to find out, but is not allowed to pass Barrow. However, when the engine taking the Express to the mainland derails, Gordon jumps at the chance to take the train, and the next day the Fat Controller reads in the paper that Gordon received a hero's welcome. However, when he returns, Gordon is upset, having discovered that it's St. Pancras!Pancras![[note]]What's behind this entire story is that London has--or had--a whole collection of stations which were used by the different railway lines. This is why engines originally from different railways consider London to "be" the station their line used.[[/note]]
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** Percy became becomes arrogant about braving the bad weather in the previous book.
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* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Percy learns this after falling down the water.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so they decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.
* RefusalOfTheCall: James refuses to push Toby to the works while taking the Express, but his driver, fireman, the passengers, and the guard called him out of this and so James reluctantly goes to help Toby.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so they decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.
* RefusalOfTheCall: James refuses to push Toby to the works while taking the Express, but his driver, fireman, the passengers, and the guard called him out of this and so James reluctantly goes to help Toby.
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* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Percy learns this after falling down into the water.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so they decide to push him far past the board and into thewater anyways.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so they decide to push him far past the board and into the
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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Thomas was too excited about the trip that this caused him to crash through some buffers, denting his front, nearly making him almost late to meet with the other engines at the station.
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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so the they decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.
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''The Eight Famous Engines'' is the twelfth book of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' published in 1957. This contains four stories:
* '''Percy Takes the Plunge''': At Vicarstown, Percy is telling some tank engines about the time he braved bad weather when Henry arrives, tells the tank engines to go away, and calls Percy silly. Percy responds by reminding Henry about the time he stayed in a tunnel and runs off to Knapford, where he sees a board saying "Danger". Thomas tells him to obey it, but Percy wants to know more, and persuades the trucks to push him past. They do so, but go too far and Percy falls into the sea. After a scolding from the Fat Controller, he is "fished out" and sent to the Works.
* '''Gordon Goes Foreign''': When a foreign engine visits, an argument ensues between him, Gordon, and Duck over, of all things, the name of London's big station. Gordon wants to find out, but is not allowed to pass Barrow. However, when the engine taking the Express to the mainland derails, Gordon jumps at the chance to take the train, and the next day the Fat Controller reads in the paper that Gordon received a hero's welcome. However, when he returns, Gordon is upset, having discovered that it's St. Pancras!
* '''Double Header''': Gordon is exhausted from his trip to London, so James does his work, and when Toby visits him on his way to the Works, James brags to him about his importance. When Toby later tries to get a drink, the signalman, who is new to the line, tells him he has to clear the line, and Toby struggles on. However, Toby's tank was nearly empty to begin with, and he soon runs out of water. The fireman goes back and asks James to push Toby to the Works. When they get there, some boys think Toby has been helping James, who, furious, disappears in a cloud of steam.
* '''The Fat Controller's Engines''': Thomas arrives at Knapford to see some foreign engines arrive and Percy and Toby tell him the Fat Controller has something planned. At Tidmouth, the Fat Controller tells them they are going to England! The next day, Thomas is showing one of the engines, Jinty, around when he brags of his race, and dents his front when he runs into some buffers. Luckily, he is repaired in time for the trip.
!!The book contains examples of:
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism:
** Percy became arrogant about braving the bad weather in the previous book.
** James became conceited about doing Gordon's work after the latter rests from his trip from London.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: James interrupts the argument between Gordon and Duck and tell them that they agree that London is not Euston right before telling them to shut up.
* CallBack:
** Percy tells the foreign engines about his adventure with the rainy weather in "Percy's Promise".
** Percy teases Henry about being afraid of the rain and had to stay in a tunnel.
** Thomas tells Percy about the time he fell down a mine.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Percy learns this after falling down the water.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so the decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.
* RefusalOfTheCall: James refuses to push Toby to the works while taking the Express, but his driver, fireman, the passengers, and the guard called him out of this and so James reluctantly goes to help Toby.
* SilenceYouFool: The Fat Controller does this to the engines cheering about going to England.
* SmallNameBigEgo: James.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Thomas was too excited about the trip that this caused him to crash through some buffers, denting his front, nearly making him almost late to meet with the other engines at the station.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** The Fat Controller scolds Percy for ignoring the danger sign and falling to the sea.
** He also scolds Thomas for denting his front, which nearly ruined his arrangements for the trip to England.
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* '''Percy Takes the Plunge''': At Vicarstown, Percy is telling some tank engines about the time he braved bad weather when Henry arrives, tells the tank engines to go away, and calls Percy silly. Percy responds by reminding Henry about the time he stayed in a tunnel and runs off to Knapford, where he sees a board saying "Danger". Thomas tells him to obey it, but Percy wants to know more, and persuades the trucks to push him past. They do so, but go too far and Percy falls into the sea. After a scolding from the Fat Controller, he is "fished out" and sent to the Works.
* '''Gordon Goes Foreign''': When a foreign engine visits, an argument ensues between him, Gordon, and Duck over, of all things, the name of London's big station. Gordon wants to find out, but is not allowed to pass Barrow. However, when the engine taking the Express to the mainland derails, Gordon jumps at the chance to take the train, and the next day the Fat Controller reads in the paper that Gordon received a hero's welcome. However, when he returns, Gordon is upset, having discovered that it's St. Pancras!
* '''Double Header''': Gordon is exhausted from his trip to London, so James does his work, and when Toby visits him on his way to the Works, James brags to him about his importance. When Toby later tries to get a drink, the signalman, who is new to the line, tells him he has to clear the line, and Toby struggles on. However, Toby's tank was nearly empty to begin with, and he soon runs out of water. The fireman goes back and asks James to push Toby to the Works. When they get there, some boys think Toby has been helping James, who, furious, disappears in a cloud of steam.
* '''The Fat Controller's Engines''': Thomas arrives at Knapford to see some foreign engines arrive and Percy and Toby tell him the Fat Controller has something planned. At Tidmouth, the Fat Controller tells them they are going to England! The next day, Thomas is showing one of the engines, Jinty, around when he brags of his race, and dents his front when he runs into some buffers. Luckily, he is repaired in time for the trip.
!!The book contains examples of:
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism:
** Percy became arrogant about braving the bad weather in the previous book.
** James became conceited about doing Gordon's work after the latter rests from his trip from London.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: James interrupts the argument between Gordon and Duck and tell them that they agree that London is not Euston right before telling them to shut up.
* CallBack:
** Percy tells the foreign engines about his adventure with the rainy weather in "Percy's Promise".
** Percy teases Henry about being afraid of the rain and had to stay in a tunnel.
** Thomas tells Percy about the time he fell down a mine.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Percy learns this after falling down the water.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so the decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.
* RefusalOfTheCall: James refuses to push Toby to the works while taking the Express, but his driver, fireman, the passengers, and the guard called him out of this and so James reluctantly goes to help Toby.
* SilenceYouFool: The Fat Controller does this to the engines cheering about going to England.
* SmallNameBigEgo: James.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Thomas was too excited about the trip that this caused him to crash through some buffers, denting his front, nearly making him almost late to meet with the other engines at the station.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** The Fat Controller scolds Percy for ignoring the danger sign and falling to the sea.
** He also scolds Thomas for denting his front, which nearly ruined his arrangements for the trip to England.
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