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'''Air date''': October 8th, 1986
'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]'', "Old Iron"
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-oldiron36_9156.png]]
One day, James is forced to wait in a station for Edward to arrive with his train which makes him angry with the blue engine. When Edward arrives, James grumbles and leaves to continue his work. Afterwards, James puffs to the shed, still grumbling. He complains to Thomas and Percy that Edward clanks about like a lot of old iron and is so slow hr makes engines wait. Thomas and Percy, who both have a great deal of respect for Edward, are angry at this remark and tell him that Edward could beat him in a race any day. James scoffs at this, before returning to his berth in the shed to rest.
The next day, James' driver suddenly falls ill while at work and is sent home. With only his fireman on duty, James is relegated to shunting for the day. The fireman leaves James to get ready for the day's work when the signalman spots James leaving without anyone aboard. He quickly sets the points and signals to halt traffic down the line and tells the fireman what has happened. It emerges that two boys were seen on James' footplate fiddling with his controls, only to run when James started. The signalbox phone rings, with an engine inspector on the other end. When the Call is over, the Signalman tells the fireman to quickly get a shunter's pole and a coil of wire rope.
The inspector soon arrives in Edward and the fireman is ready with the pole and the rope. With James' fireman and the inspector aboard as well as his normal crew, Edward sets off promising to catch up to the runaway engine.
James meanwhile sails through Knapford and still doesn't have a clue that anything is wrong and is enjoying his long run. His happiness doesn't last much longer though, as he feels himself starting to go faster and faster causing him to realise that he doesn't have a driver aboard. His joy turns to horror and James starts to call for help. Edward speeds through Knapford and races down the line as fast as he can in order to catch up to James. Soon the two engines are almost side-by-side with Edward giving it everything he can to keep up. Edward's driver does his best to keep Edward steady while the inspector climbs outside and makes it to Edward's front with a noose of rope tied through the crook of the shunter's pole and tries to slip the rope over James' left buffer. It's difficult for the inspector, but he finally manages to lasso the buffer and pull it tight. James' fireman scrambles over to his engine and takes control, allowing both engines to finally slow down.
As the two engines make their way to the next station, James apologises for his harsh words earlier. Waiting for them both is the Fat Controller. He congratulates the crew on a fine rescue and then tells James that he can rest before continuing his work. As for Edward, he's going to be rewarded with a trip to the works to get his worn-out parts mended. Edward is very happy and notes how nice it'll be to get to run without clanking.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* BullyHunter: Thomas and Percy were offended by James' comments about Edward being a lot of "old iron" and give him a rebuttal.
* CompressedAdaptation: The episode leaves out the ending in the books where James is reunited with his fireman and the other engines giving Edward a warm welcome after returning from the works.
* CoolOldGuy: Edward.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Edward''': So the "Old Iron" caught you after all.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite clanking, Edward did the best he can to catch up with James.
* {{Disneyfication}}: A few differences from the original adaptation from ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]''.
** In the book, when the signalman informed James' fireman of the boys messing with James' controls, he reacts angrily and hopes to teach the boys a lesson. In this adaptation, he sighs in relief.
** Also, this adaptation omits the part where the boys were caught and were "soundly walloped" by their fathers. The scene was omitted in the adaptation to censor references to child abuse and also because of the episode's time limit.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: For Edward, he gets to have his worn parts mended.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Thomas tells James that Edward could beat him in a race any day. Later on, Edward catches up with a runaway James.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Since James had to wait for Edward's train, Edward being late results in James also being late, so you can see why he wouldn't be in the best of moods. Especially since the line "Late again!" implies that this isn't the first time this has happened.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: James. Despite being angry with Edward's constant lateness earlier, he is genuinely grateful for Edward saving him.
* OhCrap: When James finally realizes he's a runaway, he outright panics and screams for help.
* TheOner: This episode contains some pretty impressive camera work, including a 9-second scene where the camera follows the engines from the front and elevates in order to clear a bridge. A clip of it is shown in the image above.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: An indirect example. James has this complaint about Edward's late arrivals:
-->'''James''': "Edward is impossible. He clanks about like a lot of old iron and he is so slow he makes us wait."
* RunawayTrain: James thanks to the two boys. Luckily, Edward saved him.
* TitleDrop: see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* TooFastToStop: After the boys messed with his controls, James enjoyed moving fast, but as he went faster and as he realizes he has no driver or fireman, [[OhCrap his mood changed to despair]].
* UncannyValley: When Edward pulls up to the signalbox to pick up James' fireman, he is [[OffModel missing his eyebrows]], causing his face to look a little off.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The boys who were playing with James' controls weren't seen or mentioned again in this episode after they jumped off of James' footplate. ''The Railway Series'', however, averted this where the boys were "soundly walloped" by their fathers.
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'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]'', "Old Iron"
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-oldiron36_9156.png]]
One day, James is forced to wait in a station for Edward to arrive with his train which makes him angry with the blue engine. When Edward arrives, James grumbles and leaves to continue his work. Afterwards, James puffs to the shed, still grumbling. He complains to Thomas and Percy that Edward clanks about like a lot of old iron and is so slow hr makes engines wait. Thomas and Percy, who both have a great deal of respect for Edward, are angry at this remark and tell him that Edward could beat him in a race any day. James scoffs at this, before returning to his berth in the shed to rest.
The next day, James' driver suddenly falls ill while at work and is sent home. With only his fireman on duty, James is relegated to shunting for the day. The fireman leaves James to get ready for the day's work when the signalman spots James leaving without anyone aboard. He quickly sets the points and signals to halt traffic down the line and tells the fireman what has happened. It emerges that two boys were seen on James' footplate fiddling with his controls, only to run when James started. The signalbox phone rings, with an engine inspector on the other end. When the Call is over, the Signalman tells the fireman to quickly get a shunter's pole and a coil of wire rope.
The inspector soon arrives in Edward and the fireman is ready with the pole and the rope. With James' fireman and the inspector aboard as well as his normal crew, Edward sets off promising to catch up to the runaway engine.
James meanwhile sails through Knapford and still doesn't have a clue that anything is wrong and is enjoying his long run. His happiness doesn't last much longer though, as he feels himself starting to go faster and faster causing him to realise that he doesn't have a driver aboard. His joy turns to horror and James starts to call for help. Edward speeds through Knapford and races down the line as fast as he can in order to catch up to James. Soon the two engines are almost side-by-side with Edward giving it everything he can to keep up. Edward's driver does his best to keep Edward steady while the inspector climbs outside and makes it to Edward's front with a noose of rope tied through the crook of the shunter's pole and tries to slip the rope over James' left buffer. It's difficult for the inspector, but he finally manages to lasso the buffer and pull it tight. James' fireman scrambles over to his engine and takes control, allowing both engines to finally slow down.
As the two engines make their way to the next station, James apologises for his harsh words earlier. Waiting for them both is the Fat Controller. He congratulates the crew on a fine rescue and then tells James that he can rest before continuing his work. As for Edward, he's going to be rewarded with a trip to the works to get his worn-out parts mended. Edward is very happy and notes how nice it'll be to get to run without clanking.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* BullyHunter: Thomas and Percy were offended by James' comments about Edward being a lot of "old iron" and give him a rebuttal.
* CompressedAdaptation: The episode leaves out the ending in the books where James is reunited with his fireman and the other engines giving Edward a warm welcome after returning from the works.
* CoolOldGuy: Edward.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Edward''': So the "Old Iron" caught you after all.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite clanking, Edward did the best he can to catch up with James.
* {{Disneyfication}}: A few differences from the original adaptation from ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]''.
** In the book, when the signalman informed James' fireman of the boys messing with James' controls, he reacts angrily and hopes to teach the boys a lesson. In this adaptation, he sighs in relief.
** Also, this adaptation omits the part where the boys were caught and were "soundly walloped" by their fathers. The scene was omitted in the adaptation to censor references to child abuse and also because of the episode's time limit.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: For Edward, he gets to have his worn parts mended.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Thomas tells James that Edward could beat him in a race any day. Later on, Edward catches up with a runaway James.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Since James had to wait for Edward's train, Edward being late results in James also being late, so you can see why he wouldn't be in the best of moods. Especially since the line "Late again!" implies that this isn't the first time this has happened.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: James. Despite being angry with Edward's constant lateness earlier, he is genuinely grateful for Edward saving him.
* OhCrap: When James finally realizes he's a runaway, he outright panics and screams for help.
* TheOner: This episode contains some pretty impressive camera work, including a 9-second scene where the camera follows the engines from the front and elevates in order to clear a bridge. A clip of it is shown in the image above.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: An indirect example. James has this complaint about Edward's late arrivals:
-->'''James''': "Edward is impossible. He clanks about like a lot of old iron and he is so slow he makes us wait."
* RunawayTrain: James thanks to the two boys. Luckily, Edward saved him.
* TitleDrop: see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* TooFastToStop: After the boys messed with his controls, James enjoyed moving fast, but as he went faster and as he realizes he has no driver or fireman, [[OhCrap his mood changed to despair]].
* UncannyValley: When Edward pulls up to the signalbox to pick up James' fireman, he is [[OffModel missing his eyebrows]], causing his face to look a little off.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The boys who were playing with James' controls weren't seen or mentioned again in this episode after they jumped off of James' footplate. ''The Railway Series'', however, averted this where the boys were "soundly walloped" by their fathers.
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'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]'', "Old Iron"
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-oldiron36_9156.png]]
One day, James is forced to wait in a station for Edward to arrive with his train which makes him angry with the blue engine. When Edward arrives, James grumbles and leaves to continue his work. Afterwards, James puffs to the shed, still grumbling. He complains to Thomas and Percy that Edward clanks about like a lot of old iron and is so slow hr makes engines wait. Thomas and Percy, who both have a great deal of respect for Edward, are angry at this remark and tell him that Edward could beat him in a race any day. James scoffs at this, before returning to his berth in the shed to rest.
The next day, James' driver suddenly falls ill while at work and is sent home. With only his fireman on duty, James is relegated to shunting for the day. The fireman leaves James to get ready for the day's work when the signalman spots James leaving without anyone aboard. He quickly sets the points and signals to halt traffic down the line and tells the fireman what has happened. It emerges that two boys were seen on James' footplate fiddling with his controls, only to run when James started. The signalbox phone rings, with an engine inspector on the other end. When the Call is over, the Signalman tells the fireman to quickly get a shunter's pole and a coil of wire rope.
The inspector soon arrives in Edward and the fireman is ready with the pole and the rope. With James' fireman and the inspector aboard as well as his normal crew, Edward sets off promising to catch up to the runaway engine.
James meanwhile sails through Knapford and still doesn't have a clue that anything is wrong and is enjoying his long run. His happiness doesn't last much longer though, as he feels himself starting to go faster and faster causing him to realise that he doesn't have a driver aboard. His joy turns to horror and James starts to call for help. Edward speeds through Knapford and races down the line as fast as he can in order to catch up to James. Soon the two engines are almost side-by-side with Edward giving it everything he can to keep up. Edward's driver does his best to keep Edward steady while the inspector climbs outside and makes it to Edward's front with a noose of rope tied through the crook of the shunter's pole and tries to slip the rope over James' left buffer. It's difficult for the inspector, but he finally manages to lasso the buffer and pull it tight. James' fireman scrambles over to his engine and takes control, allowing both engines to finally slow down.
As the two engines make their way to the next station, James apologises for his harsh words earlier. Waiting for them both is the Fat Controller. He congratulates the crew on a fine rescue and then tells James that he can rest before continuing his work. As for Edward, he's going to be rewarded with a trip to the works to get his worn-out parts mended. Edward is very happy and notes how nice it'll be to get to run without clanking.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* BullyHunter: Thomas and Percy were offended by James' comments about Edward being a lot of "old iron" and give him a rebuttal.
* CompressedAdaptation: The episode leaves out the ending in the books where James is reunited with his fireman and the other engines giving Edward a warm welcome after returning from the works.
* CoolOldGuy: Edward.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->'''Edward''': So the "Old Iron" caught you after all.
* {{Determinator}}: Despite clanking, Edward did the best he can to catch up with James.
* {{Disneyfication}}: A few differences from the original adaptation from ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]''.
** In the book, when the signalman informed James' fireman of the boys messing with James' controls, he reacts angrily and hopes to teach the boys a lesson. In this adaptation, he sighs in relief.
** Also, this adaptation omits the part where the boys were caught and were "soundly walloped" by their fathers. The scene was omitted in the adaptation to censor references to child abuse and also because of the episode's time limit.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: For Edward, he gets to have his worn parts mended.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Thomas tells James that Edward could beat him in a race any day. Later on, Edward catches up with a runaway James.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Since James had to wait for Edward's train, Edward being late results in James also being late, so you can see why he wouldn't be in the best of moods. Especially since the line "Late again!" implies that this isn't the first time this has happened.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: James. Despite being angry with Edward's constant lateness earlier, he is genuinely grateful for Edward saving him.
* OhCrap: When James finally realizes he's a runaway, he outright panics and screams for help.
* TheOner: This episode contains some pretty impressive camera work, including a 9-second scene where the camera follows the engines from the front and elevates in order to clear a bridge. A clip of it is shown in the image above.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: An indirect example. James has this complaint about Edward's late arrivals:
-->'''James''': "Edward is impossible. He clanks about like a lot of old iron and he is so slow he makes us wait."
* RunawayTrain: James thanks to the two boys. Luckily, Edward saved him.
* TitleDrop: see TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* TooFastToStop: After the boys messed with his controls, James enjoyed moving fast, but as he went faster and as he realizes he has no driver or fireman, [[OhCrap his mood changed to despair]].
* UncannyValley: When Edward pulls up to the signalbox to pick up James' fireman, he is [[OffModel missing his eyebrows]], causing his face to look a little off.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The boys who were playing with James' controls weren't seen or mentioned again in this episode after they jumped off of James' footplate. ''The Railway Series'', however, averted this where the boys were "soundly walloped" by their fathers.
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** Also, this adaptation omits the part where the boys were caught and were "soundly walloped" by their fathers. The scene was omitted in the adaptation to censor references to child abuse.
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** Also, this adaptation omits the part where the boys were caught and were "soundly walloped" by their fathers. The scene was omitted in the adaptation to censor references to child abuse.abuse and also because of the episode's time limit.
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* OhCrap: When James finally realises he's a runaway, he outright panics and screams for help.
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* OhCrap: When James finally realises realizes he's a runaway, he outright panics and screams for help.
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'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB9EdwardTheBlueEngine Edward the Blue Engine]]'', "Old Iron"
