Bowled Out

Bowled Out
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Maker	Quilava Conductor
Release Date	December 5 2013
Railway Series Book	Stepney the Bluebell Engine
Previous Episode	Thomas Comes to Breakfast
Next Episode	Train Stops Play

Bowled Out is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season.

Plot[]

The Big Diesel named Class 40 diesel has come to Sodor. One day he came to the sheds and insults the engines claiming them to be turned into scrap and replaced by diesel engines. The engines felt so furious, and so the next morning they had an indignation meeting around the turntable, thinking of how to pay Class 40 diesel back for his nonsense. But there was no need to do that at all.

The next day, when the engines set off to do their work, the wind has blown the inspector's bowler hat off and into the Class 40 diesel's air-intake. Class 40 diesel didn't care and then he shows Duck and Stepney how to move to the coaches, until he has broken down and stopped, much to his fury. Meanwhile, the inspector was trying to find his hat, but then he found it jammed in Class 40 diesel's air-intake while Duck and Stepney was pushing him into the shed. But Sir Topham Hatt was most worried about the train being late, and so he advises Duck and Stepney to take it to the station on time.

As Duck and Stepney was about to leave, Sir Topham Hatt tells them that Gordon will be taking over from half way, and that they should get the train there. And so they volunteered to take the train and they had a very long run to the Big Station. Pulling together, they set off down to the main line. As they reached the high speed, they went past Edward's station, and then climbed Gordon's hill, struggling as their trains were heavy. But once they reached the top, they were running very simple as they finally reached the big station where Gordon was waiting. Gordon tells Stepney and Duck that they were too early because of one in the headlamp for Class 40. Stepney then tells Gordon about how the Class 40 Diesel has broken down, because he has sucked the inspector's hat into his air-pipe, and also about how James says that he is sick as boiler sludge and sulking in the shed, then Gordon took over the line and puffed away.

The next day, it was Stepney's last visit and everyone felt very sad when he had to leave. All the engines came to see Stepney off, and both Sir Topham Hatt and Stepney's controller have made a speech. Donald and Douglas has made everyone sing "Auld Lang Syne" Stepney puffed off with his Controller and every speech was drowned with chorus of whistles. The engines bid Stepney a farewell, as Stepney has left. And on the other side, Class 40 Diesel has slipped away the night before, nobody missed him as he sulked away. He has left two things behind which would remember him by: a bad smell and a battered bowler hat.

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Stock Footage from Crossed Lines, Old Stuck-Up, Triple Header, and Out of Puff has been used.

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