Synopsis

He lingered in the shed, a consequence of his misdeeds. But eventually, the Fat Controller granted him a task: to haul a goods train. Yet, the trucks, resentful of James, defied him, refusing to cooperate. As he strained to pull them up Gordon's Hill, a coupling snapped, and the rear of the train tumbled back down the incline. James, with a determined sigh, went to retrieve the runaway carriages, the Guard having halted their progress. He then began the ascent again, the weight of his earlier tr