The Switch

The Switch is the first episode of Season 3. It follows James and Gordon getting Thomas and Percy to enter a competition to see who's work is harder to do.

Plot
One day, Thomas arrives late with his passenger train, making Percy cross. That night as they are arguing, James and Gordon give Thomas and Percy the idea to have a competition to see who's work is harder. The next night, Thomas takes the mail and Percy takes Thomas' passenger train for the competition. As Percy approaches Gordon's Hill, it starts to rain heavily. He tries so hard to get up without slipping that he breaks a piston, and Thomas soon comes to his rescue. When they get back to the station, Sir Topham Hatt says that while he isn't impressed with the carelessness the competition caused, he's proud of Thomas and Percy for pulling together and getting the passengers home. As Percy waits for Edward to take him to The Works, he and Thomas apologize.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward (Mentioned)
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Post Office Manager

Locations

 * The Station
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Post Office
 * Knapford
 * Gordon's Hill
 * The Works (Mentioned)

Trivia

 * This episode shares it's name with a Thomas & Friends episode.

Goofs

 * Gordon's Hill is depicted as flat land.
 * When Thomas arrives at the Post Office, you can see rails coming out from underneath the Office building.
 * When it starts raining, the rain effect is too dark to see properly without turning up the brightness.

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