Gordon quotes from Thomas & Friends

Let’s see… Tidmouth, Knapford, Crosby, Wellsworth, Maron, Cronk, a lake? [gasps]

Don't you streamlined engines ever stop?

I am not sleeping at a smelly waste dump. It's simply out of the question.

[to Toby] Look out, you silly little tram! And learn your signals!

Ah, here comes #68! Really slow and always late!

[taken through Gordon's fast ride] Peep! Peep! Stop! Stop!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

You can't get away! You can't get away!

You're not trying.

I can't do it! The noisy trucks hold an engine back so!

Edward's driver came up.

We've come to push.

No use at all!

You wait and see.

They brought the train back to the bottom of the hill.

I'm ready.

No good.

They pulled and pushed as hard as they could.

I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it!

I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!

Oh dear. Why did I worry about rain spoiling my lovely coat of paint? Will the Fat Controller ever forgive me and let me out again?

I'm going to "poop-poop!" at Henry!

He was almost there when... Wheesh! And there was Gordon going slower and slower in a cloud of steam. His driver stopped the train.

What has happened to me? I feel so weak.

You burst your safety valve. You can't pull the train anymore.

Oh, dear.! We were going so nicely, too. And look, there's Henry laughing at me.

Everyone came to see Gordon.

Huh! I never liked these big engines, always going wrong. Send for another engine at once.

Hmph! That's no use. Edward can't push the train.

Edward puffed and pushed and pushed and puffed, but he couldn't move the heavy coaches.

I told you so. Why not let Henry try?

Yes. I will.

I spend my time pulling coaches about, ready for you to take out on journeys.

The other engines laughed.

Why can't I pull passenger trains, too?

You're too impatient. You'd be sure to leave something behind.

Rubbish! I'll show you.

Hello, Gordon. Is it tomorrow?

Gordon didn't answer. He just let off steam feebly.

Did you lose your way, Gordon?

No. It was lost for me. I was switched off the main line onto the loop. I had to go all around and back again!

Perhaps it was instinct.

Meanwhile, all the passengers hurried to the booking office.

We want our money back!

But the Fat Director climbed on a trolley and blew the guard’s whistle so loudly, that they all stopped to look at him. Then he promised them a new train at once.

Well, well! Are you playing roundabouts?

Poor James feeling quite giddy rolled off to the shed without a word. That night, the three engines had an indignation meeting.

It's shameful to treat tender engines like this, Gordon has to go backwards and people think he's a tank engine, James spins around like a top and everyone laughs at us! And to add to that, the Fat Controller makes us all shunt in dirty sidings.

Blegh! Listen.

He whispered something to the others.

We'll do it tomorrow. The Fat Controller will look silly.

The engines had decided to go on strike.

Come along, Henry. It's time your train was ready.

Henry's not going. We won't shunt like common tank engines. That was Thomas' job. We are important tender engines. You fetch our coaches, and we will pull them. Tender engines don't shunt.

Oh, indeed! We'll see about that. Engines on my railway do as they are told.

The yard has never been the same since Thomas left to run his branch line.

[helps Percy out of the earth bank] Well done, Percy. You started so quickly that you stopped a nasty accident.

I'm sorry I was cheeky. You were clever to stop.

[in his sleep] It's really tiring to be such a large and splendid engine. One does have to keep up appearances so.

Peep-Peep-Peep-Peep! Hello, Fat face!

What cheek! That Henry is too big for his wheels. Fancy speaking to me like that. Me, who has never had an accident!

Aren't jammed whistles and burst safety valves accidents?

No, indeed! High spirits- Might happen to any engine. But to come off the rails like Henry did, well I ask you, is that right? Is it decent?