Thomas Comes Home is the 36th book in the Railway Series. It was written by Christopher Awdry and illustrated by Clive Spong.
Stories;[]
Snow Problem[]
A snowfall occurs on the Other Railway, delaying the diesel connection and making Gordon late. The blizzard arrives and covers Sodor in a cold, white blanket whilst Daisy is waiting for Gordon . She doesn't care about the trouble snow can cause, and sets off. Unluckily, the snowdrifts are too large for Daisy to force through and tries to head back. Things are only made worse when the snow blocks her air-intake. In the end, Harold arrives to take her passengers home, but helping Daisy is out of the question. A week later, Daisy is free- and thinks a different opinion of snow.
Washout[]
The snow has melted, much to the engine's delight, but a stream on Thomas' branchline has higher water levels than normal, which worries Percy. To his relief , Toby tells him that the water levels are dropping. Later, Henry states that Thomas might become a museum piece. He is only joking, but Annie and Clarabel are so upset that Percy has to comfort them, which makes him late. He is crossing the bridge over the stream, when he feels it weakening beneath his wheels. Percy had just crossed the bridge when it suddenly collapses, leaving him, Annie and Clarabel shaken. The line is closed while the damage is mended, but Percy has been careful when crossing it ever since.
Toby's Megatrain[]
Toby is enjoying taking Percy's trucks and shunting. He worries that he might run out of water at some stage, as there are many trucks. Mavis is ill one morning and so is late taking her trucks. The amount of trucks increase until Toby recieves a grand total of... 48! He manages to get to Elsbridge with nearly empty tanks but the water tower there is empty. Toby's driver and fireman play a joke on Toby by saying they'll have to go fishing, then go to Ffarquhar to get water. Toby then runs back to get the trucks.
Thomas Comes Home[]
George the steamroller is doing repairs to the road near a level crossing and tells Daisy that he will turn the rails into roads. The engines don't know whether or not to take George seriously, but all thoughts of him are forgotten when the news arrives; Thomas is coming home!!!!!! In a week. Preparations for his welcome home celebration come and go. On the big, great and glorious day, Daisy is taking some important passengers when a traffic cone jams her brakes. A fitter arrives and soon Daisy's brakes are mended. She arrives just in time to see Thomas puff in proudly and happily.