ERS Volume 83 – Quarry Engines

Author

Christopher

Mavis Does it Again

Percy jokes that Mavis’ cowcatchers must be a snowplough and the cheeky diesel tries to prove so—resulting in her getting stuck!

Backwards and Forwards

Bill and Ben become confused when they try the “Push/Pull” trick on their goods train.

Lucky Break

Lucky the diesel is having engine trouble, which becomes a curse and a blessing when it averts him from being hit by a falling tree!

Coal Face Rusty

Rusty reminisces of his past and how bravely he acted when he saved an engine from a collapsing mine.

Featured Characters: Ben, Bill, BoCo, Brad, Daisy, Donald, Douglas, Duke, Edward, Emma, Lucky, Mavis, Percy, Pip, Rheneas, Rusty, Skarloey, Thomas, Toad, Toby, Fat Controller, Thin Controller
Introduced Characters: Romolus, Giant, Kent, Uproar
Introduced Locations: Rusty's Old Railway and Mines
Ivor the Engine is mentioned in 'Mavis Does it Again'.
Romolus, Giant, Kent and Uproar are diesels who worked with Rusty on the old Railway he used to work on. Kent is described as the largest and strongest diesel, and Giant the smallest.