At the top station of the Coastal Midland Branch, there is a mini railway. Smaller than the Talyllyn Railway! In fact, the engines that run it are so small, their drivers stand above their cabs!
The first of these engines does the first passenger runs in the morning. His name is Matt.
An American built engine, he has a 4-2-4 wheel arrangement. His red paint shines in the sun, and he makes no fuss about shunting, unlike his college, Ryan. Ryan is a red 4-4-2 Atlantic engine.
Right now, Ryan was grumbling as he was being fussed over.
"Ridiculous!" said Ryan, "One small bump, and they fuss all over me!! I wasn't even-"
"Ryan!" said a stern voice, "That's enough!! We don't want you straining yourself when you take your train."
The voice belonged to Dutchess, the most level headed of the fleet.
Dutchess is based on the Southern Railway N Class, only with an extra dome, a slope shaped firebox, and an extra pony truck under her cab.
"S-Sorry Dutchess," said Ryan sheepishly, "It's just, I've been looked over all week. And I feel fine!"
Nearby, the resident Diesel, Norman, was shunting some mineral trucks over the standard gauge line, as he said, "You call a burst safety valve, a snapped coupling, bent pistons, and busted boiler, fine!?"
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Southern Island Railway
AdventureJoin Belle as she is goes on wacky adventures, and meets all sorts of engines on the Southern Isle of Britain, the Island of Sodor, the Josephine Railway, and the Godson Railway. (All OC's are owned by their respective owners. Thomas and Friends is...