The Northerners.

Anthony The New Engine.

Dear friends, following the incident with the trucks. Our engines were busy at work working around the railway. After they finshed it the work went heavier then usual. Especially Fordshire.

That day Fordshire came up to Chandwell panting from the Weight of the coaches. "Phew!" He said wheeshing. "What's up with you? Getting to old eh?" Said Raymond having a laugh.

"Pah! Shut up! That engine will be sent packing after I show him!" Said Fordshire fuming. Raymond laughed. "Oh no I think it'll be you!" He said laughing his way out the station. Fordshire just stood on the rails while passengers went into the coaches. "Hes going to be out of this railway." He mumbled fumingly.

Soon after this, Our new engine quietly came onto the railway with a passenger run. "Shush, shush! Said the new engine.

Soon Boxford was going down the line from Tenham. He was whistling a tune.

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"It's a beautiful day today ain't it Derek?" Said Boxford. "Yea." Derek was being unusually quiet lately. "What's up with you?" Queered Boxford. "Oh, nothing." His driver said. Boxford just took this off as an answer. Soon he stopped at Northoughton. He saw steam coming out of a shed. "Wait.. Fordshires at the works Beatrice is on the branchline and Raymond is at Collsdale. So that means.. it's the new engine!" His eyes dazzler as he pondered on what it looked like. Maybe it's got  10 or 20 wheels? Maybe it's big and massive." Said Boxford ridiculously. "Oh Boxford I don't think the engine would have that  many wheels!" His firemen chuckled. "Well you don't know!" Answered Boxford. The next day Raymond was thundering down. Because of Boxfords new overhaul happening he had more work to handle. It's wasn't hard as it was only Three coaches. It still put him at straining levels. But he worked on. Meanwhile our new engine was getting steamed up at the sheds. "Ahh! Let's hope we have a smooth running and dry rails!" Said the new engine. "Yes you will!" Said the controller. "Raymond will drop off the coaches here and you'll collect them soon after. Then you'll be pulling the down to chandwell. There will be a shunter at Allerby quay ready to put them in the yard then you'll be doing goods work at Rotorsby colliery." Said the controller. "Alright, won't be too jolly hard for me!" He said. Raymond was going down the line into Northoughton. "Finally!" He said. Then he saw an engine with 6 big wheels and 6 small ones. "Oh my.. god! You must be that new engine!" He said in shock. The engine looked in shock! "Oh.." He paused "Yes I am!" He said. "What's your um.. name?" Raymond asked.

"Oh its Anthony." Said Anthony the new engine."cool!" Raymond said. Anyways your coaches, Anthony." Raymond said settling into the yard. " Oh why thank you!" Said Anthony. "Your welcome!" Said Raymond

Soona after Anthony was coupled to his train his paint shone against the blue sky and bright sun. "Well you'll never get enough of stretching my wheels." Said Anthony smugly. Soon the guards whistle blew and all doors closed in unison.
Anthony peeped twice and wheeshed rolling out the station slowly but surely he picked up speed. Soon after he rocketed down Rotorsby station as passengers cheered him on! Soon he saw Chandwell station. "Alright I'm going to have to brake now.." he slid as his wheels somewhat screeched to a halt a mile from the station he gracefully slides perfectly at the station.

As Anthony came through the harbour he saw Boxford shunting wagons for his train. "Oh? You must be the new engine!" Said Boxford wonderfully. "Yes I am. My name is Anthony and you are?.. ahh you are Boxford!" He said looking at his side tanks. "Well, Anthony your a big locomotive for your size " Said Boxford chuckling. Hmph. I am" Said Anthony as his Passengers came out of his coaches.