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Diesel 10 Means Trouble is a book based on Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Plot

Diesel 10 causes trouble for Thomas, Mr. Conductor, and their friends. Thomas goes to find Lady and brings her back to help Mr. Conductor get his magic gold dust back.

Characters

Locations

Trivia

  • This book keeps to the original script in several ways:
    • Diesel 10 is a new engine sent to help while Sir Topham Hatt was away.
    • Mr. Conductor is sleeping in a hammock instead of a bed and Thomas and Percy are sleeping at the shed next to the hammock instead of Tidmouth Sheds.
    • In one illustration, Pinchy can be seen emerging from under Diesel 10's roof.
    • Diesel 10 plans to destroy all the buffers on the Island to find the magic ones.
    • Diesel 10 knocks a pile of scrap onto his track while trying to catch Toby, instead of knocking over a shed onto himself.
  • This is the first book to be illustrated by Richard Courtney.
  • When Pinchy hits Diesel 10 in the head in the tenth illustration, Diesel 10 wears his unused cringing face, which never appeared in the film.
  • This book was included on the US DVD release of Calling All Engines! as a read along bonus feature, narrated by Robin Smith.
  • The book's cover is based on a promo picture for the movie.

Goofs

  • The express coaches in the first illustration do not have any doors.
    • They are also tan instead of green and yellow.
  • James' smokebox saddle is not coloured black.
  • Toby's funnel is missing.
  • In the last illustration, Gordon's funnel is too tall.
  • Lady is missing a connecting rod, and her connecting rod is also incorrectly placed in her crosshead in four illustrations.
  • Diesel 10's wheels are incorrectly illustrated with spokes and counterweights.
  • In the third and forth illustrations, Thomas and Gordon swap places when Diesel 10 rushes pass them.
    • A track also appears next to the two engines when it wasn't there originally.

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