“Me and ballast have a lot in common!” Samson puffed loudly to no one in particular. “We both are small but we’re essential to holding the railway together.”
“Yer both a pain in the funnel too!” Said someone who sounded an awful lot like Donald.
Annie and Clarabel are older, and of course tire more easily. Thomas knows this and when they do grow restless he makes sure they get pampered as well as him.
“MIND MY EYES” cried Gordon as Victor’s lamp shone on him
“The one time I want you to open that big loud mouth of yours and you clam up on us.” Laughed Victor.