Author's notes: Right. Back onto the more simple, lighthearted and laid-back stories. Let's kick off with Jock The New Engine's'We Need Another Engine'.

Dear Rachel, Mike, James, Mitch and Dustin.

Ever since Rex had broken down in 1967, all of us, the small controller and Princess Cadence had realized that we are in need of a spare steam engine. Sure, Frank and Sigrid of Arlesdale do there best, but they also need to have another helping hand. Thus in 1976, Jock was built. Jock was one of our really greatest assets to this railway but he did got a little cocky. He did learn his ways and now he, Rex, Mike, Bert, Frank, Sigrid of Arledale, Snips, Snails, Twist and our new foal recruits, Gingersnap Tornado Bolt and Shady Daze are now all friends. Anyway, here are the stories about Jock The New Engine.

Your best friend forever

William James Holden.

We Need Another Engine

Narrator: It was 1967 and Rex, Bert and Mike the small railway engines were all excited, and so were Snails, Twist, Snips and Mr. Hawkins. The thin clergymen, Miss Ravens and Mr. Holden had written a book about them and today it was going to be published. Just then, a diesel engine sidled up alongside. His name was Frank, a Muir-Hill 0-4-4 diesel. He worked mostly for maintenance work, goods work and at the old mines and at the shunting yards with Mr Roberts and Shady Daze so he was sort of inclined to be grumpy.

Frank: Am I in the book?

Shady Daze: Same here. Was I too?

Narrator: Princess Cadence and the small Controller shook there heads.

Small Controller: I'm sorry Frank and Shady Daze. I'm afraid you weren't here when the thin clergymen and our friends Mr. Holden and Miss Ravens were here so I'm afraid they didn't know about you two.

Shady Daze: Aw man…. Ah well. Better luck next time, eh Mr. Roberts?

Mr. Roberts: You're right there.

Princess Cadence: That's the spirit Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze maybe you'll get a book someday.

Narrator: Frank was very cross. The next morning when Shady Daze and Mr. Roberts came to start him up, he refused to go.

Frank: It's not fair! Why can't I be I book like the others.

Shady Daze: Oh cheer up Frank. It's only a book, nothing special.

Frank: But it's got pictures, hasn't it Shady Daze and I'm not in them either I suppose.

Narrator: Shady Daze and Mr. Roberts lost patience.

Mr. Roberts: (Exasperated ) Oh pete sake! Come on frank! It's teamwork that runs a railway, not books you lazy bum!

Narrator: Mr. Roberts rapidly pushed the starter button again and again.

Frank: HMPH! I DON'T CARE!

Narrator: Suddenly, Frank started. he jerked forwards and lurched backwards.

Shady Daze: WHOA! BRAKE BRAKE!

Narrator: Mr. Roberts applied the brakes but it was too late. Before Mr. Hoskins could stop him, Frank hit the wall at the back of the shed.

Frank/Shady Daze/Mr. Roberts: OOFFFPPP!

Narrator: Luckily, Frank wasn't hurt but one of the shed supports was cracked.

Shady Daze/Mr. Roberts: Ugh! Now you've done it.

Frank: Oh dear, oh dear. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

Narrator: He sorry at once and even more sorry when the small controller came into the sheds. The small controller was cross with Frank.

Small Controller: I am most displeased with you Frank! You're pettiness has just cracked one of the sheds support beams. Your lucky the roof didn't cave in on you! You could have destroyed the sheds because of your foolishness!

Frank: I'm sorry Sir.

Small Controller: I should think so too you nearly destroyed one of our facilities. Now get to work and out of the sheds! You will be shunting in Arlesdale Green for the rest of the day!

Frank: (Sad) Yes sir…

Narrator: Frank rumbled sadly away. That afternoon, Rex left Arlesburgh with a heavy passenger train. He chuntered along happily and making good time, but as they climbed the first hill, Snails and Miss Ravens watched the steam gauge anxiously. The gauge was slowly dropping.

Snails: Uh, Miss Ravens, is that steam gauge supposed to be dropping?

Miss Ravens: Oh dear! No Snails, no it's not. That means we have a steam leak somewhere.

Narrator: They stopped at the loop at Marthwaite station to let Mike pass with a ballast train. The rest helped but Rex began to feel very exhausted. When they reached the green, he hardly noticed Frank, Mr. Roberts and Shady daze working at the sidings at Marthwaite before they left.

Miss Ravens: I think we can make it to the Arlesdale, hopefully if our path is clear.

Snails: Come on Rex. You can do it old boy! You do it!

Rex: (Panting) I'm trying Snails! I'm (panting) trying Snails!

Miss Ravens: That a boy Rex. Just keep it up!

Narrator: But they never reached it. They had to stop at the next loop to allow Bert to pass with his down passenger train. Miss Ravens then switched on her radio telephone. All the engines on the Arlesdale Miniature Railway have now been fitted with radio telephones. The drivers can talk to control, who then can help to make the trains run safely.

Miss Ravens: (Through radio telephone) Miss Ravens to control. Come in please, over.

Control: ( Through radio telephone) This is Control reading you loud and clear Miss Ravens. What is your situation, over?

Miss Ravens: Rex has a badly leaking steam pipe. We've made it as far as the green but we don't have enough steam to make it to the top station. Snails and I can manage to get Rex home light engine but the train is to heavy for him to manage without running out of steam. Can you please send for help, over?

Control: Don't worry, we'll get you out somehow. Don't go away. Over and out.

Narrator: Rex snorted.

Rex: Hmph! Very funny. Chance would be a fine thing.

Narrator: At Marthwaite, Frank was sadly shunting trucks with Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze when their radio telephone buzzed.

Control: Control to Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze, come in please, over.

Mr. Roberts: This is Mr. Roberts here reading you loud and clear over.

Control: Rex has suffered a leaking steampipe and is unable to continue his up passenger train. After Bert's train passes, we need you and shady daze to help take over train after whilst Rex returns home light engine over.

Mr. Roberts: No problem. We'll get his passengers out. Over and out.

Shady Daze: Well you heard control. Let's go rescue that train.

Frank: Righto. Time to put team work to the test!

Narrator: Back near the loop, Bert soon passed Rex with his down passenger train.

Twist: Golly. Sorry about your leaky pipe, Rex

Bert: Same here. Overworked, that's what we are. We need another engine to help out.

Mr. Holden: Your right there Bert. With all the busy tourist trains, wool trains, produce trains and ballast trains, I couldn't agree with you more.

Snails: Same here.

Narrator: Ten minutes later, Rex, Miss Ravens and Snails all heard a cheerful sound a diesel toot and Frank rumbled through the loop with Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze.

Rex: Oh thank goodness you're here.

Frank: Heheheh. Wonderful things these radio telephones are.

Snails: They sure are.

Miss Ravens: Yeah. The best thing that this railway needs for running railways safely. I take it control has sent you to help us.

Shady Daze: That's right. It's a good thing we were close enough to make the rescue.

Frank: We're to take over the train and let you go home light engine Rex. Heheh team work is what Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze call's it not books.

Narrator: He winked at Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze

Mr. Roberts: That a boy Frank. Me and Shady Daze are proud of you.

Narrator: Frank ran ahead and Rex was uncoupled and backed into the loop frank backed down onto the train and when everything was ready. He set of to Arlesdale station. Rex then hurried home back to Arlesburgh and Miss Ravens and Snails set to work repairing the broken steam pipe. But the job took a long time.

Snails: Whew. This is one tough steam pipe to fix.

Miss Ravens: You're telling me. Bert and Mr. Holden are right. We do need another engine.

Narrator: When Frank arrived at Arlesdale station safe and sound, Mr. Roberts and Shady Daze apologise to the passengers for the delay, but they didn't mind.

Passenger: Ah, never mind the lateness.

Passenger 2: At least you put things right very well.

Passenger 3: We were all expecting a long walk home, but thanks to you, we don't need to.

Narrator: Frank beamed with joy. When they got to Arlesburgh, the small controller and Princess Cadence were pleased with him as well.

Cadence: You, Shady Daze and Mr. Robets did very well. Frank you put aside your wantings to be in a book to help preform a selfless act of rescuing our passengers.

Small controller: Yes indeed. Well done Frank and good news, the shed isn't badly damaged either and is now repaired good as new. So we'll say no more about it.

Frank: Oh thank you sir and thank you Princess Cadence.

Narrator: Frank went happily back to work doing shunting, but both Princess Cadence and the small controller were very thoughtful when they went back to the office.

Small controller: I've been thinking Princess Cadence.

Cadence: What is Mr. Fergus Duncan?

Small controller: I've been thinking that Frank should not have to do rescue acts unless necessary.

Cadence: I understand and I know we're getting a new diesel to help out with the increase of tourist traffic, wool traffic, ballast traffic, and produce traffic, but I 'm thinking the same thing.

Cadence/Small Controller: We do need another engine.

Can you guess who that diesel is going to be? Well, find out in part 2.