Author's notes: This one is a bit on the short side, but it does do the job that the story wanted to do. Not too much to say, other then it's a good start to a great saga.

Dear Rachel,

You once asked me for stories about Molly. Well, me, James and Rarity actually met her in the scrapyard. They were going to break her up in September and she told us some interesting stories about her past. We all felt very sorry about her and wanted to save her. Anyway, here's what happened and how we managed to save the last of the Claud Hamiltons.

Your best friend

William James Holden

A Familiar Voice

Narrator: Ever since the rescue of Flora the tram engine and her coach Fiona and Elsie the luggage van, The Fat Controller had decided on creation the very first railway preservation society on Sodor. This was called the Hatt Railway Trust Society. A society whose main goal is the preservation of railway locomotives and rolling stock from a bygone era from every region and even standard engines. Members from all of the British Isles would come and help to save these little Gems from the past. Princess Celestia even had this society advertised in the land of Equestria and eventually many of the ponies from all over the land Equestria came to the Island of Sodor to volunteer too. It was spring of 1960. James and Rarity along with Mr. Holden were to take a goods train over to London. Normally, one of BR's engines would have taken it but the engine had broken down and James was rostered to take. And surprisingly, James didn't mind one bit about taking goods

James: You know Rarity, it feels so good to be going to London that I don't even mind taken goods.

Rarity: Well now, that's very flexible of you James.

Mr. Holden: I know you really are a useful engine.

James: Ah thanks.

Narrator: They were going well and the trucks were behaving very well as they neared London. Just as they were entering the into London, they saw a signal set at danger and had to stop next to a breakers yard.

James: Oh dear. Of all the places to stop, we had to stop at a scrapyard. Oh, it makes my wheels wobble.

?: I know what you mean. It does the same to me James.

James: I understand you pa… (Breaks off) Hold on! That certainly wasn't Fluttershy.

Rarity: And it wasn't my friend Coco Pommel from Manehatten either.

James/Rarity: It must have been…

Narrator: James and Rarity looked over. Standing right next to James, looking very sad was a rusty old D56 Claud Hamilton 4-4-0.

James: Jeepers! Molly, is that you?

Molly: Indeed it is James.

James: My word. I knew that voice sounded familiar.

Molly: (Sad sigh) Well, there going to break me up this year in September.

James: Oh no. What a shame.

Rarity: Indeed, an absolute crying shame. Especially after you've been so kind to help us with Flora.

Molly: I know and my Driver, Rex Cooper thinks so too. He's says I'm still full of good usefulness and still pull more trains in one day than one hundred diesels do an week, but Doctor lord Baron Richard Beeching thinks I'm too old fashioned to be of any use.

Narrator: James snorted in disgust, and so did Rarity and Mr. Holden.

James: Pah! Stuff and nonsense. Some people think me and my friends are old fashioned on the North Western Railway, but we don't take any notice, especially Edward, our number 2 engine, and Sally and Bridget, our numbers 15 and 16 engines.

Rarity: That's right James darling. The Fat Controller and Princess Celestia thinks that all the engines on the NWR are really useful engines.

Narrator: Molly managed to smile a little bit.

Molly: Why, my driver Rex Cooper says the same thing and it is true. Of course I sometimes got ill, but I never gave up like these new fangled diesels. I struggle on to get the job done.

James: Ah smashing. So, what work did you used to do.

Narrator: James and Rarity had been informed that the some points were in need of some repair so this gave them some good time for Molly to tell her stories about the old days.

Molly: Well um… I'm glad you asked. I had very grand jobs back in the old days.

Narrator: She cleared her throat and these are the stories she told.

Yeah. I think Molly might have the British version of Fluttershy's or Coco Pommel's voice. It will sound cute. Get ready for part 2.