Bulldog

Bulldog is the 2nd story in Duke the Lost Engine, and the 3rd episode in the 4th series of Thomas and Friends.

Plot
Falcon (known now as Sir Handel) was new to the railway, and had to learn the lines. Falcon was to double-head the 'Mountain Line' with Duke. Falcon got angry, as he thought he could do it himself and didn't need Duke.

The plan was for Duke to lead the train, but Falcon argued and said "How can I learn the mountain road with you lumbering ahead, blocking the view?" Duke agreed, and they were off.

Duke kept reminding Falcon to look at the track and pay attention. But Falcon did the opposite. He kept muttering "Fuss-pot, Fuss-pot, Fuddy-Duddy, Fuddy-Duddy."

A long tunnel lay ahead. The tunnel was curved, and Falcon couldn't see properly. What happens next, no one knows. Falcon derailed, and was leaning on cliff about to fall down. Duke tried his hardest to hold on to Falcon, but was running out of water.

There was a cottage nearby. Passengers scrambled out of the coaches to the house. They filled up whatever they could with water for Duke. After many long minutes, Duke pulled Falcon to safety.

Falcon apologized after the incident, and Duke joked "Oh well, You'd just had a new coat of paint. It would have been a pity if you rolled down the mountain and spoiled it. That would never have suited his grace!"

Goofs (Found by TTTE Wikia)

 * Smudger is missing from his generator shed
 * When Falcon derails and leans over the cliff, Duke derails as well
 * When Duke pulls Falcon back onto the rails, his nameplate is peeled.
 * When Duke and Falcon enter the tunnel, Falcon has Smudger's whistle sound.
 * In a close-up of Duke, his face is smaller than usual. This is because his larger scale model was used.
 * In the close-up of Duke before he pulls Falcon back on the track, they are not coupled together.
 * When the passengers say, “He stood firm like a bulldog and wouldn’t let go,” one of the passengers is missing their eyebrows.
 * Falcon's left (viewer's right) eye is misaligned when the manager is talking to him about the Mountain Road.
 * Gordon is missing his brake pipe.
 * Henry's face is tilted when he is dozing.
 * In some close-ups of Duke at the end of the story, his driver's head is on backwards.


 * When Falcon thanks Duke for saving him, his left pupil (viewer's right) is scratched.

RWS to TV differences

 * In the Railway Series, the Skarloey Railway engines are telling the story, but in the TV series, the Standard Gauge engines are.
 * In the Railway series, Duke says "Young Idiot! Stop Shaking! I can't hold you if you shake!" was changed to "Stop Shaking! I can't hold on to you if you shake!" It was changed because the word Idiot can be considered Vulgar.
 * In the Railway Series, the train stops at Ulfstead Road, while in the television series, it stops at Skarloey.