RUSTY GETS THEJOB DONE - Rusty in the Railway Series - story

Sep 29, 2026

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Rusty the little Diesel engine is devoted to looking after the line shared with his friends Skarloey and Rheneas, until he forgets that other work still needs doing at the Quarry. One autumn evening, Rusty returns late and the Fat Controller is upset, explaining the mountain line is in poor condition and must be shut down. Rusty learns Rheneas and Skarloey will work at the Quarry instead, but they miss their forests, hills, and passengers—leaving Rusty to see they are unhappy.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

RUSTY GETS THEJOB DONE

The late return to the Quarry

The decision to shut down the mountain line

Rusty’s friends come to work at the Quarry

THOMAS&FRIENDSRUSTY0000 Rusty getsthe JobDOne # RUSTY GETS THEJOB DONE Based on The Railway Series by the Rev.W.Awdry Illustrations byRobin Davies and Jerry Smith EGMONT ② 5__ EGMONT we bring sfories to Cife First published in Great Britain as Rusty in 2006Published in this edition in 2014by Dean,an imprint of Egmont UK LimitedThe Yellow Building,1 Nicholas Road,London W114AN Thomas the Tank Engine&FrlendsTM8Britt CREATED BY BR ALLCROFTBased on the Railway Series by the Reverend W Awdry◎2014 Gullane(Thomas)LLC.A HIT Entertainment company. Thomas the Tank Engine&Friends and Thomas&Friends are trademarks of Gullane(Thomas)Limited.Thomas the Tank Engine&Friends and Design is Reg.U.S.Pat.&Tm.Off. HiT entertainment ISBN 978060356972258218/1Printed in Great Britain All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording orotherwise,without the prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner. # TOTHETRAINS一十 This is a story about Rusty the little Dieselengine,who is best friends with Skarloeyand Rheneas.Rusty works so hardlooking after their line that sometimeshe forgets there's work to be doneat the Quarry... One autumn evening,Rusty returned late to the Quarry.The Fat Controller was cross. "I'm sorry,Sir,"said Rusty."I was helping Rheneas andSkarloey on their mountain line." "Their line is in bad condition,"The Fat Controller explained."Mending it takes up too much of your time.l am going to shut down the line." Rusty was very upset. “Rheneas and Skarloey will come and work here at theQuarry with you,"said The Fat Controller.He had madeup his mind. 5 RUSTY The line was closed down the very next day andRheneas and Skarloey arrived at the Quarry to workthere instead. They worked as hard as they could but they missedthe forests and hills along their mountain line.Mostof all,though,they missed their passengers. Rusty could see they were not happy.

FAQs

Why does the Fat Controller get upset with Rusty?

Rusty returns late and explains he was helping Rheneas and Skarloey on their mountain line. The Fat Controller says their line is in bad condition and the work takes too much of Rusty’s time.

What decision does the Fat Controller make about the mountain line?

He explains that mending the mountain line takes too much time, so he is going to shut down that line.

How do Rheneas and Skarloey react after moving to the Quarry?

They work as hard as they can, but they miss the forests and hills of their mountain line and most of all their passengers, so they are not happy.

Sep 29, 2026

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