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Ballast
22.1 Ballast 1

Author

Rev. Wilbert Awdry

Illustrator

Gunvor and Peter Edwards

Published

1967

Book

Small Railway Engines

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Ballast is the first story of Small Railway Engines.

Plot[]

New ballast is being laid in the track bed. Donald and Douglas bring it from a line that starts at Tidmouth, and all they will say is "verra wee engines" bring it down from the hills. Duck is curious and asks to take some trucks along the line. There, he meets a small green engine called Rex, who tells him about the "chute" that loads his trucks. The next time Duck visits, Rex introduces him to two other engines, Bert and Mike. When Duck discovers that they don't have any passengers yet, he leaves, promising to bring some for them.

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Video[]

Willie Rushton Narration (uploaded to YouTube by NewController01):

Ballast

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