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Escape (RWS)
23.3 Escape 2

Author

Rev. Wilbert Awdry

Illustrator

Gunvor and Peter Edwards

Published

1968

Book

Enterprising Engines

Previous Story

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Next Story

Little Western

TV Adaptation

Escape Season 3

Escape is the third story of Enterprising Engines.

Plot[]

One night, Douglas was taking the midnight goods to The Other Railway. When he reached the scrapyards, he hears a faint hiss. He pauses, and hears the hiss again, until a whisper comes and the engine asks if he belongs to the Fat Controller. The engine's name is Oliver, and he tells Douglas that he has run out of coal. Douglas asks Oliver what he is doing, and Oliver says that he is escaping, Douglas asks if Oliver is escaping from scrap which Oliver confirms. Douglas tells Oliver that he will be glad to help him, and decides to take him. Their drivers and their fireman agree to help, they take off Oliver's side rods, write out transit labels and chalk 'Scrap' everywhere on Oliver and his fellow escapees, a brake van called Toad, and an Auto coach named Isabell. As they leave a diesel alerts them of their presence but is ignored by the cavalcade. Before they clear the station, they are stopped by a foreman who calls out Douglas' crew saying that "[It] seems in order, but it's queer", but Douglas‘ guard retorts back. The foreman finally concedes and lets them go. Dawn breaks when they get back onto the island, Douglas tries to sneak Oliver into the works but is discovered by a foreman who shows Douglas a siding for Oliver to hide on. Oliver says goodbye and thank you and Douglas leaves him ending with saying "Yon's an enterprising engine, I won away here with Donald; but I'd've been feared to do it on my own."

Characters[]

  • Douglas
  • Oliver
  • Alerting Diesel
  • Douglas' crew
  • The British Railway Foreman
  • Works Foreman
  • Other Railway Diesels (mentioned)
  • Oliver' crew (mentioned)
  • Toad (does not speak)
  • Isabell (does not speak)

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Video []

Willie Rushton Narration (uploaded to YouTube by NewController01):

Escape (RWS)

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