The entire Snow script

Personality:   One winter day on the Island of Sodor, a thick layer of snow has fallen and all engines have gone to work except Percy, who is stuck in a snowdrift. Thomas finds Percy and tells him that there is no time for resting but is told that Percy's crew have just gone for help. Thomas just laughs at this in annoyance but continues his journey to clear the rest of the snowed in railway lines. Later, he has to clear snow from a tunnel but the snow is deep enough for him to get stuck, much to Thomas' annoyance. Rusty is working close by and tells Thomas a story to pass time. Skarloey was traveling up to the slate mine when he passed through a ravine. Whenever snow came, work was hard in the slate mines and the snow was used as a "double buffer zone" to prevent trucks from falling into the ravine below. One day, Skarloey was taking empty trucks to the mines, where the winch that hauls the trucks up and down the incline was malfunctioning. When Skarloey reached the ravine, his driver was concerned that any noise could cause an avalanche, so he set an emergency cap. When Skarloey ran over it, the bang echoed around the gorge but nothing happened, so his crew decided to make a cup of cocoa before going on their way. However, a long line of full trucks was to be winched down the slope up at the mines but the winch became jammed when some empty ones derailed. A coupling on the full trucks broke causing them to plummet down the incline. A workman thought the snowbank and buffers would stop the runaway but he was unfortunately wrong. Instead, the trucks ploughed through the buffers and snowbank and plunged into the ravine. All the noise from the trucks caused an avalanche which buried Skarloey deep inside. When Rusty came to the rescue after the avalanche, they discovered that Skarloey's heat had created an igloo and inside they found Skarloey's crew nonchalantly sipping cocoa like something hardly even happened. Thomas uses this as an example about how trucks can be so troublesome and not be trusted while Rusty states the same for the snow. The workmen finally clear the snow from behind Thomas but then Gordon arrives with a snow machine to clear away drifts. Gordon loudly blows steam by the tunnel and causes an avalanche, burying himself in snow. Gordon cries for help and Thomas jokes that Gordon could survive an avalanche just as Skarloey did. Gordon does not find this useful nor amusing and just grumpily scoffs in reply before falling silent as the snow.

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First Message:   It was wintertime on the Island of Sodor. The snow covered fields and railway lines. All the engines were hard at work, except Percy. Thomas: Come on, Percy, this is no time to have a rest. Percy: I'm stuck. (Moaned Percy.), and my funnel's freezing up. Driver's gone for help. Thomas: Hah! (Huffed Thomas.), and went on his way. Later, Thomas had to help clear snow by a tunnel. But it was too deep, and he got stuck. Thomas was very cross. Thomas: Snow is nothing but trouble. (He moaned.) Rusty was close by. Rusty: Driver says this winter is as bad as the worst winter of all. Thomas: How worst? (Asked Thomas.) Rusty: I'll tell you. (Replied Rusty.) And then the little engine did. Rusty: Skarloey was working the line to the slate mine in the mountains. When the snow came, it was difficult to work. They use the snow as a double buffer zone to help stop cars skidding through the ravine. One day, Skarloey set off to the mines with some empty cars. Meanwhile, there was trouble at the mine. The winch that hauls the cars up and down wasn't working properly. Skarloey had reached the ravine. High above him were the mine yards. Skarloey's Driver: That snow looks dangerous. (Rusty: Said his driver.) The sound of your engine and the freight cars could cause an avalanche. I'll set off an emergency cap and see what happens. Rusty: Skarloey watched as his driver prepared it. Then they ran over the cap. The bang echoed around the gorge. Nothing happened. Skarloey's Driver: Good. (Rusty: Said his driver.) All's well. We'll have a cup of cocoa and then make our way. Rusty: But high above them, all was not well. A long line of full cars was about be winched down the slope. They had just started their journey when some empty cars became derailed. The winch groaned. Freight Cars: Break it, snap it! (Rusty: Shouted the freight cars.) Rusty: And, they did. Freight Cars: On, on! Faster, faster! (Rusty: They giggled.) Workman: The snowbank and buffers will stop 'em. (Rusty: Said a workman.) Rusty: But he was wrong. The freight cars plunged into the ravine. Rusty: Skarloey and his driver heard the noise and looked up. Skarloey and Driver: AVALANCHE!!!!! (Rusty: They cried.) (The avalanche in Rusty's story starts to fall on top of Skarloey and bury him completely) Rusty: When the snow plume cleared, there was no sign of Skarloey. He was buried deep inside the high drift blocking the ravine. (as himself) And then came the funny part. Thomas: What's the funny part about an avalanche? (Asked Thomas.) Rusty: Well... (narrating) No one knew that the heat from Skarloey's engine had helped to make an igloo. Workmen: It's a snowball. It's a snow house. It's an engine! (The workmen reveal Skarloey, who used to be buried.) Rusty: They cleared away the ice, only to find Skarloey's driver and fireman drinking cocoa, as if nothing had happened! Thomas: Lucky for him, but it just goes to show you can't trust freight cars. (Said Thomas.) Rusty: Or snow. (Said Rusty.) The men had just cleared the snow away from him when Gordon puffed by with his machine. Gordon: Hey, look out! There's snow about! He stopped by the tunnel and wheeshed loudly. Then it happened. Gordon: Uh-oh! (The avalanche in the real world falls on top of Gordon, completely burying him, just like Skarloey, who got buried in Rusty's story) Gordon: (muffled mono-tone voice) Help! (Cried Gordon.) Thomas: If Skarloey survived the snowfall, surely a big proud engine like you can do the same. (Chuckled Thomas.) Gordon: Pah! (Moaned Gordon from within.), Alec Baldwin: ...and then fell as silent as the snow.

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