"Narrator: The trucks complained bitterly; but then, trucks always do and no one takes much notice. The coaches compla…"

"Coaches: We don't know whether we're coming or going. We feel quite distracted."

"Henry: No one can say that we're afraid of hard work, but..."

"Gordon: We draw the line at goods trains."

"James: Dirty trucks, dirty sidings. Ugh!"

"Duck: What are you boiler aching about? I remember on the great western..."

"Gordon: That tinpot railway...."

"Duck: Tinpot indeed! Let me tell you..."

"The Fat Controller: I hear you've lost your numbers. How did that happen?"

"Thomas was a tank engine who lived at a Big Station. He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy b…"