Toby is nervous of going through Knapford junction as he does not know which signal is his. All morning, he tries to get through but instead nearly gets hit by the other engines. Once he finally collects the workmen, nobody believes him when he says his signal is red.

Toad is bored of hearing Oliver's story about how they escaped from scrap all the time. and wants his own story to tell. James agrees to take him on his goods train, and Toad has his own adventure on the main line.