- Edward has trouble even starting up, earning scorn from James and Gordon, but his biggest problem is when he has to put all his strength and determination into finishing a journey through a storm that damages him.
- Bertie has been giving several visitors a tour across the Island of Sodor and on their last afternoon, Edward prepares to take them to visit Bill and Ben at the China Clay Works but has trouble starting due to the packed coaches. Henry and James remark on how much Edward is struggling, while Gordon grumbles that it's time for Edward to retire. Duck and BoCo take exception to this and defend him, knowing that Edward's capable of far more than he seems. Finally, Edward manages to start and leaves the station.
When Edward arrives at Brendam Harbour, the passengers meet Bill and Ben, who enjoy the attention and having their photos taken. The passengers then board the twins' Brake Vans and travel to the China Clay Works. The visitors have a wonderful day, being very impressed with the clay works as well as Bill and Ben. Afterwards, the passengers return to the Harbour and board Edward's coaches to head home.
On the way back, the weather turns bad and begins to rain hard. As Edward fights the rain, his sanding gear fails, which forces his fireman to ride out front to manually sand the rails by hand. But there's worse to come, and as Edward's wheels slip fiercely, something breaks with a shrieking cracking noise and causes him to stop. Edward's crew examine him and find that a crankpin broke, forcing them to remove his side rods. Edward's driver reminds him that they must get the visitors back to the station as soon as possible since they must leave tonight. Edward promises to try.
Edward tries to start, but the heavy coaches and slippery rails prevent him from moving. The passengers become anxious, so Edward's crew make adjustments between the coaches, loosening the couplings so that Edward will be able to pick them up one by one as he does with trucks. Edward cautiously makes another attempt to start, and this time it works. Edward is forced to go slowly, but keeps steady and finally makes it back to the station, where Henry's waiting for him.
The Fat Controller angrily points to the clock, but the grateful passengers cheer and thank Edward and his crew for all their hard work. Afterwards, Edward wearily returns to the shed. Duck and BoCo make sure Edward's left in peace as Gordon and James remain silent out of respect.
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