- “That's loud!"
"It gives me a boiler ache!” - ―Emily and Crovan's reactions to the foghorn
The Fogman is the forty-seventh episode of the sixth series. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Crovan The Private Engine.
Plot[]
Misty Valley lies along Emily’s branch line, which is often very misty. This is why Cyril, a friendly fog signalman who lives in Misty Valley, earns his keep by putting detonators on the rails to warn the engines of fog and landslides. Emily enjoys seeing Cyril, and puffing over the blasting caps due to that they make her axles tingle. That evening, the Fat Controller visits the engines at Callan Sheds to tell them that he has acquired an electric foghorn. He also says that Cyril will not be needed anymore, and will be given a much needed rest. None of the engines are impressed and Emily is very disappointed to hear this. The foghorn is put on the hillside in Misty Valley.
While Crovan is puffing through Misty Valley the following day, the foghorn is sounded. Ironically, after Crovan is out of sight, the vibrations from the foghorn create a landslide, which sweeps onto the track and destroys the horn in the process. Emily comes along, and as the horn is not working, Emily has no idea about the landslide and derails. Then Donald and Douglas come along. There is no way of stopping them until Cyril comes to the rescue. He puts down a cap to warn them, just in the nick of time. Once the mess is cleared up, Cyril is reinstated as Misty Valley's fogman.
Characters[]
- Donald and Douglas
- Daisy
- Crovan
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Cyril
- Judy and Jerome (cameos)
- Terence (cameo)
- Cranky (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless; cameo)
Locations[]
- Callan
- Misty Valley
- Cyril's Cottage
- Brendam Docks
- Tidmouth Beach
Trivia[]
- This marks the only time that Cyril is referred to by name until the twenty-second series episode, Samson and the Fireworks.
Quotes[]
- Crovan: UK: Oh, bother! / US: Jeepers! That foghorn is so loud it rattles my dome! And it doesn't even make my axles tingle.
Merchandise[]
- Wooden Railway Template:Fog cars; discontinued
- Take Along Template:Fog cars; discontinued
- Books - Emily and the Fogman
- Magazine Stories - A Foggy Friend
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