Later, Thomas was cross that Henry made him late. As a reward, Thomas was given the Ffarquhar Branch Line and his own two coaches, Annie and Clarabel.

Until one day, James had an accident and Thomas got the Breakdown Train to save him. Unfortunately, they bumped Thomas down a hill and nearly made him crash! As punishment, Thomas was left in the yard to learn about trucks. Then, Edward decided to switch jobs with Thomas, letting Thomas take his trucks. However, he was too impatient and left without being coupled to his coaches. Later, when Henry was ill, Thomas was asked to take his train. Gordon took Thomas on the express all the way to Vicarstown, and Thomas decided not to tease Gordon anymore. He enjoyed teasing the other engines, especially Gordon, until one day, the big blue engine pulled out of the station with Thomas coupled to the back of his train. Thomas used to work at Knapford as a station pilot.