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00:00Bill or Ben?
00:06Bill and Ben are tank engine twins. They look very alike. Very alike indeed!
00:14Morning, Ben! Morning, Bill!
00:19That's why they have nameplates on their sides, to show which one is Bill and which one is Ben.
00:27Bill and Ben like looking alike, because that means they can play tricks on the other engines.
00:36One day, Bill and Ben were making their way along the main line, when...
00:42...a very fast engine came across the junction in front of them and gave them a big surprise!
00:51Who was that, Bill? I don't know, Ben!
00:58Thomas, did you see that very fast engine that just went past?
01:03You mean Connor! He's one of the new streamlined engines, bringing passengers from the mainland.
01:10He must be very full of himself, racing about like that and surprising other engines.
01:17Connor's not full of himself. He's a very friendly engine.
01:25But Bill and Ben didn't listen to Thomas.
01:32Bill and Ben were passing through Henry's Tunnel, when...
01:38...Connor passed them again, coming back the other way.
01:43Was that him again, Bill? I think it was, Ben.
01:48Ooh, maybe we should teach that speedy-wheels a lesson, Ben. Maybe we should, Bill.
01:57So Bill and Ben made a plan to play a trick on Connor.
02:04The next time Connor came across the bridge from the mainland...
02:10...Bill was there waiting for him.
02:12Hello, speedy-wheels!
02:15Hello there. I'm Connor.
02:17And I'm Bill. How about a race, Connor? You and me, up to Ulfstead Castle.
02:23I can't race you, Bill. That wouldn't be fair. I'm way too fast. Maybe if I only used one piston.
02:30One piston? Nonsense! You go as fast as you like. You'll be surprised how fast I am.
02:38Very surprised!
02:40Okay, Bill. If you say so.
02:45Go!
02:47The two engines hurried off, but Bill was quickly left far behind.
02:58What a silly tank engine, thinking he could beat a fast, modern, streamlined engine like me!
03:09Connor arrived at Ulfstead Castle. He was surprised.
03:14What took you so long? I thought you'd be fast!
03:20Connor thought it was the same engine he had seen near the bridge. But it wasn't Bill, it was Ben.
03:28How? What? How did you do that? I didn't see you pass me.
03:33I was probably going so fast, you would have just seen a blur.
03:39Don't worry about it. We can race again. Back to the bridge, perhaps.
03:46You're on!
03:49So the two engines got ready to race again.
03:56Go!
03:58Go!
04:07This time, Connor wasn't taking any chances.
04:11He was so determined to beat the little tank engine that he didn't see the signal turn red until it was too late.
04:20Then there was trouble.
04:22Henry! Watch out!
04:28Connor! You need to watch where you're going! You almost hit me!
04:34Connor's relief was short-lived, because just then the Fat Controller arrived.
04:40I don't know how they do things on the mainland, Connor, but safety comes first on my railway.
04:48No engine is allowed to pass through a red signal.
04:52I'm very sorry, sir. I won't do it again, but...
04:56Then Bill came along.
04:58Oh dear! What's happened here, sir?
05:03And so did Ben.
05:05Oh no! Has Connor broken down, sir?
05:10There are two of you! You played a trick on me! You aren't really faster than I am.
05:17You played a trick on me! You aren't really faster than I am.
05:21Bill and Ben, I might have known you two would be behind this.
05:27It's high time I put a stop to your tricks once and for all.
05:36The Fat Controller sent Bill to the steamworks to be repainted a different colour,
05:42so that everyone would be able to tell Bill and Ben apart.
05:47Hello, Bill. I've been expecting you. I believe you're here to be repainted.
05:53I'm not Bill. I'm Ben. You must want my twin, Bill. I'll go and get him.
05:58Oh no, you don't. You're trying to trick me just like the Fat Controller said you would.
06:08So Bill was painted a different colour.
06:13Oh-ho-ho! Look at you!
06:18Bill wasn't happy. Now he and Ben looked different, it was no fun at all.
06:25Then Ben had an idea.
06:31The next day, Ben came to the steamworks when Victor wasn't there.
06:38Hello, Canine. I'm Bill. I'm here to be repainted. The Fat Controller sent me.
06:45Bill? But you were repainted yesterday.
06:49Really? I don't remember that. Surely I should be a different colour if I'd been repainted.
06:57Er, maybe you should wait, Bill, until Victor gets back.
07:03Or perhaps, if you won't let me be repainted, I should tell the Fat Controller.
07:10No! Don't do that!
07:12Oh, you'd better be repainted, Ben.
07:16You mean Bill?
07:18I mean Bill.
07:27I like the new colour, Ben. It really suits you.
07:30Suits you too, Bill.
07:33What is going on here? Kevin?
07:37By the time Victor came back, it was too late. Bill and Ben were already the same colour.
07:44Ha-ha-ha! Tricked you! Bye-bye!
07:49Oh!
07:52Sorry, boss.
07:55Bill and Ben were on their way again when they saw Connor up ahead.
08:00Oh, look, Bill. There's Connor. Maybe he wants to race with a freshly painted engine.
08:07Well, Ben, I believe I was the one sent to be repainted. I'll see if he'd like to race back to the steamworks.
08:16Hello, Connor. Recognise me? Care to race again?
08:21Hmm. Now that I know there's only one of you that colour.
08:25Sure. Back to the steamworks, then.
08:29I'll see you when you finally get there.
08:33Maybe sooner than you think.