Cautious Connor
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00:00Cautious Connor There are some very fast engines on the island
00:08of Sodor. There's Gordon, of course, who pulls the express. And Spencer, the private
00:16engine of the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. And then there are Caitlin and Connor, who
00:28come from the mainland. Connor and Caitlin are even faster than Spencer and Gordon.
00:50Bang on time again, Connor. You remind me of me back in my heyday. So fast, I won in
00:58every race. I'd say you've still got it in you, Stephen. Oh, yes. Greased lightning.
01:16One day, Connor had to wait at the Vicarstown Bridge for a ship that was passing through
01:21the channel. Hurry up. Hurry up. My passengers are waiting. Finally. And then there was trouble.
01:40I'm running late. I'm running late. I'm running... One of Connor's coupling rods had come loose
01:58and he'd nearly been derailed. Maybe I was going too fast. Poor Connor had to be taken
02:06to the steamworks, where the engineers quickly replaced the damaged coupling rod. But Connor
02:13was not happy. Nothing like this has ever happened to me before, Victor. I've never
02:18broken down. I must have been going too fast. Nonsense, my friend. This has nothing to do
02:23with going fast. The assembly became loose and a pin snapped. That could happen at any
02:28speed. We've given you a thorough safety check, Connor. There's really nothing to worry about.
02:35Okay, then. If you say so. But Connor was still a bit worried.
02:48Hello, Connor. Oh, good to see you back at work again, after your little accident. Oh, Millie, it was kind of scary. I mean, I heard a big bang and felt something snap.
03:02I'm going to be much more careful from now on.
03:21Hello, Connor. Why are you going so slowly? Is something wrong? No, not really. I just need to be more careful now.
03:30I don't want my coupling rods coming loose again. Oh, but I thought you'd been repaired at the steamworks.
03:36If you're really worried, Connor, perhaps you should go back and have yourself checked over again.
03:41Good idea, Thomas. Better safe than sorry, right?
03:48Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry.
03:55So, Connor went back to the steamworks, just as soon as he could.
04:00Victor, I'm going extra slowly and carefully, but I still think there's something wrong with me.
04:06There is nothing wrong with you, Connor. You are a fast, streamlined engine. You should be going at full speed again.
04:14I know what you're saying, Victor. And you're probably right. But I'd rather not risk it all the same.
04:22The next day, Connor was still going slow.
04:26Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry.
04:35Hi, Connor. Oh, hi, Thomas.
04:41Thomas, you are impressive. Overtaking that big streamlined engine like that.
04:48And leaving him far behind.
04:54But it's not really funny, Annie and Clarabel. I wish I knew some way to help Connor be more like Connor again.
05:01I quite agree, Thomas.
05:03I suppose his racing days are over now.
05:06And then an idea flew into Thomas' funnel.
05:10Here we are. Ulstead Castle. Sorry we're late, everyone. But better safe than sorry, as I now like to say.
05:18This is a terrible railway. It would have been quicker by camel.
05:26Hello, Thomas. What are you doing up here?
05:29I wanted to find you. I wonder whether you might be up for a challenge.
05:33Hello, Thomas. What are you doing up here?
05:36I wanted to find you. I wonder whether you might be up for a challenge.
05:40You know me, Thomas. Always up for a challenge.
05:43Great, Connor. Let's have a race.
05:46A race? Oh, I don't know. My coupling rod might come loose again and cause an accident.
05:53No, Thomas. I can't have a race with you.
05:56Not with me, Connor. I'm much too fast for you. I thought you might race against Stephen.
06:02That's right, pal. How would you like to take on the rocket?
06:08Huh?
06:09On your marks, get set, go!
06:18Pew!
06:22But I'm far too fast for you, Stephen. No offence.
06:26None taken. And no offence to you either. But you're not too fast for me anymore.
06:32I could race laps around you.
06:38No. I can't race. Not after what happened with my coupling rod.
06:44Coupling rod? Coupling rod? Don't talk to me about coupling rods.
06:48Back in my day, Connor, we wouldn't have worried about coupling rods.
06:53I mean, we had parts snap off and bits come loose. Some engines I worked with even exploded.
07:01Kapow!
07:03But did they give up? No.
07:07They picked themselves up, got their parts back together and carried on racing like the heroes they were.
07:15Hard-working, steam-driven railway engines who like to go fast.
07:21Not like you, Connor.
07:23But I do like to go fast.
07:25Then get out there and prove it.
07:28Go on. You can do it. You can be bang on time all over again.
07:39You're right. I can do it. I can do it. I'll be bang on time again.
07:45Woo-hoo!
07:47Ha-ha-hey!
07:49Go, Connor!
07:51Kapow!
08:01Wow, Stephen. That was a great pep talk.
08:05Did those engines you worked with really put themselves back together after they exploded?
08:10Don't be silly, Thomas. I made that bit up.
08:14Sometimes you need a good story just to get things back on track again.
08:19And it got Connor going, didn't it?
08:22Ha-ha-ha-ha!
08:30At last, Connor felt like himself again.
08:34He was fast, he was happy and he was eager to be bang on time.
08:41Ha-ha-ha!
08:44Ha-ha-ha!