Works Outing, re-published in 2011 as The New Works, is a magazine story.

Plot

Rheneas has a cracked funnel and Duke is in desperate need of a new coat of paint. This is the way it has been for ages, as the narrow gauge engines cannot get to the Works. That night, a fierce storm hits the Island. The following morning, it is revealed that the Works were badly damaged in the storm and Elizabeth is told to take the workmen's tools to a new works up in the hills. Elizabeth takes the tools to the Transfer Yards where the new works is established in a nearby barn. From there, both standard and narrow gauge engines, including Duke and Rheneas, can be repaired.

Characters

• Duke
• Rheneas
• Elizabeth (does not speak in 2011 version)
• Thomas (cameo; 2007 version)
• Sir Topham Hatt (cameo; 2011 version)

Locations

• The Works
• Post Windmill
• The Viaduct
• The Transfer Yards

Goofs

• In the 2011 version, a quotation mark is missing in the sentence, "'We couldn't go to the Works'", chuckled the happy little engines, the works have come to us!'" There should be a quotation mark before "the works have come to us".
• Rheneas' boiler bands are oddly arranged.
• In one illustration, Rheneas is missing a window on the side of his cab.
• For some reason, Tidmouth Sheds is portrayed as the old works but without rails.
• In the 2007 version, Duke's funnel is said to be cracked, but the crack is only visible in the final illustration.
• In the final illustration, Duke's funnel is not attached to him.
• Elizabeth's face looks more masculine than her actual face.

Gallery

Rheneas and Duke

Elizabeth and Sir Topham Hatt