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"A Great Problem Goes West!" is the first episode of The British Railway Series: The End of the LNER.

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The episode starts with the narrator introducing us to Allen the Peppercorn A1 Pacific, Stephen the Holden B12, and Sir Ralph the A4 Pacific, who all live in a big yard together.

An engine from the Western Region is on loan, but he is very old, and is often tired out. One day, Stephen is resting in the yard, when he sees the Western engine run out of steam under the signal gantry. Stephen quickly goes to find Allen, who agrees to help the engine home if the Foreman agrees. Whilst talking about getting him back west though, Sir Ralph comes out of the shed, and tells the two engines that they shouldn't do it, as the LNER and the GWR have always been enemies. However, the Foreman quickly agrees and Allen is sent to couple up to the Western engine, and take him back to Old Oak Common sheds.

The Western engine apologises for his failure, but Allen doesn't mind. However, they are just passing a level crossing, when the Western engine suddenly derails, and Allen continues on without him or his train. He continues to travel down the line until he is stopped at a signal. When the signalman asks him where his train is if he is not travelling "light engine", and Allen realises that he has left the train behind, so he quickly reverses back up the line to find the Western engine.

Back at the level crossing, the Western engine has been re-railed by a permanent way gang, but the people waiting are complaining. Finally though, Allen returns, and he apologises for leaving the Western engine behind. He sets off again, and this time, he gets the Western engine home.

Early next morning, Allen returns to the yard to find Stephen waiting outside. Stephen tells him that he has been out there all night because of Sir Ralph ranting on about Western engines being evil. When he asks Allen if the Western engine was any trouble, he thinks of the engine's kind words, and says no.

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The British Railway Series Episode 1, Complete Episode

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