Fast Goods

Fast Goods is the 3rd audio story for Rails Through Suddery and is set in November 1902, following the bankruptcy of the Sodor & Mainland Railway (S&M) a year earlier.

Characters

 * Gwen
 * Jake
 * Oxford
 * Eagle
 * Ex-S&M 388 class
 * Duck
 * Emily (mentioned)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Harbour
 * Wellsworth
 * Wellsworth Bank
 * Brendam
 * Crosby (mentioned)
 * Deeley Crossing
 * Kellenshrope
 * Cronk
 * Killdane
 * Maron
 * Vicarstown

Trivia
The story's title is a parody or play on words as it combines the terms "fast freight" and "slow goods".

The runaway was inspired by the 10th audio story of The Newton Abbot Saga, 'Cash in the Cache'.

Two of the illustrations are based upon actual photographs taken for actual GER Y14s in pre-LNER years.

The two main types of goods train in the UK during this period, "fitted" and "unfitted", are explained in this story.


 * It's mentioned that Jake's train is an "unfitted" train.

When being written, the goods train was originally going to be 1,000 tons but compared to the inspiration story, this seemed to be too light. It was changed to 2,500 tons to suit the runaway better.

The events of 'Rivalry' and the RWS story 'A Close Shave' are mentioned.

The events of this story occur in November 1902.