Question: It is explained Peter Sam's funnel was damaged when he crashed. How did the crash damage his funnel?
Question: Why was Henry put on a barge instead of being taken to the works?
Gordon Takes a Tumble - S6-E17
Question: How did they get Gordon's tender back on the tracks even though it was in a field very far from the rails?
Comedyfan74Answer: Butch the breakdown truck must have pulled Gordon's tender all the way up the rails so the breakdown train can reach it and also Butch helped to get Gordon close to the winch.
Answer: Ropes and a winch.
Question: How did they get the broken down train at the scene of the crash without any calls?
Comedyfan74Answer: Breakdown trains help the engines back on track.
Question: Where does Rusty go to be repaired, as he is the only narrow gauge diesel? Does the diesel works have narrow gauge tracks?
Answer: The diesel works don't have narrow gauge tracks
Question: Most of the characters on this show are male. Why is that?
Answer: Female characters in literature, movies, television, etc. are commonly and historically less prevalent than male ones. It's an inherit gender bias that continues to exist within male-dominated industries. This same bias exists against characters of color and other orientations.
raywest
It's also a really old show that would've been fairly male run.
Max Thompson
Answer: He was in the water.