Steam train and Mrs Lemon's house"Mrs Lemons peaceful day was disturbed by a train crashing through her house, " is all the original caption tells us. Was this the inspiration for the Rev. W Awdrys tale about Thomas the Tank Engine crashing into the stationmasterÂs house' Mrs Lemon looks suitably exasperated by the uninvited arrival of a Southern Region tank engine and the gawping crowd. Mrs Lemon's peaceful day was disturbed by a train crashing through the wall of her house.
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