Sir Gyles

Sir Gyles is the second story of the fourth series of Miniature Railway Adventures. It was written in 2019 by Michael White.

Plot
After news of the new bypass threatening to close down their railway, the gang try and figure out on how to deal with the matter. Meanwhile, Casey is annoyed when the old diesel, Sir Gyles, is taken out of shed for a test run. It continues to perform it's usual jerky, smokey self before becoming a runaway when it was parked in reverse gear. As a result, Sir Gyles collides with Lady Grange who was about to be steamed up for the day's work. Both engine suffer serious damage and Casey doesn't take the news well. The next morning Sir Gyles is sent for scrap while Lady Grange is shunted to the workshops to see if she could be repaired. Casey thinks this is the time for a change in his work.

Trivia

 * This is the first story where the title is simply the name of one of the engines.
 * The real engine Sir Gyles is based off didn't sell for scrap, but was actually sold to a fellow enthusiast.
 * For the rest of this series, Lady Grange is written out of the stories, though is mentioned every now and again. She returns in the following series.
 * This is the first time a character swears in the stories.