Delays

Delays is the sixth episode of the second series of Miniature Railway Adventures. It was first written in 2015 by Michael White.

Plot
The Model Engineers Society is giving a new diesel electric engine a trial run, a Santa Fe based locomotive. At first it seemed to perform alright, but electronic difficulties became an issue. Casey states that the society should have gotten a steam engine instead and is livid when his first first is taken away from him by the diesel. However the diesel's journey is short lived and it's brakes lock up further up the line. Casey and Lady Grange help the train back to the station. The diesel is sold the next day to Drumawhey Junction who were in need of a new engine, but thoughts of a new diesel still floated about the railway.

Trivia

 * This story shares some connection with the follow up story The Green Knight
 * This is the first and only introduction of Driver Mike. Mike is based off a driver friend from Drumawhey Junction.
 * The real diesel engine that features in the story, shared the same technical issues which resulted in it's trains suddenly stopping at random parts of the line.