Thomas knew it was going to be a bad day when the Fat Controller told him he'd have to travel home by road. Sure enough, the giant low loader used to transport him back to his shed broke down, just a few hundred yards before the end of the journey. The poor fellow was left in the street in Alresford, Hampshire, for hours, to the amusement of passers-by. 'Everyone thought it was a bit of a laugh, including the police who had to sort out the traffic mess,' said one witness. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1081878/Pictured-Thomas-Tank-Engine-goes-rails--left-stranded-hours.html