In the first story, being cheeky Percy the tank engine gets in trouble then runs away. In the second story, Percy meets Harold the helicopter and races him.

In Percy's Promise, Percy braves a storm to keep his promis to get the children home from the beach. In Percy Takes the Plunge, Percy disobeys a danger sign and is pushed into the sea. The stories are printed upside down from each other and the book must be flipped to read the alternate story.

In Cows!, Edward's train is broken by cows; Gordon and Henry are stopped by a cow on a bridge. In Saved from Scrap, Edward asks the Vicar to buy Trevor, a traction engine.

James gets too rough with the coaches, Thomas gets a chance to go fishing and finds it's not what he imagined, and Thomas & Bertie stage a race around the island.

Thomas and the other engines have various adventures as they learn more about getting along with each other.

Life on the island of Sodor is never boring. Sometimes when the engines are in trouble, they rely on their friends to Race to the Rescue. Watch what happens to Percy when some runaway freight cars cause a near disaster. Cheer on Harold as he comes to the aid of troubled Toby, and help Henry out of a "fishy" situation.

James, a red train engine, tries to get rid of a group of bees that are plaguing him.