- Percy is fascinated by a ghost-story his driver tells him, but Thomas scorns him before Percy finds out it was fake. Still annoyed for how Thomas spoke to him after an accident with lime, he gets Toby to help him play a prank.
- Percy tells Thomas and Toby the story of a ghost train that his driver told him the night before and is afraid to think of it. However, Thomas doesn't believe a word and runs off calling Percy a silly little engine. The next morning, Percy tells his driver that Thomas didn't believe in the ghost and Percy's driver explains that it was only a story he saw on television. Percy can't help but be disappointed.
That evening, after his work at the Harbour is done, Percy runs light back to the shed. Percy enjoys running at night and knows exactly where he is despite the dark. What Percy doesn't know is that a broken cart of lime is ahead on the tracks. While Sam the farmer has gone for help, Percy comes down the line and destroys the cart and the lime completely covers Percy, who runs to the nearest Signal Box.
At the Signal Box, Percy meets Toby and his driver explains to the Signalman what happened. The Signalman arranges to sort out the hazard on the line but suggests Percy be cleaned up as he looks like a ghost. This gives Percy an idea to scare Thomas and asks to wait until he plays his trick to be cleaned. Toby agrees to help.
At the sheds, Thomas is preparing to take his evening train, when Toby, pretending to be scared, arrives and tells him that Percy has had a fatal accident. Thomas is mildly concerned for Percy but is more worried that this will make him late. Toby tells him the line has been cleared, but that he thinks he saw Percy's ghost. Thomas is unconcerned and tells Toby not to worry.
After this, however, a ghostly voice comes from outside demanding to be let in. Thomas is frightened as the shed doors open and reveal what appears to be Percy's ghost. Thomas pretends to not be terrified, says he's late, and quickly runs off to collect Annie and Clarabel. Even after he has finished his run, he doesn't return for the rest of the night.
The next morning, Thomas finally returns and meets Toby at the station. When Toby asks what happened, Thomas reveals he slept in the goods shed claiming he didn't want to intrude as Toby would be sad about Percy. However, as he makes his excuse, Percy whistles in the distance and prompts Thomas to run off, still scared, and unaware that Percy's actually fine.
Percy, who's now cleaned up and none the worse for his adventure, arrives having heard everything. Percy can't help but be pleased as Toby remarks that Thomas is acting as if he had seen a ghost.
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