Steam Train Driver Let's Play

# Let's play

-# Let's play

-Let's play!

-# Let's have an adventure

-Hooray!

# Let's play!

# Who could we be today?

# What could we do?

# I'd like to drive a racing car or fly to the moon

# I could be a firefighter A farmer or a vet

# A night in shining armour or I could be a chef

-# Let's play

-Let's play!

-# Let's play

-Let's play!

-# Let's have an adventure today

-Let's play! #

FOOTBALL CHANTS ON TV

Yeah! Come on, you Blues! Come on, you Blues!

-How's my team doing, Rebecca?

-Which ones are they?

-The Reds.

Oh, I'm supporting the Blues. Oh!

That's it! Yes, yes, yes!

-Goal!

-Oh!

-You know why my team are winning, don't you?

-Cos they scored a goal?

No. Because I'm wearing the team colours.

-What?!

-Yes, I've got a blue and white scarf and a blue flag.

If you don't have your team colours, your team won't win.

They're on telly. They can't see or hear you.

Yes, but they can feel your vibe, Sid. The blue vibe!

Oh-oh! Oh-oh!

-Oh! Hold on, Rebecca. It's time!

-Great!

It's time to play...

Whose turn is it today?

-Let it be me.

-Let it be me.

-Me!

-Me!

# Let it be me Let, let, let it be me

# Let it be me

# Let it be me

# Let it be me Let it be me

# I really, really, really really hope that it's me

-# Let

-let

-let

-let

# Let it be me

# Let it be me Let it be me

# I really, really, really, really hope that it's me. #

-Could it be me?

-Could it be me?

It's me!

# Yes, it's me Yes, it's me

# I'm really, really, really, really happy...

# It's me! #

Look, there's the dressing-up room.

# Let's play. #

This is really exciting.

Let's find out what we're playing today.

So, I've got a diver's snorkel and mask, a racing driver's suit,

and a knight's shoes.

I can't imagine a knight driving a racing car under the sea, can you?!

OK, so we have on blue overalls, a peaked cap, a red scarf, and boots.

What are we playing today?

I know. We're playing steam train drivers.

What do we need to know?

Steam trains were the first kind of train.

They were built a long time ago and carried people and things around.

A steam train needs fire and water to work.

The fire starts in the firebox by burning coal.

This heats up water in the boiler, making steam

that powers the trains' wheels to move it along.

A steam train always had a guard who used flags to signal

the train driver because steam trains were very loud.

A green flag was used to say it was safe to go

and a red flag was used to say stop.

And steam trains were designed to run on two different types of fuel.

Coal and wood.

So, that's what we need to remember, and do we need anything else?

Oh, a skipping rope. I wonder what this is for. I guess we'll find out.

So we've got everything we need. Let's go.

# Let's play. #

-Come on, you Blues!

-Hey, Rebecca, guess what we're playing today.

-I don't know. A coal miner?

-No, we're playing steam train drivers.

-Oh, now, that is a cool job.

-Yes.

-Oh, come on, you Blues.

-I'll be off on my adventure.

You'll miss the end of the match.

It's OK, the Reds are going to win.

Goal!

-Oh, maybe not. See you later.

-See you, Sid.

# Let's play! #

Come on, let's play steam train drivers!

Wee! Oh!

Right, where are we?

If we're steam train drivers we need to find a railway station.

Oh, this looks like it might be one. Let's go and find a steam train.

-Oh, there you are!

-Hello, who are you?

I am the guard. My name is Winklepop.

There's a name you don't hear every day!

-Hello, my name is steam train driver Sid.

-Good, but you're late,

-which means we're late.

-Late for what?

Late for taking the ever-so-important Lord Mayor to open

the brand-new station at Upper Lower Uppington.

Right, sounds very important.

-It is the most important day since I became train guard.

-Right.

-Come on.

-Let's find a steam train.

Wow, this place is enormous!

-TRAIN BLOWS WHISTLE

-And noisy.

Look at that.

-The Flying Squirrel.

-Is that our train?

-It is indeed.

A handsome metal beast.

That is the fastest train in the station, I'll have you know.

-It's amazing and I'm going to drive it!

-You certainly are.

And it's my job to make sure the journey goes smoothly

and we get the Lord Mayor there safely on time.

-So, who's the man in the jewellery?

-That is the Lord Mayor.

Our ever-so-special passenger.

Oh, your Lord Mayor. Lovely to see you.

May I take this opportunity to welcome you to our humble station.

Oh, thank you.

-Oh!

-Are you OK?

-Oh, yes. Right.

The Lord Mayor will get to the station opening on time

if it's the last thing we do.

All aboard! I've always wanted to say that!

Right, so here we are in the Flying Squirrel's cab.

It doesn't look much like a car. Where do you put the key?

OK, what do I press?

I've never seen so many pipes and dials and wheels.

Oh, this might help.

How To Drive A Steam Train by Horace Shunt. Fantastic.

Right, the Lord Mayor is in his seat so let's get that steam up

and roll out of here.

Hold on, what's this?

This pressure gauge is all the way at the bottom.

What is going on? Why aren't we moving?

It's the pressure gauge. The needle's pointing to the bottom.

Well, that means we need more steam. More steam!

More steam! Of course, I knew that. More steam!

We need to get more steam otherwise we're not going anywhere.

Oh, hold on, I remember! Do you?

A steam train needs fire and water to get moving and the fire is

created by burning coal so we need to put more coal in that coal box.

Don't worry, we'll have the Flying Squirrel moving in no time.

OK, right...

Let's fill her up.

That should do the trick.

Ah-ha, full steam. We are ready to roll.

The train now standing on platform one is the Flying Squirrel

to Upper Lower Uppington.

Release the brake and push the throttle.

We're moving!

-TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS

-Oh, I love a good toot!

# We're driving a steam train We're steam train drivers. #

Let's see how fast this Flying Squirrel really can go.

Full steam ahead! I've always wanted to say that.

This is more like it. Hang on tight.

The Lord Mayor is on course to make his engagement. Thank goodness.

It's all going well. We're making good speed.

Oh, we're slowing.

Why are we going slower?

We're going up a hill. Because the train is so heavy

it has to work much harder to get up the hill.

We need to make this train go faster. Oh, wait a minute.

We seem to be running out of coal.

I don't know if we've got enough to get to the station.

-Are we nearly there yet?

-No, keep going!

We need to keep going really fast. We can't be late.

-OK. We're running out of coal.

-Don't use so much, then!

We really, really, really can't be late.

Great, so he wants me to go faster and use less coal.

Is he having a laugh? We're getting much higher now.

We're nearly at the mountains.

-How are we going to get around the mountains?

-We don't go round.

-We go through.

-Through the mountains?!

-Through a tunnel.

-A what?

-A tunnel!

Oh, right. A tunnel. Wow, this is really dark.

I wonder... Ow, who put that brake lever there?

Are we going to be much longer in this dark?

Oh, we're out! Yes, we made it to the other side of the mountain

-and the track is levelling off.

-I'm going to check on the passengers.

Get on with it. We need to get going. Go on.

Let's get this Flying Squirrel flying. Full steam ahead, everyone!

-Sid!

-Oh, Winklepop, hello.

Why's he waving at me? He's still waving.

Sid! Sid!

What's it mean when he's waving a red flag?

Oh, hold on, I remember. Do you?

Guards use red to signal to the train driver.

A green flag means it is safe to go and a red flag means stop. Stop?!

Oh, right, stop.

-BRAKES SCREECH

-Whoa!

Hold on tight, Lord Mayor!

Phew. Why did we need to stop?

-Is it safe on the track?

-Oh, yes, I've closed the line.

This branch must have blown onto the track.

That's why we had to stop the train.

-Right, so what are we going to do?

-I think we should...panic! Panic!

Oh, no! How are we going to get the Lord Mayor to the grand opening?

Maybe we could give the Lord Mayor a piggyback.

Oh, great, a piggyback?! We can't do that to the Lord Mayor.

-We'll have to move this branch, then.

-Right, yes, leave it to me.

Argh! Argh! Eee!

-It won't budge.

-Stand back, this is a job for a steam train driver.

-You're right. It won't budge.

-Oh, no, this is a disaster.

-What are we going to do?

-Hold on. I've got an idea. We can use this!

You want to start skipping. He wants to start skipping!

I don't believe it.

No, we can tie this around the branch and pull it off the track.

-That'll never work.

-Have you got any ideas?

Skipping rope it is, then.

-OK, ready?

-Winklepop is ever so ready.

BOTH: Go! Heave!

Yes, it's come off the track. It's come off the track.

Yes! We did it! High five.

-Oh, hello.

-No... Never mind.

-Come on, let's get back to the train.

-Right.

Not long now, Mayor.

Right, we could be on our way again.

Next stop, Upper Lower Uppington Station. Full steam ahead.

What's wrong now? Why aren't we going?

-Oh, what now?

-Oh, no.

-The pressure's really low. We're out of steam.

-What's going on?

-We're out of coal.

-Leave it to me. I'll shovel that coal.

-We've run out.

-Run out?! What have you done with it?

-I've used it all up.

-Used up all the coal?!

-It's a very hungry steam train.

-Oh, no, what are we going to do?

We'll be late. The Mayor will miss the opening to the station.

Well, we've run out of coal so the train won't go.

What are we going to do?

Oh, hold on. I remember! Do you?

Steam trains use two types of fuel. Coal and wood. That's it!

We can use wood. Winklepop! We need wood. Where can we get some from?

Um...

BOTH: The tree! Brilliant!

OK, we're going to need plenty. Stand back, I've got work to do.

That's better.

OK, Guard Winklepop, blow your whistle and wave your flag.

-We've got steam.

-Full steam ahead!

Next stop, Upper Lower Uppington Station.

Hang on tight.

-We did it! We made it!

-And, yes, we're on time.

Oh, mercy.

I always knew we would be... I think.

We've arrived. We're here.

Oh, Lord Mayor... this is your final destination.

We do hope you've enjoyed travelling with us and we trust you will enjoy

the rest of your stay here at Upper Lower Uppington.

We made it, but we'd never have done it without remembering

everything we needed to know.

A steam train needs fire and water to work.

The fire starts in the firebox by burning coal.

Guards use flags to signal to the train driver.

And steam trains run on coal and wood.

The opening ceremony is about to begin.

I hereby declare this station open.

Oh, I am so proud.

So, steam train driver Sid, are you ready for your return journey?

I think there's another journey I need to make.

-It's time for us to go home.

-Well, if you're sure.

-It's been lovely to meet you.

-Thank you, Guard Winklepop.

-It's been great fun. See you.

-Goodbye.

Come on, you Blues. Come on, you Blues. You can do it.

Rebecca, you'll never guess what I've been doing.

-I have been driving a steam train!

-That sounds amazing.

-What's the score?

-It's two-all.

-So the Blues aren't winning any more.

No, but the Reds aren't either.

That's because you're still not wearing your team colours.

Ah, well, look what a friend gave me. Come on, you Reds!

Come on, you Reds!

Goal! Oh, yes.

The Reds win. Oh, yeah!

See, I told you it worked. Maybe you're right.

Being a steam train driver was great fun. What do you like to play?

I like to play knights and ride a really fast horse.

I ride my horse like this.

I love playing sailors.

My boat moves like this.

I like to play cave people. I'd be really fierce like this.

It's fun to play. Start playing today.

Go to the website and click on Let's Play. See you soon.

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