The foghorn is put on the hillside in Misty Valley, and while Percy is puffing through the valley the following day, the foghorn is sounded (to his displeasure). None of the engines are impressed and Thomas is very disappointed rather than unimpressed to hear this, especially because it sounds very loud and to them, sounds like a tugboat horn. He also says that Cyril will not be needed anymore, and will be given a much needed rest. Once he tries to test it, the ground shakes and the rumble makes a few slates of the sheds' roof fall off. That evening, the Fat Controller visits the engines at Tidmouth Sheds to tell them that he has acquired an electric foghorn. Thomas enjoys seeing Cyril, and puffing over the blasting caps due to that they make his axles tingle. This is why Cyril (a friendly fog signalman who lives in Misty Valley) earns his keep by putting detonators on the rails to warn the engines of fog and landslides. Misty Valley lies along a branch line, which is often very misty.
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