Trouble With The Turntable
By SteamLocoLtMtn

Based on and inspired by "The Turntable Song" by Dave Goulder and the actual events in 1959 at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, when a Stanier 8F No. 48193 ended up in the turntable pit following a failure to brake it down properly when turning another loco. 

Rating: General

(Maylan Engine Sheds, Chestershire, Northern Nathan; 1959 in 5:30 am Wednesday)
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Come on, mate! We got a goods train to take on the "Great Big Number 8".
Adult furry male dog fireman #1: Yes, yes; I'm coming along.
(The adult furry male dog driver and fireman arrive to get the Northern Nathan Central State Railway DS38 Class 2-8-2 number 53844, formerly N.o. 3844, ready by inspecting, tapping, oiling the moving parts of the valve gear and bearings and began lighting the fire)
DS38 N.o. 53844: (Yawns) What's for today?
Adult furry male dog driver #1: We're taking a goods train today from Chestershire to Main.
DS38 N.o. 53844: Right-o.
(A shunting tank engine, the Northern Nathan Central State Railway CS38T Class 0-6-4T N.o. 43810 buffered up to DS38 N.o. 53844, the adult furry crew ajusted the couplers and air brake hoses and shunting tank engine shunted DS38 N.o. 53844 to the loco service yard and was uncoupled and left to do other work)
Adult furry male dog fireman #1: (wipes his greasy hands) Right, I'll fill the tender tank with litres of water while you ask the "coal-stokers" to give us some tubs of coal.
(Minutes later, the tender of DS38 N.o. 53844 was full of water and coal, the adult furry male dog fireman shovels more coal whilst waiting for the pressure gauge to read "a couple hundred pounds")
Adult furry male dog fireman #1: Pressure's at 1551.32 kPa.
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Right we'll take it to the turntable.
(They took DS38 N.o. 53844 onto a turntable and the adult furry male dog fireman turned the handle as quickly as he could until DS38 N.o. 53844 was turned around and reversed off the turntable)
Adult furry male dog driver #1 Right, after we park it on the waiting loop, we'll have a cuppa tea until before 6:45 am goods service.
Adult furry male dog Fireman #1: Sounds good.
(The first adult furry male dog driver parks DS38 N.o. 53844 on the waiting loop but unfortunately the waiting loop siding is on a gradient and both the adult furry male dog driver or fireman have forgotten to set the brakes on the handbrake)
(While the first both the adult furry male dog driver or fireman having their tea break, DS38 N.o. 53844 notice the Northern Nathan Central State Railway CS32 Class 4-6-0 N.o. 33219 on the turntable)
DS38 N.o. 53844: Oh look, N.o. 33219's on the turntable ready for her stopping train service. 
(As the turntable holding 33219 was halfway round, DS38 N.o. 53844's wheels began to turn with an ominous rumbling sound)
DS38 N.o. 53844: Oh bother! Help! HELP!
Adult furry male dog driver #1: (see DS38 N.o. 53844 out of control, Spits his tea) Stop! Stop!
CS32 N.o. 33219: (Screams)
(DS38 N.o. 53844's front wheels left the rails, lifted his back and plummeted into the turntable pit)
DS38 N.o. 53844: OUCH!
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Crumbs!
(The first adult furry male dog driver quickly went to see the adult furry foreman, as an adult male border collie who was in his office, quaking at his knees)
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Sir, sir! I have an accident with my loco!
Adult furry foreman: What is it?
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Sir, I've got my loco parked at 45 degrees!
(The adult furry foreman looked at his office window, saw the accident and went ghastly green in the face)
Adult furry foreman: (Dialed the telephone) Hello, I need the breakdown train at Maylan Engine Sheds, Chestershire immediately! A loco is in the turntable pit!
(Scene changes to Main Engine Shed)
Adult furry Main Yardmaster: We'll bring the crane straight away.
(Scene changes back to Maylan Foreman's office)
Adult furry foreman: Head of Railway Control wants to see you driver. (Takes some medicine) I'm off sick!
(The adult furry relief foreman took the adult furry foreman's place while the adult male boder collie foreman caught the next bus for home)
DS38 N.o. 53844: The crane's here
(The adult breakdown train leader barks orders for chains and jacks to get DS38 N.o. 53844 off the turntable pit. After hours of lifting and bossing orders, DS38 N.o. 53844 was out of the pit and was taken to Crew Works)
Adult furry male dog driver #1: I have a bad feeling about this, mate.
Adult furry male dog Fireman #1: Me too. However I have been already demoted as cleaner, I better get to work sweeping up the coal. 
(The first adult furry male dog driver entered The Strict Director's office. The Strict Director who is an adult male human man, did not look pleased at all)
The Strict Director: I am most displeased with you! You supposed to apply any brakes of your locomotive before leaving your locomotive. That is just common sense!
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Yes sir, sorry sir.
The Strict Director: I can't trust you to work on any locomotives with the lack of common sense should accidents or incidents like these occur again! I afriad that I will have to demote your role as a guard, considering this accident have cost a fortune for the repairs. Do I make myself clear?
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Yes, sir.
The Strict Director: For now, you're dismissed from working today.
Adult furry male dog driver #1: Yes sir
(As the adult furry male dog driver left for home, The Strict Director look at his office window.)
The Strict Director: Things are changing which caused Strife and Trouble.
(End)