@SodorSamurai
After Sir handel biggest tantrum, the Fat Controller sent him to work at the slate quarry until his attitude was fixed. Sir handel was only meant to work there during the summer, until weeks became months, and months turned into years.
@SodorSamurai
Beautiful...
Like Awdry did, Mitton and Allcroft did Sir Handel dirty by just flat-out treating him like he never existed. Didn't even at least give him a CAMEO in any of the scenes where the small-scale models were used.