(06-08-2015, 03:19 PM)HankAmericanEngine Wrote: I think it was because his crew used his whistle to cook eggs, and some ended up stuck inside.I think you are spot on, HankAmerican Engine.
The incident is described on the first page of the story "Mike's Whistle" in Railway Series book no.22, "Small Railway Engines", which introduces Rex, Bert and Mike, and the Arlesdale Railway; this is based on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.
Just how you use a steam whistle to boil eggs remains a mystery.