Ted and The Runaway Engine (cancelled book of Locomotive Ted book series; 1990's)

Ted and The Runaway Engine was intended to be an installment of the popular children's book series, Locomotive Ted, of which the television show of the same name is based on. The book was to be written to introduce a new character, named David. It is unknown which issue it was going to be.

The book was written sometime in the 1990s would have introduced David as an engine that worked at the scrapyards. The book has been confirmed to heavily feature Gorilla Jake.

However, the company that published the book series demanded to have no new characters in that season and, forcefully, told him to scrap the book.

However, elements from the book can be seen in Off the Rails.