Luke Gets Lucky

**Luke Gets Lucky** is the fifteenth episode of the first season.

## Plot

In the hills of Sodor, the narrow gauge engines were busy taking passengers and goods along the twisty mountain tracks. When there are rock deliveries that need to be made, the little engines work at the Blue Mountain Quarry. One day, Mr. Percival announced that Rheneas was going away to the Talyllyn Railway on the Mainland to fill in for one of the engines, his twin Dolgoch, who was being repaired. Luke asks the other engines what the Talyllyn Railway was, as Skarloey explains to the young engine that he, along with the other narrow gauge engines, were built on the railway before coming to Sodor. Luke tells the engines that he was only built in Ireland, an island that wasn't far from Sodor, and he wishes that he could go to the Talyllyn Railway one day and visit the engines that lived there. Thomas arrives at the depot to collect Rheneas and tells Luke that he is sure to visit the Talyllyn Railway one day if his controller allows him. As the engines bid farewell to Rheneas, Luke was feeling left out and wished he could be allowed to go one day. Thomas took Rheneas to Vicarstown to attach his flatbed to the rear end of Caitlin's passenger train. The big streamlined engine meets the small little engine for the first time, and then they took off to the Mainland with Thomas telling Rheneas to have a safe journey.

At the Blue Mountain Quarry, Luke tells Owen and Merrick about wanting to go to the Talyllyn Railway, as all the other engines had been except himself. The machines cheer him up, and they tell Luke to think about how important it is to be working at the quarry. For the rest of the week, Luke worked on the narrow gauge railway, doing his usual jobs and helping his friends out whenever needed. A few days later, Mr. Percival tells Luke to go and help Bertram be his back engine with a delivery of empty slate trucks to the quarry as there is going to be a big order of stone that needs to be done the next day. Luke met up with Bertram at a signal and helped him deliver the empty trucks to the quarry. The next day, Luke worked at the quarry, helping his friends so much that he soon forgot about going to the Talyllyn Railway. When the job was complete, Rusty told Luke that some slate trucks needed to be delivered to the Transfer Yards, as Duke was at the Steamworks getting his boiler tubes fixed. When Luke asks about Bertram since he and Duke were the same shape, Rusty also tells Luke that Bertram had worked at the Wharf all day and needed a rest. So Rusty became Luke's back engine as they delivered the slate to the Transfer Yards where James was waiting for them.

The next day, Duke was repaired, and Rheneas had returned home from his Talyllyn Railway trip as the other engines wouldn't stop asking questions to the absent engines. As Luke listened to the engines talking, Mr. Percival announced that the Talyllyn Railway was doing a St. Patrick's event and told Luke that he would finally get a chance to go to the Mainland narrow gauge railway for the first time. Luke was overjoyed that his wish had finally come true. When St. Patrick's Day was near, Luke was loaded onto a standard gauge well wagon as the engines said their goodbyes to him as he went to the Talyllyn Railway on the Mainland. Thomas took him to Vicarstown, as he would do the same thing as Rheneas when he travelled behind Caitlin's train. When a week passed yet again, Luke returned home and wouldn't stop talking to his friends about his time on the Mainland and how he had a really lucky week. Skarloey asks Luke what it's like on the Talyllyn Railway, as the little green Irish engine tells the old faithful engine that it reminded him of his home on Sodor and that he hoped he could go back there again one day. Duncan woke up and angrily told Luke that he needed some sleep, along with the other engines, as Luke had woken them up too. As the little engines fell fast asleep, Luke dreamed about hoping that he would visit the Talyllyn Railway again soon.

## Characters

* Thomas
* James
* Caitlin
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Duke
* Bertram
* Luke
* Merrick
* Owen
* Flying Scotsman (*cameo*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)
* Samson (*cameo*)
* Victor (*mentioned*)
* Dolgoch (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Blue Mountain Quarry
	+ The Depot
	+ Vicarstown
	+ The Wharf
	+ The Transfer Yards
	+ Sodor Steamworks (*mentioned*)
* The Mainland (*mentioned*)
	+ Tywyn (*mentioned*)
	+ Talyllyn Railway (*mentioned*)

## Cast

* AngelsandArachnids as Caitlin
* Bikliqi Studios as Thomas
* Dueling Express as a Skarloey, Duncan and Duke
* Electro Gamer as James
* Elliot Killick-Ward as Owen
* Holden Stafford as Rusty
* Mason Hagen as Bertram
* Oliver gwr 1995 Thomas the tank engine fan as Rheneas
* Red E2 Engine as Sir Handel
* SteamTeam3211 as Luke and Mr. Percival
* SudrianRailwayStudios as Peter Sam and Merrick

## Trivia

* This episode marks the first of a few things:
	+ The first episode to feature Red E2 Engine in the cast.
	+ The first episode of this series to focus on the Skarloey Railway and its engines.
* This episode marks the only time of a few things:
	+ Merrick's only speaking role in the first season, despite an actual screenshot being used instead of an official piece of merchandise. However, his Kabaya model would later be used for his appearances from Season 2.
	+ The only episode in the entire series where the Talyllyn Railway and one of its engines is referred to by name.

## Watch Episode

Luke Gets Lucky (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 15)