Thomas Meets the Mountain Engines

**Thomas Meets the Mountain Engines** is the twenty-first episode of the first season.

## Plot

The Fat Controller arrives at Tidmouth Sheds to give Thomas an important job by taking supplies up to the Culdee Fell Railway. Thomas met up with Donald who knew where to go, so he followed the Scottish engine to a junction where the left track took him to Kirk Machan where he met Culdee for the first time. Thomas and Culdee were soon talking about the other mountain engines that worked on the railway, until Thomas questions about who was the number one engine which happens to be Godred and discovers about his history when he had an accident by slipping off the tracks and plunging down into the bottom of the mountain. Thomas also realized that the mountain engines were all purple like his friend Charlie. As Thomas puffed back to Knapford, he sped pass Whiff who was waiting at the junction in which the right track would go to his waste dump. By the time Thomas returned to Knapford, he was soon refilled with enough water until the Fat Controller returned and gave him another job by taking some holidaymakers to Culdee Fell the next day, and that Charlie would tag along bringing more supplies as he was the only engine available which meant that now Thomas has his chance to show Culdee that there was a purple standard gauge on the island.

The next morning, Thomas pulled into platform 1 as the visitors climbed aboard Annie and Clarabel, as the coaches ask Thomas if he knew the way to Culdee Fell. Thomas was sure that he remembered the way by Donald telling him which track take. But on the way, Charlie started to tell some mountain jokes to Thomas as he and his coaches found them funny. But all the laughter got him confused when they came to the same junction, as Thomas soon forgot which track to take. So he took the right track to Whiff's Waste Dump and asks Whiff and Scruff for directions. Whiff was happy to help Thomas get to Culdee Fell as he needed to pick up some empty trucks to take to the dump. Scruff stayed behind to shunt trucks as usual. By the time Thomas, Whiff and Charlie arrived at Kirk Machan, the mountain engines greeted them warmly, as Charlie told more jokes much to Lord Harry's annoyance. Thomas was also introduced to Culdee's coach, Catherine, in which reminds him of his own coaches Annie and Clarabel. After learning about how the rack railway works, Charlie spotted an engine inside the back of the shed as Wilfred tells him that they do not speak of the engine which was Godred sulking. Thomas had to think of a way to make him get back in service until an idea flew into his funnel.

That afternoon, he dropped off the holidaymakers back at Knapford and went to the Transfer Yards to talk to Mr. Percival about Godred, as he needed to discuss this with the Fat Controller. Thomas was worried about Godred and what the other mountain engines would say if they did found out. The next day, he took both controllers to Kirk Machan and saw Culdee who questions about the stout gentleman who was with Mr. Percival as Thomas told the mountain engine that it was his own controller whose name was Sir Topham Hatt. The two controllers went to the back of the shed and noticed Godred looking rather miserable as they've decided to organize a special welcome back party, much to Godred's please. Thomas asks the controllers about Godred, as they plan to have the party when the day arrives. Luckily Culdee wasn't around as he just left with Catherine on his passenger runs. After dropping off Mr. Percival back at the Transfer Yards, he took his controller back to Knapford and had another idea of how he can make the party even more special.

On the day of the party, Percy was delivering invitations until he saw his distant friend Gator much to his excitement as the sloped boiler engine tells his friend that's been invited to take part in a mountain party at Culdee Fell along with Ashima who had also come to take part in the event as well. When Percy and Gator arrived at the station, the Fat Controller and Mr. Percival said their speech just as Godred went out of the shed. The crowd applaud and the mountain engines were shocked to see Godred back in action, especially Culdee. Godred apologizes to Culdee about his accident and promised not to make a bad lookout again as the party went on.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Donald
* Whiff
* Charlie
* Scruff
* Gator
* Ashima
* Godred
* Ernest
* Wilfred
* Culdee
* Lord Harry
* Alaric
* Annie and Clarabel
* Catherine
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Mr. Percival
* Shane Dooiney (*does not speak*)
* Eric (*does not speak*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Winston (*cameo*)
* Skarloey (*cameo*)
* Rheneas (*cameo*)
* Rusty (*cameo*)
* Lady Hatt (*cameo*)
* Dowager Hatt (*cameo*)
* Stephen Hatt (*cameo*)
* Bridget Hatt (*cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*cameo*)
* Charubala (*mentioned*)
* Mr. Walter Richards (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
* Knapford
* Kirk Machan
	+ Kirk Machan Junction
* Whiff's Waste Dump
* Devil's Back
* The Transfer Yards
* The Mainland (*mentioned*)

## Cast

* Andrew Hager as Godred and Culdee
* AngelsandArachnids as Catherine
* Bikliqi Studios as Thomas
* Crane Engine Studios as Percy and Whiff
* Elliot Killick-Ward as Gator
* Gingercat65 as Annie and Clarabel
* Holden Stafford as Scruff
* Mason Hagen as Ernest
* Oliver gwr 1995 Thomas the tank engine fan as Lord Harry
* Plunderbird as Wilfred
* SpaceyBoi as Donald
* SteamTeam3211 as Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Percival
* SudrianRailwayStudios as Alaric
* The expert 07 as Charlie

## Trivia

* This episode marks Whiff, Scruff and Gator's only appearances in the first season as well as the only appearance of Whiff's Waste Dump.
* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ The second and last episode to have Gingercat65 as Annie and Clarabel. Starting from Railway Clone Invasion, the roles were given to TheChattyEngine who later joins the cast in these features.
	+ The last episode to have The expert 07 as Charlie. The role was given to CM 2.0 for Season 2 only.
* The events from the story, *Bad Look-Out* from the Railway Series book, Mountain Engines were mentioned a couple of times throughout the episode.

## Watch Episode

Thomas Meets the Mountain Engines (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 21)