Daisy and the Special Coaches

***Daisy and the Special Coaches*** is the eleventh episode of the tenth series.

## Plot

All the engines were excited because Diesel 10 had broken a new speed record for pulling the Express. The Fat Controller has asked Daisy to collect some special coaches to present to Diesel 10 in honour of his achievement.

On her way to collect the coaches, Daisy was approached by Thomas at a fuel tower. Taking notice of Daisy's excitement, she explained to Thomas about Diesel 10's new record and the coaches. When Thomas insisted that Diesel 10 wasn’t the only one who was special, Daisy insults him and oiled off. Thomas angrily chuffed away.

Later, Daisy arrived at the shunting yards to find that the coaches were already gone. Diesel explained that Thomas tricked him into thinking it was his job to take the coaches and not Daisy’s. Daisy went off to search of Thomas and the coaches all across the island.

She found Thomas at Kirk Ronan Junction, but didn’t want to hear Thomas' explanation for stealing the coaches. Because of this, Thomas refuses to return them. Daisy tried to chase Thomas down and retake the coaches, but to no avail. At Maithwaite, Daisy told the Fat Controller about what had happened, and he ordered Daisy to take him to Thomas at once.

Meanwhile, Thomas has hidden the coaches in a siding, but he became sick and sluggish, and he started to slow down. Daisy and the Fat Controller found Thomas and the Fat Controller demanded Thomas to show Daisy where the coaches were. At the siding, Daisy was reunited with the coaches but noticed that Thomas is billowing black smoke from his funnel. After explaining that his engine was worn out, Daisy blamed Thomas for running around with the coaches. Thomas also explained that he did it because Daisy wouldn’t listen to him. Then Thomas told Daisy that he had broken the record for shunting the most trucks in a day and this time, Daisy listened. Thomas then jittered away, leaving Daisy feeling guilty.

After delivering the coaches to Knapford, Daisy told the Fat Controller about her plan to reward Thomas for his record. After he agreed with the plan, Daisy went off to find Thomas and told him to go to Knapford. Later during Diesel 10's ceremony, the Fat Controller presented him with his new coaches. but Daisy also presented Thomas with a new engine. Daisy now learned that both diesel and steam engines were both very special.

## Characters

* Diesel
* Diesel 10
* Daisy
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Class 40 (*cameo*)
* Dennis (*cameo*)
* Mavis (*cameo*)
* Express Coaches (*cameos*)
* Refreshment Lady (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* This episode has a similarly to the twenty-first episode, Emily and the Special Coaches from the tenth series of *Thomas & Friends*.
* Stock footage from the eighth series episode, Squeak, Rattle and Roll is used.
* A callback to the episode, It's Good to be Diesel 10 is made in that Diesel 10 had finally broken his new speed record.
* This episode marks:
	+ The first episode to feature Thomas' unused fourth series ill face.
	+ The first episode where Thomas is seen pulling coaches.
	+ Daisy’s only leading role in the tenth series.
	+ Thomas' only appearance in the tenth series.
	+ The first and only appearance of Diesel 10's new coaches. Thought they would later appear in a deleted scene in the twelfth series episode, Diesel and the Billboard.