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An An and Yin-Long

**An An** and **Yin-Long** (Mandarin: **安安**和**银龙**/**银龍**) are two Chinese coaches Thomas meets during his visit to China. They usually work with Hong-Mei and Thomas during his Chinese passenger runs. Occasionally, Yong Bao pulls them.

## Personalities

Both coaches are cheerful and bring out an engines' friendliness, and due to working all around China, they have extensive knowledge of the country's routes.

## Technical Details

### Basis

An An and Yin-Long are based on the LB&SCR Stroudley coaches.

Livery ===
An An and Yin-Long are painted teal green with yellow wheels and lining.

## Appearances

### Television Series

* **Series 22** - Number One Engine, Thomas in the Wild, The Water Wheel and Thomas and the Dragon
* **Series 23** - Wish You Were Here

#### Music Videos

* **Series 22** - The Journey Never Ends, All the Girls Around the World and Let's Dream

## Voice Actors

An An:

* Siu-see Hung (UK/US)
* Erina Yamazaki (Japan)
* Franciska Friede (Germany)
* Amanda Hinojosa (Latin America)

Yin-Long:

* Windson Liong (UK/US)
* Kunihiro Kawamoto (Japan)
* Oliver Hermann (Germany)
* Alan Prieto (Latin America)

## Trivia

* Yin-Long's name means "silver dragon" in Mandarin.
* Some promotional articles for the twenty second series refer to Yin-Long as **ZiLong** while the 2019 annualrefers to him as **Lin Yong**.
* The yellow symbol painted on their sides is the Shou, a word that means "longevity".
* An-An and Yin Long have undergone some aesthetic changes throughout the series:
	+ Series 23:
		- Their faces are reduced in size.
Beresford

**Beresford** is a rolling gantry crane who works at a canal on the Mainland.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Thomas travelled to the Mainland, he met Beresford. He stopped Thomas on his way to Bridlington Goods Yard, demanded he told him something new and sang Who's Thomas?. Thomas tricked him and passed through underneath him. Later on, Beresford picked Thomas up with his hook and helped him to hide from Hurricane and Frankie after escaping from the Steelworks. This ended up with Beresford befriending him. He also appears at the end of the special when Thomas and James pass by making their way back home to Sodor.

## Personality

Beresford is usually very lonely having no one to talk to, with engines often passing through with other work. His rather aggressive way of getting to know new engines makes it hard for him to make friends, as shown by him dropping a fishing boat in front of Thomas and slinging him up with his hook in a later encounter. But he is well meaning, though jealous of the freedom engines have to go anywhere.

## Technical Details

### Basis

Beresford is based on a Stothert & Pitt electric rolling gantry crane. Four examples of this type of crane are preserved at the M Shed museum at Prince's Wharf, Bristol. Merrick and Carter are also members of this design.

Beresford's Basis

### Livery

Beresford is painted sky blue with magenta and yellow lining and white hazard stripes.

## Appearances

* Television Series
* Other Media

#### Music Videos

* **Journey Beyond Sodor** - Who's Thomas? and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends

## Voice Actors

* Colin McFarlane (*UK/US*)
* Kōichi Sakaguchi (*Japan*)
* Michał Podsiadło (*Poland*)
* Tim Grobe (*Germany*)
* José Luis Miranda (*Latin America*)
* Dezsy Szabo Gabor (*Hungary*)

## Trivia

* Beresford speaks with a Caribbean accent.
* Beresford is the first character to be voiced by an actor of African descent.

## Merchandise

* Motor Road and Rail
* Capsule Plarail
Gordon Goes Foreign (Sodor)

**Gordon Goes Foreign** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

After an argument with a big city engine over what the name of a station on the Other Railway is, Gordon is determined to find out.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* James
* Duck
* Big City Engine
* Flying Scotsman
* Spencer
* Sir Topham Hatt
* The Thin Clergyman
* The Fat Clergyman
* The Three Railway Inspectors
* The Foreign Engines (*do not speak*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Percy (*cameo*)
* Donald and Douglas (*cameo*)
* Duchess of Hamilton (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Rebecca (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* The Mayor of Sodor (*cameo*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*cameo*)
* The Teacher (*cameo*)
* The Bird Watcher (*cameo*)
* The Ginger-haired Boy (*cameo*)
* The Blond-haired Boy (*cameo*)
* One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (*cameo*)
* The Grumpy Passenger (*cameo*)
* The Great Railway Show Judge (*cameo*)
* Engine Inspector ​(mentioned)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
* Barrow-in-Furness
* Sir Topham Hatt's Office
* Tidmouth
* Knapford
* Knapford Yards
* Vicarstown
* Vicarstown Bridge
* King's Cross (mentioned)
* Euston (mentioned)
* Paddington (mentioned)
* St. Pancras (mentioned)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, The Fat Controller and Two Railway Inspectors
* Rob Rackstraw as James and the Thin Clergyman
* Steven Kynman as Duck
* ??? as Big City Engine
* Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
* Matt Wilkinson as Spencer
* Tom Stourton as the Fat Clergyman
* Bob Golding as a Railway Inspector

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* William Hope as Edward
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Steven Kynman as Duck
* ??? as Big City Engine
* Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
* Glenn Wrage as Spencer
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt and Two Railway Inspectors
* Tom Stourton as the Fat Clergyman
* Bob Golding as a Railway Inspector

## Trivia

* Gordon's Theme has been re-orchestrated from The Adventure Begins.
* A voice clip of Gordon yelling “UWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT” was reused from the twenty-second series episode, Forever and Ever.

## Source

* https://mobile.twitter.com/Sir\_Fowler/status/1085363235405078530
Sonny's Second Chance (Sodor)

**Sonny's Second Chance** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Rebecca
* Sonny
* Diesel
* Salty
* Annie and Clarabel
* Cranky
* Sir Topham Hatt

Emily, Porter, Nia, Carly and Big Mickey are likely to appear

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Kerry Shale as Diesel
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
* Joe Swash as Sonny

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon and Diesel
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Keith Wickham as Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky
* Joe Swash as Sonny
Vicarstown Diesel Sheds

**Vicarstown Diesel Sheds** is a roundhouse adjoined to the main Vicarstown Dieselworks building. The shed is made of corrugated metal. It has rolling doors with wasp stripe patterns on the front and the numbers 1-5 above each berth.

## Residents

### Television Series only

Diesel

Den

Dart

Paxton

Norman

Sidney

## Appearances

* Television Series

* **Series 16** - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles, Thomas Toots the Crows and Bust My Buffers!
* **Series 17** - The Missing Christmas Decorations, The Frozen Turntable and Away From the Sea
* **Series 18** - Disappearing Diesels
* **Series 19** - Henry Spots Trouble, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas and Wild Water Rescue
* **Series 20** - Sidney Sings (*stock footage*)
* **Series 21** - Springtime for Diesel and Philip's Number
* **Series 22** - The Case of the Puzzling Parts
* **Series 23** - Diesel Do Right, Steam Team to the Rescue and Diesel Glows Away

Specials* **2011** - Day of the Diesels
* **2012** - Blue Mountain Mystery
* **2016** - The Great Race
David Menkin

**David Menkin** (born May 10th, 1977 in Norway) is a Norwegian-born American-English actor who provides voices for the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends.

He is known for appearing and voiceover in various films and games, such as "Wit", "Arthur Christmas" and "Kinect Sports". He is perhaps best known for voicing Preston Marlowe and Captain Joseph Brady from the "Battlefield" series. He was the voice of Scoop and Travis in the US dub of "Bob the Builder: Ready! Steady! Build!". He also voices Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the series "Thunderbirds are Go!".

He can speak fluent Norwegian and Swedish.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Stanley (*The Truth About Toby only*)
* Porter (*US; seventeenth series onwards - UK; Pouty James and Cranky at the End of the Line only*)
* Racing Car #3 (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)

## Songs

* I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (*performed*)
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas (*performed*)
* Will You Won't You (*performed*)

## Filmography

* Octane (2003)
* Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2010)
* Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig (2011)
* Arthur Christmas (2011)
* Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
* Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
* Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (2014)
* The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
* Survivor (2015)
* Molly Moon: The Incredible Hypnotist (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of The Lost Treasure (2015)
* A Hologram for the King (2016)
* Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)

Television* Bob the Builder: Ready, Steady, Build! (2010-2012)
* Strike Back (2013)
* The Top Ten Show (2013-2015)
* Thomas & Friends (2013-present)
* Drifters (2014)
* Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015-present)
* Fortitude (2015)
* Boomers (2016)
* Red Dwarf (2016)
* Fearless (2017)
* Hilda (2018)
* Space Chickens in Space (2019)

Games* Alias (2004)
* EyeToy: Kinetic (2005)
* Battlefield: Bad Company (2008)
* Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010)
* Kinect Sports (2010)
* Crysis 2 (2011)
* Battlefield 3 (2011)
* Syndicate (2012)
* Killzone: Shadow Fall (2013)
* Alien: Isolation (2014)
* Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)
* Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)

## Trivia

* He was not credited in the US King of the Railway credits, despite voicing Jack.
Ashima

**Ashima** is a brightly-painted Indian tank engine, who works on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. She was one out of many engines to participate in the Great Railway Show, and competed in the Shunting Challenge, and of whom Thomas is very close friends with.

## Appearances

* **Series 22** - Trusty Trunky, Thomas Goes to Bollywood and Tiger Trouble
* **Series 23** - Crowning Around, Thomas Makes a Mistake and Grudge Match (stock footage cameo)
* **Series 24** - Shankar's Makeover

#### Music Videos

* **The Great Race** - You Can Only Be You and Be Who You Are, and Go Far
* **Series 21** - Set Friendship in Motion, Doing it Right and Little Engines
* **Series 22** - The Journey Never Ends, Set Friendship in Motion, All the Girls Around the World and Let's Dream

#### Videos

* **2016** - Ashima of India (does not speak)
* **2017** - Ashima Helps Rajiv
* **2018** - Thomas and the Brownlow Medal (cameo), Meet Ashima of India!, Meet Rajiv of India! (cameo), Animals Around the World (cameo), What Did Thomas Learn In India?

### Other Media

#### Books

* **2016** - 6-Movie Coloring Collection, Off to the Races!, The Good Sport, The Great Railway Show, The Great Race, The Great Race: Sticker Activity Book and The Great Race: The Movie Storybook
* **2017** - Thomas and the Trains of the World
* **2018** - Character Encyclopedia
* **2019** - Engines Around the World

#### Video Games

* **2016** - Magical Tracks
* **2018** - Go Go Thomas and Thomas and Friends: Adventures!

## Songs

* You Can Only Be You (partially performed)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (partially performed)

## Voice Actors

* Tina Desai (UK/US)
* Naomi Watanabe (Japan; The Great Race only)
* Misa Ishii (Japan; The Great Race trailer and twenty-second series onwards)
* Julia Kołakowska-Bytner (Poland)
* Annie Rojas (Latin America)
* Manuela Bäcker (Germany; The Great Race only)
* Franziska Lessing (Germany; twenty-second series onwards)
* Csuha Borbala (Hungary)
* Olga Golovanov (Russia)
* Jenni Sivonen (Finland)
Brazil

**Brazil**, officially the **Federative Republic of Brazil** (Portuguese: **República Federativa do Brasil**), is the largest country in South America.

## Rolling Stock

### Locomotives

#### Television Series only

Raul

Gabriela

Fernando

Gustavo

The Maroon Tank Engine

The Grey Tender Engine

The Brazilian Tank Engine

The Brown Tender Engine

The Diesel Shunter

## Non-Rail Vehicles

#### Television Series only

Emerson

Cassia

The Pink Hammerhead Crane (*Big World! Big Adventures! only*)

## Humans

#### Television Series only

Guanabara Bay

Rio de Janeiro

Gustavo's Express Line

The Brazilian Station

The Brazilian Goods Yard

## Appearances

* Railway Series
* Television Series

### *The Railway Series*

* **Duke the Lost Engine** (*mentioned in foreword*)

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 22** - Counting on Nia (*stock footage*)
* **Series 23**- The Other Big Engine, Batucada, Grudge Match, Mines of Mystery (*fantasy*) and Rangers of the Rails (*fantasy*)

#### Specials

* **2016** - The Great Race (*flag*)
* **2018** - Big World! Big Adventures!

#### Videos

* **2015** - Thomas is the Star of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival
* **2016** - Raul of Brazil
* **2017** - Carlos Races Raul! (*mentioned*) and Raul is Back in Brazil
* **2019** - Meet Raul of Brazil and Meet Gabriela and Cassia of Brazil!
Thomas and the Dancers (France)

**Thomas and the Dancers** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Axel
* Etienne
* Angelique

Stephen, Glynn and Sir Robert Norramby are also likely to appear.

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* TBA as Axel
* TBA as Etienne
* Miranda Raison as Millie
* Rachael Miller as Angelique

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* TBA as Axel
* TBA as Etienne
* Miranda Raison as Millie
* Rachael Miller as Angelique
The Indian Breakdown Cranes

**The Indian Breakdown Cranes** are a pair of cranes that Rajivcollected to rescue Thomas. One of them was later seen working above a tunnel and accidentally knocked Rajiv's crown off while carrying a steel beam, causing him to lose it when some monkeys start playing with it and it's thrown into the truck of another train down below.

#### Basis

The Indian Breakdown Cranes are based on a Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown crane. Judy and Jerome are also based off of this crane, which are the cranes on the Breakdown Train.

Basis

#### Livery

The cranes are painted bright yellow, with red and white hazard stripes pained on the bottoms of their cabin frames. Their chassis and flatbed trucks are painted dark green-grey.

#### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 22** - Trusty Trunky (do not speak)
* **Series 23** - Crowning Around (one only, cameo)

**Videos**

* **2018** - Meet Ashima of India! (cameo)
Tea Stall on Wheels (Sodor)

**Tea Stall on Wheels** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Ryan
* The Refreshment Lady

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* Steven Kynman as Ryan
* Olivia Colman as the Refreshment Lady

### US and CAN

* Steven Kynman as Ryan
* Olivia Colman as the Refreshment Lady

## Trivia

* This episode marks the Refreshment Lady's first appearance in full CGI.
Windson Liong

**Windson Liong** is a Singaporean-Chinese voice actor who joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second series.

He is fluent in Chinese, English and Mandarian languages.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Yin-Long
* The Male Chinese Breakdown Crane (The Water Wheel)
* Lei
* The Chinese Guard
* Chinese Men (The Water Wheel)
Playing Tricks (Sodor)

**Playing Tricks** is a Life Lesson from the Season 2 episode, Diesel Do Right (Sodor).

## Plot

When Diesel was Cross, he decided to get the other Diesels into trouble by sending Rebecca to do their jobs, badly, but Diesel's trick was found out at the end.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Bill and Ben
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Diesel
* Den
* Dart
* Sidney
* Norman
* Paxton
* Annie and Clarabel
* Cranky
* Big Mickey
* Carly
* Sir Topham Hatt

## Locations

* Vicarstown
* Vicarstown Dieselworks
* Brendam Docks

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Diesel
* Keith Wickham as Den, Norman and Sir Topham Hatt
* Steven Kynman as Dart and Paxton
* Bob Golding as Sidney
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Diesel
* Keith Wickham as Den, Norman and Sir Topham Hatt
* Steven Kynman as Dart and Paxton
* Bob Golding as Sidney
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
Lucy Montgomery

**Lucy Montgomery** (born on 24 January 1975 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK) is an English comedian, actress and writer best known for her radio and television work. She joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor. She provides voices for both the UK and US dubs of Thomas & Friends.

She also voices Mayor Maria Madison and Shifter in the UK dub and Jenny Dobbs in both dubs of "Bob the Builder".

## Voices

### UK/US

* Lexi
* Hannah
* Troublesome Trucks (*Journey Beyond Sodor*)
* Carly
* Cowgirls (*Big World! Big Adventures!*)

## Songs

* Who's Thomas? (*performed*)
* We Can't Do Anything (*performed*)
* The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (*performed*)

## Filmography

* Phobias (2006)
* Quiff and Boot (2011)
* The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)
* Isle of Spagg (2011)
* Phone Home (2012)
* The Approximate History of Maths (2012)
* Harry & Paul's Story of the 2s (2014)
* Circles (2016)
* Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
* Bob the Builder: Mega Machines (2017)
* Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)

Television* The Armstrong and Miller Show (1997)
* A Town Called Panic (2002)
* Planet Sketch (2005)
* The Robinsons (2005)
* The Mighty Boosh (2005)
* Don't Watch That, Watch This (2005)
* Tittybangbang (2005-2007)
* Strutter (2006-2007)
* The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007-2009)
* 10 Days to War (2008)
* The Wall (2008)
* Headcases (2008)
* The IT Crowd (2008)
* Bellamy's People (2010)
* Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge (2010)
* Mongrels (2010-2011)
* Absolutely Fabulous (2011)
* The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2012)
* Full English (2012)
* The Fast Show (2014)
* Crackanory (2014)
* The Life of Rock with Brian Pern (2014-2016)
* Bob the Builder (2015-present)
* Tracey Ullman's Show (2016-present)
* The Windsors (2016)
* Big Field (2016)
* Digby Dragon (2016-present)
* Thomas & Friends (2017-present)
* You're the Worst (2017)
* Disenchantment (2018)
* Tracey Breaks the News (2018)

Games* Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below (2015)
* Sword Coast Legends (2015)
Trusty Trunky (India)

“Trusty Trunky, I know her. She's helped me before."
―Ashima recognizing Trusty Trunky.
**Trusty Trunky** is the fourth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Thomas is working on the Indian Railway. He is amazed by all the animals on top of trains, cows sleeping on the track and elephants wandering around the countryside. He disapproves when his friend Ashima tells him the elephants used to help shunt the carriages, but when Thomas ends up derailed in a paddy field, an elephant comes to his rescue.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Ashima
* Rajiv
* Shankar
* Noor Jehan
* Sir Topham Hatt (fantasy sequence; as an Elephant)
* The Indian Breakdown Cranes (do not speak)
* Percy (cameo)
* Emily (cameo)
* The Tan Tender Engine (cameo)
* The Grey Tender Engine (cameo)
* The Brown Tank Engine (cameo)
* The Purple Tank Engine (cameo)
* The Purple Tender Engine (cameo)
* A Diesel Shunter (cameo)
* The Indian Fashion Designer (cameo)
* Ferdinand (portrait cameo)
* Oliver (stock footage)
* Toad (stock footage)
* Belle (stock footage cameo)
* Ryan (stock footage cameo)
* Judy and Jerome (stock footage cameo)
* Alfie (stock footage cameo)
* Oliver (stock footage cameo)
* The Ffarquhar Policeman (stock footage cameo)

## Locations

* India
	+ Varkala Railway Station
	+ Taj Mahal
* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford (fantasy sequence)
	+ Sir Topham Hatt's Office (fantasy sequence)
	+ Bluff's Cove (stock footage)
	+ Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox (stock footage)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
* Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
* Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, Toad and the Whale. Stock footage from said episode and the twentieth series episode, Mucking About is used.
* This episode marks the first of several things:
	+ Ashima's first appearance in an episode.
	+ Rajiv's first speaking role and first appearance in an episode.
	+ The first episode written by Becky Overton since the nineteenth series episode, Wild Water Rescue.
	+ The first episode to take place in India.
* Nikhil Parmar, Sheena Bhattessa and Sanjeev Bhaskar join the voice cast.
* This is the second episode to be named after an animal with a name, the first being the fifth series episode Gordon and the Gremlin.
* This is the first production since The Great Race to feature Tina Desai as part of the voice cast.
* This is the only episode of the twenty-second series set in India where Charubala does not appear.
Super Rescue (Sodor)

**Super Rescue** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Two diesels, 7101 and 199, arrive. 7101 is friendly, but 199 is rude, saying diesels are more reliable than steam engines. The next day, Henry is rolling home tender-first, his regulator jammed and meets 199 with a train of oil-tankers at a signal box. 199, ironically, has failed and so does 7101 after his ejector leaks and he cannot pull his passenger train. Henry, with some help from 7101, still able to move, bravely takes 199, the oil-tankers and the passengers to the next station. "Flying Scotsman", to the delight of the passengers, takes the passenger train, while Donald takes the goods. 199 is sent away in disgrace and Henry helps 7101 to the shed.

## Characters

* Henry
* Duck
* Donald
* Flying Scotsman
* Diesel 7101
* Diesel 199
* The Fat Controller
* Douglas (does not speak)
* The Mayor of Sodor (does not speak)
* Thomas (cameo)
* Gordon (cameo)
* James (cameo)
* Percy (cameo)
* Toby (cameo)
* The Thin Clergyman (cameo)
* The Grumpy Passenger (cameo)

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
* Kellsthorpe Road
* Cronk

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* Keith Wickham as Henry and the Fat Controller
* Steven Kynman as Duck and Bear
* Rob Rackstraw as Donald
* Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
* Colin McFarlane as Diesel 199

### US and CAN

* Kerry Shale as Henry
* Steven Kynman as Duck and Bear
* Rob Rackstraw as Donald
* Rufus Jones as Flying Scotsman
* Colin McFarlane as Diesel 199
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

## Trivia

* In one scene of "Super Rescue", there is a British Petroleum logo on one of 199's tankers.
* "Super Rescue" is based on a real event which happened at Waterloo in April 1967, as acknowledged by Awdry in the introduction, where he states that photographs depicting the incident sent by the mother of a boy named Richard were used as inspiration for at least two of the story's illustrations. As a result, this, and The Little Old Engine, are the only books that admit that the stories and characters of The Railway Series are fictional.
* The Reverend acknowledged the help given by Flying Scotsman's owner, Mr. A. E. Pegler and his assistant, Mr. E. Hoyle, in the preparation of this book.
* This episode marks Bear and Diesel 199's first appearances in the Television Series as well as their only speaking roles in the twenty-fourth series.

## Goofs

* Throughout the episode, Henry's wheels are grey instead of green (Not counting the final illustration).
* In another scene, Bear's buffer beam is black instead of red.
United States

The **United States of America**, or **United States**, simply known as **America**, the **US** or the **USA**, is a federation in North America consisting of fifty states and several overseas territories (in both the continents of North America and Oceania). Thomas visited this country a few times in Really Useful Around the World, and later in Big World! Big Adventures!, including the San Francisco Bay Railroad.

Several engines originate from the United States and come to work on Sodor permanently or temporarily, or simply to visit.

## Rolling Stock

### Locomotives

#### Railway Series only

Stanley (*formerly*)

Coronel Church (*formerly*)

#### Television Series Only

Sam

Vinnie

Beau

Natalie

The American Diesels

Rosie (*formerly*)

Hank (*formerly*)

Bash (*formerly*)

Dash (*formerly*)

Ferdinand (*formerly*)

Connor (*formerly*)

Caitlin (*formerly*)

Porter (*formerly*)

Timothy (*formerly*)

Marion (*formerly*)

Lexi (*formerly*)

Philip (*formerly*)

#### Others

Dockyard Engines

Dustin (*formerly*)

## Non-Rail Vehicles

#### Television Series Only

Unnamed Racing Car

Carter

Rally Car #12

Rally Car #36

#### Others

Rally Car #4

Rally Car #5

Rally Car #72

Rally Car #95

The Other Rally Car

## Locations

#### Television Series only

Morenci Loop

San Francisco Docks

Sailor's Cafe

Bonneville Salt Flats

Golden Gate Bridge

#### Others

New York City

The Alaskan Research Outpost

Monument Valley

## Railroads

* Strasburg Rail Road
* Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
* Georgetown Loop Railroad
* Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Tale of a Purple Splotch (Sodor)

**Tales of a Purple Splotch** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Thomas wants to perform opera like Lorenzo and Beppe, but finds it a lot more difficult than he first thought.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Percy
* Harvey
* Ryan
* Salty
* Cranky
* Porter (*does not speak*)
* The Phantom Brakevan (*fantasy; does not speak*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Rebecca (*cameo*)
* Philip (*cameo*)
* Skiff (*cameo*)
* Carly (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)
* Captain Joe (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
	+ Arlesburgh Harbour
	+ Arlesburgh (*mentioned*)
	+ Harwick (*mentioned*)
	+ The Works (*mentioned*)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Keith Wickham as Harvey and Salty
* Steven Kynman as Ryan
* Matt Wilkinson as Cranky

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Keith Wickham as Harvey and Salty
* Steven Kynman as Ryan
* Glenn Wrage as Cranky

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events.
That's What Friends Are for

**That’s What Friends Are For** is a song.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Douglas
* Bill and Ben
* Emily
* Rosie
* Hiro
* Stephen
* Gator
* Nia
* Diesel
* Salty
* Paxton
* Philip
* Gustavo
* Bert
* Rex
* Mike
* Annie and Clarabel
* Harold
* Jack
* Cranky
* Big Mickey
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Lady Hatt
* Stephen Hatt
* Bridget Hatt
* Sir Robert Norramby

## Footage Used

* King of the Railway
* Old Reliable Edward
* Tale of the Brave
* The Adventure Begins
* Helping Hiro
* Diesel and the Ducklings
* Love Me Tender
* Useful Railway
* A Shed for Edward
* Forever and Ever
* Rosie is Red
* Banjo and the Bushfire
* Hunt the Truck
* The Other Big Engine
* Wish You Were Here
* Diesel Glows Away
Thomas' Fuzzy Friend (Sodor)

**Thomas' Fuzzy Friend** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Thomas is introduced to a dog naned Fuzzy. Hijinks ensues between Fuzzy and a squirrel, and Thomas has to chase after them.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Emily
* Nia
* Annie and Clarabel
* Bertie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Albert
* Albert's Wife
* Little Thomas

Percy and Rebecca are likely to appear.

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Bertie and Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Rob Rackstraw as James
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Keith Wickham as Bertie and Sir Topham Hatt
Miranda Raison

**Miranda Raison** (born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, UK on 18th November 1977) is a British actress who provides voices for the UK and US dubs of Thomas & Friends. She joined the English voice cast in King of the Railway.

She is best known for appearing as Jo Portman from "Spooks", Svetlana Revenko from "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo", Heather from Woody Allen's "Matchpoint" and Tallulah from the "Doctor Who" episodes; "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks". She played Anne Faulkner in the West End production of "Strangers on a Train". She is currently a member of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company.

She can speak fluent French. She was previously married to English-American actor Raza Jaffrey.

## Voices

### UK/US

* Millie
* The Knapford Station Speaker (*eighteenth series onwards*)
* A Passenger (*Heart of Gold*)

## Filmography

* The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (2003)
* Match Point (2005)
* Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
* Land of the Blind (2006)
* Nostradamus (2006)
* My Week with Marilyn (2011)
* Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)
* I Am Soldier (2014)
* AfterDeath (2015)
* Dark Heart AKA Wagstaffe (2016)
* Breathe (2017)
* Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
* Artemis Fowl (2020)

Television* Heartbeat (1999-2004)
* Sunburn (2000)
* Perfect Strangers (2001)
* Dark Realm (2001)
* Emmerdale (2001-2003)
* The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002)
* Holby City (2003)
* Coming Up (2005)
* Spooks (2005-2009)
* Doctor Who (2007)
* Comedy Showcase (2007)
* Agatha Christie: Poirot (2008)
* Plus One (2009)
* Married Single Other (2010)
* Sugartown (2011)
* Death in Paradise (2011)
* Merlin (2011)
* Sinbad (2012)
* Dirk Gently (2012)
* Vexed (2012)
* Jo (2013)
* Lewis (2013)
* Thomas & Friends (2013-present)
* Silk (2014)
* 24: Live Another Day (2014)
* Spotless (2015-present)
* Hospital (2017-present)
* Dark Heart (2018)
* Nightflyers (2018)
* Warrior (2020)

Games* Apache: Air Assault (2010)
* Dragon Age II (2011)
* Renegade Ops (2011)
* Blades of Time (2012)
* The Secret World (2012)
* Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant (Sodor)

**Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* Percy
* Belle
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Daisy
* Annie and Clarabel
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Headkeeper Jack

James and Emily are likely to appear.

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Vicarstown Bridge

## Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Rob Rackstraw as Elephant Carer

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca
* Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
* Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as Elephant Carer
Steam Team

The **Steam Team** is the name of the group consisting of the core characters of the television series, first implemented in the eighth series.

## Members

### Current

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca

### Former

* Edward
* Henry
* Toby

### Other

* Duck (*dropped*)
* Stanley (*The Great Discovery only*)

## Trivia

* According to SiF's interview with Sam Barlow, Duck was going to be part of the Steam Team. However, during production of *Calling All Engines!*, the crew had to make room for Emily in order for a female character to have a more prominent role. He also mentioned that the concept of the Steam Team was made to help cement the core characters in the minds of the audience.
* A bronze statue of the original Steam Team members and Sir Topham Hatt is situated in a park close to Abbey station.
* Stanley was briefly the ninth member of the Steam Team in The Great Discovery.
* Big World! Big Adventures! and Series 22 marked several changes for the Steam Team.
	+ Edward and Henry were replaced with Nia and Rebecca. According to Ian McCue, this was done to fix the gender imbalance at Tidmouth Sheds and diversify the Thomas and Friends franchise.
	+ Despite being mentioned in the Series 22 lyrics of the Engine Roll Call, Toby was also dropped from the Steam Team. During his time as a member, Toby was the only engine not to live at Tidmouth Sheds.
	+ Before Nia and Rebecca joined the Steam Team, Emily was the only member not created by Wilbert Awdry, the only member not introduced in the first series, and the only female member. She has always been, however, the only member to not have a number.
	+ Thomas and Gordon are now the only two members to be the same colour. Gordon is also the only member whom appeared in the first Railway Series book, The Three Railway Engines.
	+ Nia is the only member of the Steam Team to originate from a country outside the United Kingdom and the Island of Sodor.

## Voices

* As of the twenty-first series, James is the first member to have the same voice actor in both English dubs.
* Edward, Henry, Gordon, Emily and Toby (*USA dub only*) are the only members to retain their voice actors from the start of the CGI switch.
The Purple Tender Engine

**The Purple Tender Engine** was an engine who appeared pulling a goods train when Shankar was bringing Thomas trucks during his visit to India. This engine is also a recolour of Henry.

#### Basis

Due to being a recolour of Henry, the purple tender engine is based on a London, Midland & Scottish Railway's "Black Five".

Basis

#### Livery

The purple tender engine is painted purple with tan lining. It has a brown top feed, a grey running board and steam pipes, and two separate tan rectangles on its tender. Its wheels are painted a dark red, while its cylinder outlets are light red. The cylinders themselves are painted black with yellow lining.
Thomas Goes to Bollywood (India)

“I love the smell of steam in the morning!”
―The Indian Actor
**Thomas Goes to Bollywood** is the sixth episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

A Bollywood action movie is being filmed on the Indian Railway. Thomas is told that they have a very important role for him, but it is only to transport the lead actor, not to be in the film. However, he finds that it is fun and he can be really useful working behind the scenes, and later he gets a chance to be in the movie after all.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Ashima
* Rajiv
* Charubala
* The Indian Actor
* The Indian Director
* Noor Jehan (cameo)
* The Indian Fashion Designer (cameo)
* Gordon (stock footage)
* James (stock footage)
* Stephen (stock footage)
* Philip (stock footage)

## Locations

* India
	+ Varkala Railway Station
	+ Indian Railway Shunting Yard
	+ Taj Mahal (mentioned/backpanel cameo)
* United States (mentioned)
	+ Hollywood (mentioned)
* Island of Sodor
	+ Sodor Search and Rescue Centre (fantasy sequence; bridge only)
	+ Bridge Over Tunnel Runby (stock footage)
	+ Sodor Suspension Bridge (stock footage)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv and the Director
* Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as the Actor
* Rob Rackstraw as the Trailer Voice-over

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Tina Desai as Ashima
* Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv and the Director
* Sheena Bhattessa as Charubala
* Sanjeev Bhaskar as the Actor
* Rob Rackstraw as the Trailer Voice-over

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth series episode, Philip to the Rescue and Slow Stephen. Stock footage from both episodes are used.
* This episode marks the first of several things:
	+ Charubala's first appearance and speaking role in an episode.
	+ This is the first episode to have Thomas' name in the title since the nineteenth series episode, Thomas the Babysitter.
	+ The first episode in which the Island of Sodor does not appear at all counting fantasy sequences (not counting the beginning and ending segments with Thomas).
* The film in Thomas' fantasy is entitled Big Hero One, which may be a reference to the 2014 Disney film, Big Hero 6.

## Goofs

* In the scene of the director telling Thomas his scene will be in the movie, half of Rajiv's buffer beam disappears.
The Chinese Diesel

**The Chinese Diesel** is a large diesel engine who works on the Chinese Railway.

## Biography

### *Thomas & Friends*

When Thomas came to China in search of his friend Nia, the diesel informed him she had seen her heading to the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye Danxia.

She later arrived with the breakdown cranes to help Nia back onto the rails after she was rescued by Thomas and Yong Bao from falling off a cliff due to an avalanche.

She had a close encounter with a runaway waterwheel built from bamboo while she was working with a breakdown crane; he inadvertently caught the wheel and threw it across the countryside.

## Technical Details

### Basis

The Chinese Diesel is based on the Siemens Eurorunner. Originally built in Germany in 2003 for export to Austria, some examples were used locally while others were built for export to Lithuania, Romania, the Czech Republic and China. The seven Chinese examples were for use in Hong Kong MTR (was KCR) , where they were classified as the Series 8000.

The Diesel's basis

### Livery

The Chinese Diesel is painted black with red buffer beams and red lining around her windows. Her wheels are white and she has an orange coupling hook.

#### Music Videos

* **Big World! Big Adventures!** - Sometimes You Make a Friend

## Voice Actors

* Su-Lin Looi (*UK/US*)
* Misa Ishii (*Japan*)
* Susa Saukko (*Finland*)

## Trivia

* She is the first character to be based on an engine built in the 21st century, and the second character overall, the first being Carly.
Thomas in the Wild (China)

“Choo! Choo!”
―The Giant Panda
**Thomas in the Wild** is the seventh episode of the twenty-second series.

## Plot

Thomas is taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China to make a film about giant pandas. He is excited by the prospect of seeing one in the wild, but he is not sure what they look like, so he slows down every time he thinks he sees one. But An An and Yin-Long tell him it is hard to find giant pandas in the Wild.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Yong Bao
* An An and Yin-Long
* Hong-Mei (cameo)
* Stephen (stock footage)

## Locations

* China
	+ Chinese Railway Sheds
	+ The Chinese Town Halt
	+ The Second Chinese Station
	+ The Bamboo Forest
	+ The Nature Reserve
* Island of Sodor
	+ Ulfstead Mine (stock footage)

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Dan Li as Yong Bao
* Siu-see Hung as An An
* Windson Liong as Yin-Long
* Rob Rackstraw as the Film Crew Leader and the Giant Panda

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Dan Li as Yong Bao
* Siu-see Hung as An An
* Windson Liong as Yin-Long
* Rob Rackstraw as the Film Crew Leader and the Giant Panda

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the special, King of the Railway. Stock footage from said special is also used.
* The episode was originally intended to air in the US on 17 September 2018 with Number One Engine, but for unknown reasons, it was replaced by What Rebecca Does, although the episode's ending scene was featured before it aired. The airing was later corrected in future reruns as well as on Nick On Demand and the Nick Jr. website. Sometime later it was repaired with What Rebecca Does in present airings.
* A classic series biff sound effect is used throughout the episode.
* The theme of Thomas' fantasy scene is a variation of "Teddy Bears' Picnic" composed by John Walter Bratton.
* This is the only episode of the twenty-second series set in China where Hong-Mei appears but does not speak and the only episode not to have Chipo Chungas part of the voice cast.
The Experimental Engines' Yard

The **Experimental Engines Yard** is a location on the Mainland.

Thomas once stumbled across this yard while on his way to deliver a goods train to Bridlington Goods Yard. He met the locals and filled up again with their coal and water before heading onwards to the Steelworks. He returned to the yard later after escaping Frankie and Hurricane and then enlisted the engines' help to rescue James from their captivity.

It is unknown who owns the yard or where on the Mainland it is located.

Merlin, Lexi and Theo resided here prior to relocating to the Steelworks.

It was here Duck found Dexter residing on a siding.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 22** - School of Duck
* **Series 23** - Diesel Do Right (*fantasy*)

## Merchandise

* TrackMaster
* Plarail
The Great Railway Show Yard

The **Great Railway Show Yard** is a yard located on the Mainland that was used as the venue for the Great Railway Show. The yard is maintained by at least five diesel shunters.

Residential, commercial and industrial buildings sit on elevated land around the yard, and the yard itself has a turntable, and numerous points and sidings. There is an elevated section of track which was used for the strength challenge. The best decorated parade, strength challenge and shunting challenge all took place within the yard, while the race took place outside on a loop of tracks.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 23** - Grudge Match (*stock footage*)

## Trivia

* The yard was reused for Bridlington Goods Yard in Journey Beyond Sodor, but with a few modifications.
Tariro Mavondo

**Tariro Mavondo** is an Zimbabwean-born Australian actress and writer. She provided a voice for the English dub of Thomas & Friends in the twenty-second series.

## Filmography

### Films

* Arrivals (2013)
* The Experiment (2014)
* Home (2015)

### Television

* Neighbours (2008)
* Winners and Losers (2013)
* Shakespeare Republic (2017)
* Other People's Problems (2017)
* Sisters (2018)
* Thomas & Friends (2018)
The Tiger Hunters

While Thomas was working in India, he encountered a pair of **tiger hunters**.

The duo privately hired Rajiv under the pretence of tiger spotting, but had brought a cage in order to capture one. Shankar noticed this and he and Thomas were able to warn Rajiv, while the pair cleared a tree branch from the line. Rajiv distracted them by taking them in circles around the tiger sanctuary, while Shankar dressed as a tiger to fool them. This gave Thomas enough time to get Charubala and the police, who arrested the pair and locked them in their own cage, while they pleaded it was just a misunderstanding.

#### Videos

* **2018** - Meet Shankar of India! (do not speak)

**Fat Hunter**

* Rob Rackstraw (UK/US)
* Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan)
* Joachim Kretzer (Germany)

**Thin Hunter**

* Ian McCue (UK/US)
* Tōru Akiyoshi (Japan)
* Björn Ahrens (Germany)
Too Loud, Thomas (Italy)

**Too Loud, Thomas** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-third series.

## Plot

Thomas wants to perform opera like Lorenzo and Beppe, but finds it a lot more difficult than he first thought.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gina
* Lorenzo
* Beppe
* Stefano
* Ester
* Mia
* The White Tank Engine (cameo)
* Hugo (*stock footage*)
* Skiff (*stock footage cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*stock footage cameo*)
* Captain Joe (*stock footage cameo*)

## Locations

* Italy
	+ The Italian Station

## Voice Cast

### UK and AUS

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo and Beppe
* Anna Francolini as Gina
* Antonio Magro as Stefano
* Flaminia Cinque as Ester
* Montserrat Lombard as Mia

### US and CAN

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo and Beppe
* Anna Francolini as Gina
* Antonio Magro as Stefano
* Flaminia Cinque as Ester
* Montserrat Lombard as Mia

## Trivia

* At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the twentieth series episode, Hugo and the Airship. Stock footage from said episode was also used.
World of Tomorrow (Sodor)

**World of Tomorrow** is an upcoming episode of the twenty-fourth series.

## Plot

Amid special demonstrations on Sodor, Thomas and the gang worry they'll be replaced by new inventions until a mission shows how useful they really are.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Glynn
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Sonny
* Kenji
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Cyril the Fogman
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Ruth
* Baz and Bernie
* Professor Freidrich
* Dr. Kim
* Dr. Holyfield
* Dr. Hetty
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Stephen (*cameo*)
* Millie (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Jem Cole (*cameo*)
* The Thin Clergyman (*cameo*)
* Hiro (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Ulfstead Castle
	+ The Dinosaur Park
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Sodor Dairy
* Maron
* Crosby Tunnel
* Sodor Airport (*mentioned*)
* Japan (*mentioned*)

## Cast

### UK

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Gordon, Glynn and Sir Topham Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Bernie and Professor Freidrich
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy
* Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie and Clarabel
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca and Dr. Hetty
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* Kerry Shale as Cyril the Fogman
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Dominique Moore as Ruth
* Siu-see Hung as Dr. Kim
* Colin McFarlane as Dr. Holyfield
* Bob Golding as Baz
* Joe Swash as Sonny

### US

* Joseph May as Thomas
* Kerry Shale as Gordon and Cyril the Fogman
* Rob Rackstraw as James, Bernie and Professor Freidrich
* Christopher Ragland as Percy
* Jules de Jongh as Emily
* Keith Wickham as Glynn and Sir Topham Hatt
* Yvonne Grundy as Nia
* Rachael Miller as Rebecca and Dr. Hetty
* Matt McCooey as Kenji
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
* Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
* Dominique Moore as Ruth
* Siu-see Hung as Dr. Kim
* Colin McFarlane as Dr. Holyfield
* Bob Golding as Baz
* Joe Swash as Sonny

## Trivia

* The events of Big World! Big Adventures! are mentioned.
* Apart from cheering, Glynn has no dialouge in this episode.
* When Thomas's driver lassos the runaway Sonny, it is very similar to Old Iron when the same act was done by Edward's driver to rescue a runaway James.
The Chinese Railway Bridge

The **Chinese Railway Bridge** is a tall single-track bridge over a gorge in China, with a tunnel on either side.

### *Thomas & Friends*

* **Series 22** - Number One Engine and The Water Wheel

#### Music Videos

* **Series 22** - The Journey Never Ends and All the Girls Around the World

#### Videos

* **2018** - Meet Hong-Mei of China! and What Did Thomas Learn in China?
The Chinese Diesel Shunter

**The Chinese Diesel Shunter** was an engine that appears in the foreground when Thomas and Yong Bao are talking about the Chinese New Year. It interrupts Yong Bao with its horn and engine, making it difficult for Thomas to understand what Yong Bao is saying. This engine was a recolour of one of the Mainland Diesels.

#### Basis

Due to being a recolour of a Mainland Diesel, it is based on the BR Class 08. Diesel, 'Arry and Bert, Splatter and Dodge, Paxton, Sidney, Fernando, and the Diesel Shunter are also based off of this engine.

#### Livery

The Chinese Diesel Shunter is painted lime with dark green lining and hazard stripes.

Basis

#### Thomas & Friends

* **Series 22** - Thomas and the Dragon (cameo)
Tina Desai

*“My character Ashima really shines through as being strong and adventurous and I am particularly pleased that she will be such a positive role model for so many girls across the globe.”*
―Tina Desai referring to her role

**Tina Desai** (born, **Tena Babbar Desae**, 24 February 1987 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is an Indian actress and model. She joined the English voice cast in The Great Race.

She is known for appearing in various Hindi-language films such as "Yeh Faasley", "Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande", "Table No. 21" and "Dussehra".

Internationally, she is most famous for her roles as Sunaina in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" series and as Kala Dandekar in Netflix's sci-fi drama series "Sense8".

## Voices

### UK/US

* Ashima
* The Indian Fashion Designer

## Songs

* You Can Only Be You (*performed*)
* Be Who You Are, and Go Far (*performed*)

## Filmography

* Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande (2011)
* Cocktail (2012)
* The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
* Table No.21 (2013)
* Dussehra (2014)
* The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
* Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene (2015)
* Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
* Dassehra (2018)

Television* Sense8 (2015–2018)
* Thomas & Friends (2016-present)