Ashamed Ashima

**Ashamed Ashima** is the thirteenth episode of the first season.

## Plot

Thomas was at Brendam Docks dropping off some trucks for Cranky to unload when he saw Ashima on Sodor, much to his surprise. The two distant friends greeted each other, as Ashima explained to Thomas that she was looking for some building materials for her home country, India. She tells Thomas of how she travelled to different countries, asking other foreign engines if they had any supplies for her, and that her controller, Charubala, was relying on her to look for the building supplies. Cranky tells the two engines that he unloaded some building supplies ages ago. Thomas decides that they should look at the Sodor Construction Company Yard and ask Miss Jenny and her machines if they have any building supplies for Ashima to take back to India. Cranky hoped that they wouldn't take long as there is a ship that is due to leave for India in the evening.

Thomas and Ashima arrive at the construction yard where they meet Miss Jenny and some of her machines. Ashima introduces herself to Miss Jenny for the first time and tells the machines that the ship with the building supplies bound for India keeps getting delayed. But when she told Ashima that they haven't got any building supplies left, Ashima felt ashamed as Byron explained that they used the last load of supplies to finish repairing the school at Harwick. Ashima raced away as fast as she could as Thomas caught up with her in a lonely siding. Thomas tells Ashima that he is sure to find some other shunting yards that have enough building supplies for her to take to her home island. As they went across the island, they came to the Sodor Search and Rescue Center, where Thomas had another idea. So they took the left track, which led them to the tunnel that would take them to Misty Island. When they arrived, the mist was very thick, and Ashima couldn't see properly as this was her first visit to the strange island. When they arrived at the Logging Station, the mist had lifted, and Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand were pleased to see Thomas. Thomas introduced Ashima to the Logging Locos, as the Indian engine was a bit worried about meeting such strange engines.

Ashima didn't look where she was going after a quick tour of the logging station and didn't notice the zip-line carrier on the other side. She tries to put on her brakes, but is left dangling on the edge of the zip-line starting platform. Thomas races to rescue her and struggles to pull her back onto the rails. Once Ashima had been rescued, she thanked Thomas and helped him gather some flatbeds of jobi logs for the return journey back to Sodor. The logging locos were relieved that Ashima had been saved, as the Indian engine apologised to Thomas for taking the wrong track due to the thick mist. Soon, they left the logging station and went back to Sodor with the jobi logs for Ashima to take to her homeland. Cranky was glad that they had arrived just in time, as the ship for India was about to leave. When Ashima was loaded onto the ship with the jobi logs, she said her goodbyes to Thomas and returned to India. When Ashima returned to her home country, her controller, Charubala, was glad to have her back and asked why she had logs, as Ashima began to tell her all about her adventure.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Bash and Dash
* Ferdinand
* Ashima
* Cranky
* Jack
* Alfie
* Byron
* Miss Jenny
* Charubala
* Edward (*cameo*)
* Gordon (*cameo*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Porter (*cameo*)
* Rajiv (*cameo*)
* Gina (*cameo*)
* Nia (*cameo*)
* Salty (*cameo*)
* Ivan (*cameo*)
* Noor Jehan (*cameo*)
* Rocky (*cameo*)
* Harold (*cameo*)
* George (*cameo*)
* Butch (*cameo*)
* Nelson (*cameo*)
* Kelly (*cameo*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Construction Company Yard
	+ Maron
	+ Sodor Search and Rescue Center
* Misty Island
	+ Misty Island Tunnel
	+ The Logging Station
* Kenya
* Russia
* Italy
* India

## Cast

* AngelsandArachnids as Ashima and Miss Jenny
* Bikliqi Studios as Thomas
* Dueling Express as Jack
* Holden Stafford as Cranky
* LJ Productions as Bash and Dash
* Plunderbird as Ferdinand
* RhysIndividual as Byron
* SudrianRailwayStudios as Alfie
* Yilin Zhou as Charubala

## Trivia

* This is the first episode to feature RhysIndividual the cast.
* This episode marks the only time of a few things:
	+ Alfie and Byron's only physical and speaking appearances in the first season.
	+ Gina and Nia's only appearances in the first season, despite making cameo appearances in the background.
	+ Miss Jenny's only speaking role in the first season.
	+ Charubala's only appearance in the first season as well as the only episode where she is voiced by Yilin Zhou. The role would be given to Dana-Kenzie from Season 2 onward.
* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ The last episode to have scenes filmed exclusively in the old bedroom.
	+ The second and last episode to have Dueling Express as Jack. Beginning with Railway Clone Invasion and Season 2, the role would later go to Holden Stafford.
* Ferdinand's last line "Go safely now" was recorded by MrDankEngine instead of Plunderbird, most likely for time saving purposes. However, three of his catchphrases were recycled from Ferdinand and the Bull.
	+ This episode also takes place after Ferdinand and the Bull when Byron mentions of how they used the last load of their building materials to repair the school at Harwick.
* Thomas saving Ashima from falling off the zip-line station platform is very similar to how Ashima saved Thomas from falling off the dock in the 2016 special, The Great Race.

## Watch Episode

Ashamed Ashima (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 13)