Neil Remembers

**Neil Remembers** is the twenty-fourth episode of the first season.

## Plot

The engines on the Island of Sodor were busy preparing for the railway inspectors' visit. At Ulfstead Castle, Sir Robert Norramby, the Earl of Sodor, telephoned the Fat Controller that everything was under control. He give his engines their jobs and told them that if they don't get them done, then the inspectors would have to close down their castle railway much to Stephen's shocking surprise insisting the Earl that their railway was special and that it was only castle on the whole island to have railway tracks inside it. The Earl also advises his engines that he was gonna give the inspectors their official railway certificate and that Toby was bringing the inspectors to the estate. As the engines went to work, the Earl travelled in Millie to check the progress. Stephen went around the dinosaur park gathering empty trucks that were left there, and Neil and Glynn were shunting coaches in the sidings outside the castle. Neil was beginning to feel neglected and unloved, and moans to Glynn about how everything ran like clockwork in the good old days.

Meanwhile, Toby was taking the railway inspectors to Ulfstead Castle as they were onboard his faithful coach, Henrietta. Just then, they came to a sudden stop when Farmer McColl's sheep were blocking the track. The inspectors exclaimed that they were gonna be late as Toby apologises to them, and Henrietta suggests that they should probably wait for Farmer McColl to herd his sheep back to their field much to the inspectors' annoyance. Back at the castle, Neil and Glynn were on their break as Stephen chuffed by with all the empty trucks he found left in the dinosaur park. As Neil and Glynn chattered about the good old days from the 1850's, Neil even sang a song of how he was a new and young engine much to Glynn's amazement. Unfortunately, Neil tells Glynn that he wouldn't be really missed at Ulfstead Castle and that they should be getting ready for the safety inspection. Millie and the Earl return to let them know that their break was over, and warn them about the inspectors closing their line if they don't get it all done. At last, Farmer McColl had gathered all of his sheep to their field as Toby continued his way to the Castle. Meanwhile, Stephen was at Lord Callan's castle making sure it was ready for the inspectors' visit, and puffed slowly away back to his own castle at Ulfstead.

When Stephen came to the castle junction, he saw Toby approaching with the inspectors onboard. So he used his quick thinking to take a shortcut to get ahead of the steam tram. Back at Ulfstead Castle, Neil and Glynn were on the castle edge when they saw Toby going up the slope. Glynn was worried that inspectors were gonna turn them into scrap until Millie advises them that the inspectors come for a good reason to make sure everything was safe to work in the castle grounds much to their relief. Just then, Stephen had returned and made it before Toby explaining to the castle engines that he took a shortcut. And then shortly after, Toby and the inspectors had arrived at the castle grounds. Suddenly, the Earl was shocked that he forgot to give them their certificate as Neil reminds him that he left it in his office. So Neil quickly took the Earl back inside the castle to fetch the certificate so he can hand it over to the inspectors. He told them that he can rely on Neil to remember things as he also told Glynn that he wouldn't allow any of his engines to be cut up into scrap. Thanks to Millie's advice, the railway safety inspection went perfectly, and Neil and Glynn realised the estate railway just wouldn't be the same without them even if they were still forgotten. Glynn asks Neil how he was handling with his passenger trips as Neil reminds him that it was just like the good old days, and with that, the two old engines burst into laughter as Neil continued on with his passenger run for the day.

## Characters

* Toby
* Neil
* Stephen
* Glynn
* Millie
* Henrietta
* Farmer McColl
* Sir Robert Norramby
* Lord Callan
* The Railway Inspectors
* Thomas (*cameo*)
* Gordon (*stock footage cameo*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Percy (*stock footage cameo*)
* Douglas (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Ulfstead Castle
* The Dinosaur Park
* The Sheep Field
* Gordon's Hill
* Callan Castle
* Elsbridge (*stock footage*)

## Cast

* BorisFanGirl as Millie
* Crane Engine Studios as Sir Robert Norramby
* Elliot Killick-Ward as Toby and Stephen
* Numpty Pootis 8012 as Neil
* SteamTeam3211 as Farmer McColl, Lord Callan and the Railway Inspectors
* Tom Allmark as Glynn

## Trivia

* Stock footage from Thomas the Acrobatic Engine is used in the episode's title card.
* Going by production order, this episode was originally meant to be the twenty-fifth episode of the first season, but swapped release dates with Emily and the Thin Clergyman since everyone's lines were recorded for this episode before the next one was released.
* This episode is based off the Roary the Racing Car episode, Rusty Remembers.
	+ Numpty Pootis 8012 was originally going to sing Nothing Happens to Me in this episode, but rejected the offer and was sung by MrDankEngine, the creator of the series.
* This is the first episode to feature Tom Allmark as Glynn instead of Dueling Express. However, the latter actor's last episode as Glynn and in the series altogether would be the season finale, Duke Suits his Grace.
* This episode has the least amount of cast members to date with only 6 in total.

## Watch Episode

Neil Remembers (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 24)