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Doomed Hometown: The Mid-Sodor Railway, where Duke, Peter Sam, and Sir Handel once lived, was eventually closed down. Great Waterton was abandoned until Thomas recovered it. As well as Toby's old line (though it inexplicably reappears in later episodes).

In "Diesel's Ghostly Christmas", Paxton soliloquys saying that he must be good at pretending after Diesel says there's no such thing as ghosts. Incompetence, Inc.: With all of the crashes and runaways on Sodor, how does the railway stay in business? The logging company on Misty Island, too, which probably makes absolutely no profit since cranes keep throwing logs into the river.

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In "Thomas Comes to Breakfast", a careless cleaner meddles with Thomas' controls while he's under steam. He gets off scot-free while Thomas is yelled at by The Fat Controller. Misty Island (all the locomotives there are of an American build) is portrayed as a mixture of types one and two- the Logging Locos are rather loud, boorish, and mischievous, but they all have a good heart and always have the best intentions. Annie and Clarabel | Henrietta | Thomas' Special Coach | Alice and Mirabel | Isabel and Dulcie | Victoria | The Quarryman's Coach | Observation Saloon Coaches | Orange-Brown Corridor Coaches | Orange-Brown Non-Corridor Coaches | Red Express Coaches Toby once ran out of coal while delivering scrap to Wellsworth Scrap Yard and after a few unsuccessful attempts at stopping passing engines to ask for some of their coal, Reg decided to lift Toby into the air so that the next engine would see him. However, Thomas passed by and thought Reg was about to scrap Toby. After the story spread across the island, Emily took Henrietta to the scrapyard so that Toby could explain the truth. Will You Won't You | Streamlining | Full of Surprises | You Can Only Be You | The Shooting Star is Coming Through | Be Who You Are, and Go Far

The episodes—and until Hero of the Rails, the characters' dialogue as well—are told through a narrator, initially Ringo Starr. Following Starr's departure in 1990, the UK and US dubs acquired distinct narrators, with George Carlin, Alec Baldwin and, ultimately, Michael Brandon wielding the role for US audiences, while the UK dub consistently retained Michael Angelis as narrator. For series 17, both Angelis and Brandon were replaced by Mark Moraghan, reunifying both English dubs' narration for the first time in decades; Moraghan would hold the (progressively less prominent) role until series 22, in which the omniscient narrator was finally eliminated entirely in favour of Thomas framing each episode through Breaking the Fourth Wall. Toby and Hannah set out of Knapford Station, but a few miles into the trip, Hannah criticises Toby for being a slowcoach. As they approach a level crossing where Bertie is waiting, Hannah bumps Toby, forcing him to accelerate. They zip through the gates in front of Bertie, much to his frustration. They then nearly collide with Percy, who calls out to Toby to slow down. The earlier storylines, like "Saved From Scrap," implied, but did not show, that characters could be scrapped when they could no longer work. Later, however, some of the books/episodes, like "Stepney the Bluebell Engine" and "Twin Engines" got absolutely vicious with this concept, after the Reverend decided to do a Take That! against BR's Modernization Plan. The way the mass scrapping is portrayed, especially in the books, sometimes goes beyond Fantastic Racism and implies that the characters think of it more like genocide. In the foreword for "Stepney the Bluebell Engine", though, Awdry sets the record straight regarding Percy's opinions that BR officials are cruel and take sadistic pleasure in scrapping steam locomotives, stating that they are not, and that they willingly assist in the preservation movement.Perhaps most evident with "Tenders For Henry" (adapted as "Tender Engines"), which omits almost all references to steam being abolished in other railways and all but one of Gordon's brethren being scrapped. In the film, Toby told Gordon that if Diesel 10 found Lady, he would lead to the destruction of all the steam engines. After Diesel 10 eavesdropped on Thomas and Percy talking about the buffers to the Magic Railroad, Toby told them to carry on taking the Mail Train while he followed Diesel 10 to the Smelters Yard. There, he distracted Diesel 10 by ringing his bell, which resulted in Diesel 10 demolishing the shed that he, and Splatter and Dodge were in.

Broken Aesop: Sadly, a good portion of these popped up very often during the first four CGI seasons. The worst offender may be the episode "The Biggest Present of All". Thomas is given the task of telling the other engines about a welcome party for Hiro at the Big Station, but Thomas thinks finding Hiro a welcome present would be more fun instead. He tells all his friends he's looking for a gift, but never tells them about the party. Later, he finds that Hiro is alone at the station, waiting for guests. Thomas is horrified and runs off to tell the others about the party, but they're all looking for presents too. Thomas promptly chews them out for doing the exact same thing he JUST did. Another example hailing from the CGI incarnation is depicted in the episode "Play Time," where a new engine keeps goading Thomas into games and races on duty by challenging his fun-loving reputation. This results in the delayed delivery of an opera singer to a theater for a scheduled performance, and when the pair are chastised for their irresponsibility she reassures them that she had a great time nonetheless, cheering them on. So not only is it okay to neglect your duties just to prove yourself worthy to a bad influence who shouldn't be worth your time, but everything will still turn out fine in the end. Season 22’s episode “Trusty Trunky” depicts elephants shunting trains on the Indian Railway. This was also the case on Indian railways in real life. And Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure manages to top it, as it involves an Expy of the cut PT Boomer known as Sailor John as the main antagonist, a thief who tries to steal the titular lost treasure via explosives, which were used as a marketing point for the special, culminating in what can be considered an actual fight scene in the climax where Sailor John actually tries to blow Thomas up with dynamite! Conforming OOC Moment: In "Harvey To The Rescue", several of the engines are hostile toward Harvey and insult him for having a crane arm, including the normally wise and kindhearted Edward. Depending on the Writer: Sometimes the engines can apparently drive themselves, sometimes they need drivers to start and stop moving, and sometimes it's implied to be both. There's not really a clear answer as to which it's supposed to be.

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Toby and the Stout Gentleman, Thomas in Trouble, James and the Tar Wagons, Thomas, Percy and the Coal, Cows, Percy and Harold ( mentioned), The Runaway ( mentioned), Ghost Train, Woolly Bear, Thomas Comes to Breakfast, Daisy, Percy's Predicament and The Missing Christmas Tree ( mentioned) In the earlier series, Gordon, James, and Henry say the respective words, "Disgraceful! disgusting! And despicable!" Series 4 - Thomas' Anthem Grand Finale, Let's Have a Race, Toby, Don't Judge a Book By its Cover, The Island Song and Thomas' Christmas Song

Thomas' half of "You Can Only Be You" in The Great Race as he pesters just being him and is unsure, while Ashima reassures him. New characters Connor and Caitlin are generally seen as expies of the Railway Series characters Pip and Emma, as they're both high-speed engines that run a regular passenger service from Vicarstown to the mainland (the difference being that Pip and Emma are a modern Intercity 125, while Connor and Caitlin are American streamliners from the 1930s. Lady is voiced by Britt herself and also shares the same color scheme as the Queen of Night from Magic Adventures of Mumfie, another show Allcroft worked on before. Hannah is having a wonderful time, until she realises that she is starting to come apart as the rough riding and aerodynamic stress begin to take their toll. Her sideboards begin to split and her handrails detach from her body. The intense speed causes her to uncouple from James and crash into a siding, and James races away into the distance. Toby soon arrives and blames himself due to abandoning Hannah on the siding, but Hannah blames herself and admits that going too fast is dangerous.

The Freelance Shame Squad: In early episodes especially, the engines are often shown laughing or smirking whenever another has an accident or other humiliating incident, no matter how dire. Downplayed in later episodes, where they often show a more consistent concern for each other whenever they seem to be in trouble. Family-Unfriendly Violence: Many examples, especially in the early years when the railway accidents were fairly realistic.