Building the New Line

Building the New Line is a video game made by Infogrames.

Summary
Sir Topham Hatt thinks that Sodor needs a new branchline, so it is up to the player to decide where to build the new line, either at the farm, the docks, or the quarry.

First the player must choose to play as either Thomas, Percy, James, or Edward and then start work on building new lines from a template. Then the player can decorate the line with scenery and then choose what produce can be collected from certain stops. The player can then test the new line where a variety of obstacles creep up, including George rolling over the rails, rocks falling on the line, or the engine derailing.

Finally, the engine has to be cleaned and the station decorated for the grand opening.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * James
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * George (does not speak)
 * Thumper (does not speak)
 * Bulstrode (does not speak)
 * Cranky (cameo)

Trivia

 * The characters in the game are voiced by Robin Smith for the US and Michael Angelis for the UK.
 * The player has the choice of which track an engine rides on.
 * In an ad for this game, it had different graphics and some of its levels were skipable. James and Edward's tenders were also missing.

Goofs

 * The part under Thomas' smokebox is blue.
 * One of Percy's sandboxes is dark green.
 * Thomas' parts near his lamp irons turn blue when he's decorated for the grand opening.