Bad Day at Castle Loch

"There's no monster!" "There is too!" "There is not!" "Is too!" "Is not!" "Is too!"

- Douglas and Donald arguing about a monster

Bad Day at Castle Loch is the eleventh episode of the seventh season.

Plot
Donald and Douglas enjoy working on Sodor, but sometimes they long to return to Scotland. One day, they arrive at the docks where the Fat Controller tells them that Lord Callan is reopening his castle. The twins are to take banners and bunting to the castle for the celebrations. Donald and Douglas are excited. Going to the Scottish castle would be like going home. Harvey tells Percy that the celebrations will be near Castle Loch, which worries Percy. Douglas teases Percy by saying the monster who supposedly lives in the loch might catch him. But Donald doesn't think there is a monster in there.

The twins take their train along the line and spot the castle in the distance. But they have to stop suddenly to avoid hitting a tree that has fallen across their track. Then to make matters worse, a landslide behind them knocks the brake van off the rails, leaving the train stranded. Douglas' driver calls the Fat Controller, who promises to send help as soon as possible.

But by nightfall, no help has arrived. Suddenly, the twins see a very strange shape coming towards them through the mist. Douglas thinks it is the monster, but as it reaches them, the shape turns out to be Harvey pushing the breakdown train. Donald and Douglas are very relieved.

By morning the tracks are clear, and Donald and Douglas make their way to the castle. Lord Callan and the Fat Controller both call them very splendid and useful engines, to which the twins heartily agree.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Harvey
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lord Callan
 * The Tailor
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Lady Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
 * Farmer McColl (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * Sodor Brass Band (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Castle Loch
 * Castle Loch Causeway
 * Misty Valley Branch Line
 * The Viaduct
 * Suddery Castle
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office
 * Fishing Village

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the tenth episode of the seventh season.
 * Stock footage from Twin Trouble is used.
 * This episode's name is a reference to the movie "Bad Day at Black Rock."
 * The legend of the monster in Castle Loch is the same as the legend of the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland.
 * This episode marks the last time Donald and Douglas are seen together until the eleventh season episode, Gordon and the Engineer.
 * This episode marks the final appearance of Donald until the eleventh season, excluding deleted scenes from Peace and Quiet and Edward the Great and a stock footage cameo in Harold and the Flying Horse.

Goofs

 * When Donald and Douglas puff past the ruined castle, they're pulling the same train that they later take to Castle Loch. They are also missing their faces.
 * When the twins pull up next to Harvey, they have swapped tracks compared to the previous shot.
 * When the twins think they can see the monster, they are uncoupled from each other.

UK

 * Happy Little Helpers
 * The Complete Seventh Series
 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * Hip Hip Hooray for Thomas

US

 * Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Discovery on the Rails
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventure/Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature
 * Thomas and the Toy Workshop/Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Thomas' Halloween Adventures Double Features
 * Play Date Pack
 * Totally Thomas Volume 4

AUS

 * The Complete Seventh Series
 * My First Thomas with The Twin Engines

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10

MYS

 * Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures

DK

 * Hip Hooray for Thomas and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.4
 * The Engine Twins

SWE

 * Hooray for Thomas!

ITA

 * The Queen of Sodor (Italian DVD)

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 17 (Taiwanese DVD)