Edward's Brass Band

"Tune up your tubas!"

- Band Leader

Edward's Brass Band is a seventh season episode.

Plot
Edward is excited to be taking the Sodor brass band to a concert, but the day before the concert he is knocked over by a ship's boiler at Brendam and has to be repaired. Bertie collects the brass band, but a storm from the night before has flooded a road, and Bertie goes through a muddy field. Unfortunately, Bertie bogs down in the mud, but the leader of the band tells his players to tune their instruments and play. Edward hears the instruments, and collects the band. Edward gets them to the concert on time, and it is a great success.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Bertie
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Stepney (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Toby (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Skarloey (cameo)
 * Trevor (cameo)

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * Brendam Docks

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Edward the Very Useful Engine is used.
 * The crane that was carrying the ship's boiler is Big Mickey from TUGS.
 * In the version with original music, the alarm uses the Morse code SOS. In the revised version, the alarm appears to be a simple music ditty.
 * This is Edwards first accident in the television series.

Goofs

 * At the beginning, Gordon has Edward's whistle sound; when Edward picks up the brass band he has Duck's whistle sound.
 * When Edward comes into the docks, he is wearing one of James' faces.
 * When Bertie goes along the muddy road, in one shot camera equipment is reflected in his back window.
 * Nothing is said about Bertie after he gets stuck in the mud.