Emily's New Coaches

"Those are my coaches. Give them back!"

- Thomas

Emily's New Coaches is the first episode of the seventh season.

Plot
A new engine named Emily has to take some coaches and Annie and Clarabel are the only ones around. Later, Emily is shunting Annie and Clarabel when Oliver tells her they are Thomas' coaches. Emily tries to find Thomas, who in the meantime was sent to collect some new coaches. Emily is still looking for Thomas when she is told by a signalman that Oliver has not cleared the crossing, so she goes to investigate. Oliver has broken down and Thomas is heading towards him and cannot stop. Emily pushes Oliver out of the way just in time and in gratitude, the Fat Controller presents her with the new coaches.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Oliver
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward (does not speak)
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Toad (cameo)
 * Harold (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
 * The Fisherman (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (deleted scene cameo)
 * Farmer McColl (deleted scene cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (deleted scene cameo)
 * Toby (role replaced with Oliver)

Locations

 * Knapford
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Mountain Village
 * Wellsworth
 * Maithwaite
 * Shunting Yards
 * The Watermill
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Dryaw
 * Rolf's Castle
 * The Fishing Village
 * Sodor River Bridge
 * The Castle Tunnel
 * Gordon's Hill (deleted scene)
 * The Lighthouse (deleted scene)

Trivia

 * This is Jocelyn Stevenson's first episode as executive producer.
 * This is Britt Allcroft's first episode as creative consultant.
 * This is the first episode to be narrated by Michael Brandon in the US.
 * Stock footage from Thomas in Trouble is used, as is a deleted scene from Thomas and Stepney.
 * In a rare picture, Oliver and Emily have switched sides.
 * According to a recent SiF interview with Robert Gauld-Galliers, Oliver's role in this episode was originally meant for Toby.
 * The Danish title of this episode is "Emily's New Cars". In Japan, it is called "New Fellow Emily".
 * At Maithwaite, a London, Midland and Scottish Railway poster is seen.
 * This episode may have been filmed alongside Bill, Ben and Fergus, as in the Watermill scene, Cyril the Fogman along with some other humans can be seen in the same positions as in this episode. It may have also been filmed alongside The Spotless Record, as when Emily crosses the Sodor River Bridge, the boats underneath are in similar positions as to when Arthur crosses.
 * The very first scene of the episode is mirrored.

Goofs

 * Thomas was said to be taking Annie and Clarabel back to the yard, but he was pulling red coaches.
 * Emily's safety valve is referred to as a dome.
 * After Emily drops Annie and Clarabel off at the yard, her siderods suddenly change position as she leaves to find Thomas.
 * Throughout the episode, Oliver continually gains and loses his lamp and his right (our left) lamp iron.
 * Thomas had plenty of time to stop for Oliver.
 * When the narrator says, "Later, the Fat Controller praised Emily", Oliver looks cross.
 * Percy has James' whistle sound at the beginning.
 * Studio equipment is visible on the right of the screen when Thomas says "Give them back!"
 * In a close up of Clarabel, her right eye is damaged.
 * Emily only has half a left (viewers perspective right) eyebrow when she says she's sorry she took Annie and Clarabel.