The Old Bridge

"Help!"

- Skarloey

The Old Bridge, retitled The Old Iron Bridge in some American releases, is the fourth episode of the seventh season.

Plot
After an accident on a rickety wooden bridge, Skarloey becomes afraid to cross it and he is demoted to shunting engine while Rheneas does his work. But when Rheneas runs out of water on the bridge, only one engine can help him.

Characters

 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Duncan (cameo)

Locations

 * Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds
 * The Skarloey Railway Viaduct
 * Sodor Castle
 * Skarloey

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Dunkin Duncan is used.
 * Three slate trucks are seen on the riverbank under the bridge, which is considered by some to be a reference to Duncan Gets Spooked.
 * The plot is somewhat similar to the 1993 magazine story The Viaduct!

Goofs

 * When Rheneas takes Skarloey's load, one of the trucks appears to bump up slightly after going over some points.
 * When Skarloey shunts coaches at the yard, his eyes look wonky.
 * Rheneas is wearing Skarloey's happy face when he is rescued.
 * When Skarloey takes Rheneas back, the trucks are in a different arrangement.
 * It should have been impossible for Skarloey's train to take his weight while he was dangling over the bridge.
 * If Rheneas had rescued Skarloey's trucks first, without anything else to tether him Skarloey would have fallen.
 * Rheneas' driver could not get to a telephone, but the news of Rheneas' plight still spreads.
 * The narrator says that Rheneas ran out of water, but the yard manager said that he broke down.
 * Skarloey and Rheneas continually change whistles sounds.
 * In most North American releases, this episode is called "The Old Iron Bridge", but the bridge is wooden.
 * How is it possible for the two trains to be coupled when there is clearly no room to move on the bridge?
 * Skarloey is supposed to be wise.
 * When Skarloey is puffing through the countryside, his trucks are empty, but when he reaches the bridge, the trucks are full. Also, one truck is also missing.
 * When Skarloey has his accident on the bridge, he is wearing Duncan's eyes shut face.
 * Because stock footage is used, Rheneas and Skarloey look sad when the narrator says "They love to puff through the forests and over the rivers."