Series 17

The seventeenth season of the television series will premiere in the UK on June 3rd, 2013 and in the US on October 17th. This season will be the first of a new writing style for the series. It is thought that it will be twenty-six episodes long.

Episodes

 * 1) Gordon Runs Dry - Gordon's boiler is damaged, but he is too impatient to get repaired or stop to refill with water because of the leak.
 * 2) Kevin's Cranky Friend - Kevin helps Cranky at the docks, but Cranky does not think he needs help even as the work piles up.
 * 3) Scruff's Makeover - Scruff gets a new coat of paint and refuses to take garbage because he does not want to get dirty.
 * 4) Wayward Winston - Winston is frustrated because Sir Topham Hatt cannot drive him well, so he decides to go driver-less.
 * 5) Steamie Stafford - Stafford becomes jealous of the steam engines because of all the noise they make, so he begins to act like them.
 * 6) Calm Down Caitlin - Caitlin has to spend the night on Sodor.
 * 7) New Wheels for Sidney
 * 8) Santa's Little Engine

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Stephen
 * Whiff
 * Scruff
 * Salty
 * Paxton
 * Sidney
 * Stafford
 * Winston
 * Victor
 * Millie
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Kevin
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * Some Children
 * Rosie (cameo)
 * Henrietta (cameo)
 * Lady Hatt (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * The Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)

Duck is likely to appear.

USA

 * Mark Moraghan as the narrator
 * Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily and the children
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Scruff, Kevin, and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky
 * Keith Wickham as Salty and Stafford
 * Matt Wilkinson as Winston
 * Steven Kynman as Paxton
 * William Hope as Edward, Toby, Whiff, and Farmer McColl
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
 * Rupert Degas as Bertie
 * Bob Golding as Stephen

UK and AUS

 * Mark Moraghan as the narrator
 * Ben Small as Thomas and Toby
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Salty, Stafford, and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Matt Wilkinson as Kevin, Cranky, Scruff, Winston, and Farmer McColl
 * Steven Kynman as Paxton
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie, and Clarabel
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Rupert Degas as Bertie
 * Bob Golding as Stephen

Trivia

 * This is Andrew Brenner's first season as head writer.
 * This is Mark Moraghan's first season as narrator.
 * This is the first season animated by Arc Productions.
 * The writers are now credited when the title is put up at the beginning.