Fish

"Fish" is a fourth season episode.

Plot
Extra vans are needed for the "Flying Kipper", and, to Henry's annoyance, the only ones available are old and unsafe. At Wellsworth, Duck is coupled up as a banker to help up Gordon's Hill, but a tail-lamp falls off and Henry slows down while Duck lags behind and eventually crashes into a van. The mess is cleared up in the morning and Duck reflects that Thomas' earlier advice about fish was right.

Featured Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * James (cameo)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Rheneas (cameo)
 * Bertie (cameo)

Trivia

 * A crate labelled "Fulton's" can be seen during the episode; this is a reference to Fulton's fish market in New York City.
 * The reason Duck managed to get to Edward's station before Henry is simple, he was shunting, stopped to talk to Thomas and then set off to Edward's station before Henry left the docks. (Then why didn't he just wait till Henry's train was ready then Double Head the train with Henry to Gordon's Hill and then be taken off if necessary.)
 * Stock footage from A Bad Day for Sir Handel is used.
 * The scene of Henry leaving the harbour is later used as the opening scene for the Season 7 episode Peace and Quiet.
 * Fourth time that an engine has crashed into a brakevan, the first being Henry in Season 1's "The Flying Kipper", the second being Douglas in Season 2's "Break Van", the third being Percy in Season 2's "Percy's Predicament". However, it's the second time a tank engine has crashed into a brakevan.

Goofs

 * Duck's eyes look out of place after Thomas leaves with the post train.
 * Throughout the episode Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.