Henry's Forest

"Listen. Can you hear a strange whistling sound?" "It's the wind blowing outside our shed, but I've never heard it like this before." "You know, if Gordon wasn't here now, I'd say it was him thundering by with the express!"

- Thomas, Toby, and James

Henry's Forest is the ninth episode of the third season. In the US, the episode first aired on the Shining Time Station episode Crackpot.

Plot
Henry likes going to a forest near the line, but when a storm strikes, the forest is virtually destroyed by the strong winds. Henry is devastated, so Toby, Terence, and Trevor work together to plant new trees.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * James
 * Toby
 * Terence
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Gordon (does not speak)
 * Donald (does not speak)
 * Trevor (does not speak)
 * Douglas (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Henry's Forest
 * The Lumber Mill
 * The Watermill

Trivia

 * The Reverend W. Awdry is known for criticising this episode for its lack of reality. The major flaws he found was Henry's driver letting him visit the forest without alerting a signalman (Rule 55), paving the way for a severe crash with an unaware locomotive, and the number of trees so close to the line that could catch fire from a spark from an engine's funnel. Britt Allcroft, the episode's writer, countered the second flaw by claiming to have seen many other railways do the same thing.
 * This episode was adapted from Andrew Brenner's 1990 magazine story of the same name.
 * In a deleted scene, Henry's eyes are wonky.

Goofs

 * When James says "You know? ..." Henry's tender is missing.
 * In the side view of Toby in the sheds his face is tilted.
 * Sir Topham Hatt has a black car.
 * At the beginning of the episode, Henry passes the watermill, but that is on Thomas' Branch Line.