Thomas and the Tuba

Thomas and the Tuba is the first episode of the eighth season.

Plot
Thomas is to collect the brass band and take them to the park as a treat for Lady Hatt's birthday, but he is in such a hurry that he leaves the tuba player standing on the platform.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Harvey
 * Bertie
 * Elizabeth
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Trevor (does not speak)
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
 * Lady Hatt (does not speak)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)

Locations

 * Ffarquhar
 * Maithwaite
 * Knapford
 * Bulgy's Bridge

Goofs

 * The narrator calls Elizabeth's dumper a flatbed.
 * The narrator says that Thomas and the trucks of bunting were derailed, but Thomas is still on the track.
 * In some close-ups of Elizabeth, eye mechanism is visible in her cab.
 * In real life, it would have been illegal for the tuba player to ride in Elizabeth's dumper.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Percy's train.