Series 4

The fourth season of the television series aired in 1995. All twenty-six episodes were narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and George Carlin in the US.

Episodes

 * 1) Granpuff - Thomas tells the story of Duke and what happened to him after his railway closed.
 * 2) Sleeping Beauty - Thomas completes his story of Duke, telling how he was eventually rediscovered.
 * 3) Bulldog - Thomas tells Percy about the time Falcon was impatient and nearly paid dearly for it.
 * 4) You Can't Win - Duke proves he still has a lot of life left in him.
 * 5) Four Little Engines - Sir Handel derails, so Skarloey helps out.
 * 6) A Bad Day for Sir Handel - Sir Handel is in a bad mood.
 * 7) Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady - Peter Sam's eagerness means the Refreshment Lady is nearly left behind.
 * 8) Trucks!/Rusty Helps Peter Sam - Gordon advises Sir Handel to get out of work by pretending to be ill, and Peter Sam pays the price.
 * 9) Home at Last - Skarloey returns from the Works.
 * 10) Rock 'n' Roll - Duncan is careless and gets in trouble after derailing on a bumpy line.
 * 11) Special Funnel - Peter Sam's funnel is knocked off by an icicle, and is temporarily replaced by a drainpipe.
 * 12) Steam Roller - Sir Handel matches wits with a steamroller.
 * 13) Passengers and Polish - Duncan refuses to move his train without being polished.
 * 14) Gallant Old Engine/The Gallant Old Engine - Skarloey tells Duncan the story of how Rheneas saved the railway.
 * 15) Rusty to the Rescue - Rusty travels to the Other Railway to find a steam engine.
 * 16) Thomas and Stepney - Thomas is jealous when Stepney comes to visit.
 * 17) Train Stops Play - Stepney "catches" a cricket ball in a truck, prompting a chase along the branch line.
 * 18) Bowled Out - A stuck-up Diesel makes a fool of himself, and Duck and Stepney save the day.
 * 19) Henry and the Elephant - After a circus leaves, Henry discovers an elephant in a tunnel.
 * 20) Toad Stands By - Toad advises Oliver on how to regain the trucks' respect.
 * 21) Bulls Eyes - Daisy teases Toby about his cowcatchers and side-plates, but learns that they are there for a reason.
 * 22) Thomas and the Special Letter - The engines receive a letter inviting them to visit the mainland, but Thomas' carelessness almost spoils the trip.
 * 23) Paint Pots and Queens/Thomas Meets the Queen - Henry upsets a painter, while Thomas and Gordon try to behave for Queen Elizabeth II's visit.
 * 24) Fish - Duck has a fishy surprise when he helps Henry with "The Flying Kipper".
 * 25) Special Attraction - Toby is upset when he realises there is no room for him at a seaside festival, but Percy proves they are all special anyway.
 * 26) Mind that Bike - Tom Tipper the postman is unhappy when his post van is replaced by a bicycle, but Percy helps him out, not in the way he intended.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Oliver
 * Daisy
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Toad
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Bill and Ben (do not speak)
 * BoCo (does not speak)
 * Mavis (does not speak)
 * Henrietta (does not speak)
 * Bertie (does not speak)
 * Diesel (cameo, mentioned)
 * Terence (cameo)
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * Bulgy (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * The Storyteller (music video cameo)

Characters intoduced

 * Stepney
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Peter Sam
 * Duncan
 * Duke
 * Smudger
 * The Diesel
 * Rusty
 * S. C. Ruffey
 * George
 * Caroline
 * Bulstrode
 * The Refreshment Lady
 * Nancy
 * Tom Tipper
 * Queen Elizabeth II (does not speak)

Trivia

 * This was the first season to feature the Skarloey Railway.
 * This was the last season to feature episodes based on the Railway Series, and therefore the last to have Wilbert Awdry as a technical consultant.
 * This was George Carlin's last season as narrator.
 * This was the last season to be shown on Shining Time Station.
 * To date, this season introduced the most new characters.
 * This is the first season not to end with a Christmas-themed episode.
 * All Chinese narrations from this season credit George Carlin as the narrator and all Norwegian/Hindi narrations credit Michael Angelis, even though the episodes were re-dubbed.
 * In the Ukrainian narration, Michael Angelis' voice can be still heard in the background. This is also the last season to be dubbed in Ukrainian.
 * This season is unique as the first fifteen episodes were based primarily on the Skarloey Railway engines.