Confused Coaches

Confused Coaches is an episode from the twenty-first season.

Plot
Spencer and Gordon upset their passengers when their competitive behavior gets extremely uncontrollable.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Spencer
 * Philip
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Dowager Hatt
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * A Porter
 * Paxton (cameo)
 * Lady Hatt (cameo)
 * Sir Robert Norramby (cameo)
 * The Thin Clergyman (cameo)
 * The Fat Clergyman (cameo)
 * The Knapford Stationmaster (cameo)
 * The Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
 * Lord Callan (mentioned)

Locations

 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Crovan's Gate
 * Knapford
 * Knapford Station Yard
 * Wellsworth
 * Wellsworth Sheds
 * Maron
 * Callan Castle
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House (mentioned)

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Gordon, the Fat Controller, Dowager Hatt, the Grumpy Passenger and a Porter
 * Matt Wilkinson as Spencer and the Duke of Boxford
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * Teresa Gallagher as Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt and the Duchess of Boxford
 * David Bedella as the Mayor of Sodor

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Kerry Shale as Gordon
 * Glenn Wrage as Spencer
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, the Grumpy Passenger and a Porter
 * William Hope as the Duke of Boxford
 * Jules de Jongh as the Duchess of Boxford
 * Teresa Gallagher as Stephen Hatt and Bridget Hatt
 * David Bedella as the Mayor of Sodor

Trivia

 * An instrumental version of Auld Lang Syne can be heard at the end of this episode.
 * This is the first episode in the series to be New Year's themed.
 * When Thomas was shunting the express coaches at platform 1 during Gordon and Spencer's conversation about the importance of numbers, a bump sound effect used from Seasons 4-7 can be heard.
 * This is the first episode where Spencer is seen with a snowplough.

Goofs

 * When Philip leaves Spencer's coaches with Gordon, the buffers of the coaches and Gordon's tender don't actually touch each other, but they still make a sound and can be seen moving.
 * William Hope and Kerry Shale are credited in the UK end credits despite none of their characters speaking.

UK/US

 * Christmas on Sodor (Direct-to-Home Video)