Emily's New Route

"Emily the late engine! Emily the late engine!"

- The trucks

Emily's New Route is the tenth episode of the eighth season.

Plot
The Fat Controller is handing out new routes for the summer. Emily is pleased to be given the job of transporting flour during the summer, but James is unhappy that he has been given the job of carrying passengers along the Black Loch branch, because of the frequent landslides and the monster rumoured to be living in the loch. After Emily's trucks make her late, Emily is transferred to the Black Loch route, but perseveres and discovers that the "monster" is really a family of seals.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Emily
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * George (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * The Storyteller (cameo)
 * Gordon (deleted scene)
 * Percy (deleted scene)
 * Salty (deleted scene)

Locations

 * Black Loch
 * The Scottish Castle
 * Misty Valley Branch Line
 * Knapford
 * The Flour Mill
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Maithwaite
 * Brendam Docks (deleted scene)

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the seventeenth episode of the eighth season.
 * In the CGI episodes, a still from this episode can be recurringly seen on a poster at Maithwaite Station.

Goofs

 * Emily is supposed to get water when James tells her about Black Loch, but she never does.
 * When Emily arrives at the mill for the first time, her steam platform is visible.
 * When Emily leaves the flour mill with only half the trucks, her third truck has no face.
 * When Emily leaves after being scolded and when she leaves to collect the second load of flour, her first truck is missing its face.
 * The last truck that Emily accidentally leaves behind at the mill has a face at both ends.
 * When Emily brakes, her wheels still move.
 * Emily looks happy before she approaches Black Loch, even though she is supposed to be feeling worried.

Merchandise

 * Books - Emily's New Route
 * Magazine stories - Emily's New Route

UK

 * Tales from the Tracks
 * The Complete Eighth Series

DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Adventurous DVDs
 * Classic Collection
 * The Ultimate Collection

AUS

 * Tales from the Tracks
 * The Complete Eighth Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset)

US

 * Track Stars

DVD Boxsets

 * Steam Engine Stories

MYS

 * Don't Tell Thomas and Other Adventures
 * Emily's New Route and Other Adventures
 * Magical Collection

FIN

 * Stories From the Rails (Finnish DVD)

GER

 * So Many Surprises

POL

 * Thomas and Circus

HUN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 4 - Gordon, a Role Model

DVD Boxsets

 * Thomas the Tank Engine & Gift Keys extension box

ROM

 * Stories by Rail
 * Thomas and Friends - Vol. 4 (Romanian DVD)

DVD Packs

 * Triple Pack 3
 * Six DVD Set

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 8 Vol.5

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 22 (Taiwanese DVD)