Trusty Trunky

Trusty Trunky is the fourth episode of the twenty-second season.

Plot
Thomas is working on the Indian Railway. He is amazed by all the animals on top of trains, cows sleeping on the track and elephants wandering around the countryside. He disapproves when his friend Ashima tells him the elephants used to help shunt the carriages, but when Thomas ends up derailed in a paddy field, an elephant comes to his rescue.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Ashima
 * Rajiv
 * Noor Jehan
 * Shankar
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * The Grey Tender Engine (cameo)
 * The Purple Tank Engine (cameo)
 * Unnamed Diesel Shunter (cameo)
 * Oliver (stock footage)
 * Toad (stock footage)
 * Belle (stock footage cameo)
 * Ryan (stock footage cameo)
 * Judy and Jerome (stock footage cameo)
 * Oliver the Excavator (stock footage cameo)

Locations

 * India
 * The Indian Railway Station
 * Island of Sodor
 * Knapford
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office

UK and AUS

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Tina Desai as Ashima
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar

USA and CAN

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Tina Desai as Ashima
 * Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv
 * Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar

Trivia

 * At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the nineteenth season episode, Toad and the Whale. Stock footage from said episode and the twentieth season episode, Mucking About is used.
 * This episode marks the first of several things:
 * Rajiv's first speaking role and first appearance in an episode.
 * Ashima's first appearance in an episode.
 * The first episode written by Becky Overton since the nineteenth season episode, Wild Water Rescue.
 * Nikhil Parmar, Sheena Bhattessa and Sanjeev Bhaskar join the voice cast.

Goofs

 * Teresa Gallagher is credited in the UK credits, despite not having a role.

UK

 * Here Comes the Steam Team