The Great Railway Show

The Great Railway Show is a series of four different competitions, where engines from around the world compete against each-other to see who can win. During The Great Race, the competition takes place in England.

The Strongest Engine Race
This competition involves the strongest engines in the Great Railway Show, who compete against each-other, possibly by pulling long, heavy trains to see who is the strongest. Carlos is the winner of this competition.

The contestants for this competition include Carlos, Frieda, Shane and possibly Vinnie.

The Best Decorated Engine Parade
This competition appears to be more of a talent show instead of a race, and as such is the only event in the Great Railway Show which isn't a race. Five different engines are uniquely decorated, and the best-looking engine wins.

The contestants for this competition include James, Emily, Rajiv, Carlos and Yong Bao.

The Shunting Competition
This competition is a shunting event, where five different shunters compete against each-other to see who can shunt the most trucks as quickly as they can. Thomas was originally going to participate in this competition, but after being involved in an accident, he was left on Sodor. He later participated in the competition after all.

The contestants for this competition are Thomas, Ashima, Gina, Raul and Ivan.

The Great Race
This competition is made up of five different contenders, who race against each-other to see who can reach the finish line. It was in this competition that Thomas tried to warn Gordon of his missing safety valve, though Gordon ignores this.

The contestants for this competition are Gordon, Spencer, Flying Scotsman, Etienne and Axel.

Contestants

 * Thomas (Sodor)
 * Gordon (Sodor)
 * James (Sodor)
 * Percy (Sodor)
 * Emily (Sodor)
 * Spencer (England)
 * Flying Scotsman (England)
 * Ashima (India)
 * Rajiv (India)
 * Yong Bao (China)
 * Vinnie (North America; possibly the United States or Canada)
 * Carlos (Mexico)
 * Raul (Brazil)
 * Shane (Australia)
 * Frieda (Germany)
 * Axel (Belgium)
 * Gina (Italy)
 * Etienne (France)
 * Ivan (Russia)

Philip also attends to the Great Railway Show, though he does not participate in any of the races and instead acts as the Sudrian mascot.

Trivia

 * The Great Railway Show is based off of the Olympic Games, where thousands of contenders from around the world also participate in several competitions. The Great Race will also be released in the same year as the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
 * Ivan and Etienne are the only diesel and electric engines to participate in the Great Railway Show respectively.
 * Percy is the only Sudrian contender who does not have his appearance modified prior to joining the competition.