Number One Engine

Number One Engine is the first episode of the twenty-second season.

Plot
Thomas is in China racing Hong-Mei in a bid to become the No. 1 Engine.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Yong Bao
 * Hong-Mei
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * An An and Lin Yong
 * Sir Topham Hatt (fantasy)
 * James (life lesson; does not speak)

Locations

 * China
 * The Mainland
 * Island of Sodor
 * Vicarstown Bridge

UK and AUS

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Siu-see Hung as An An
 * Windson Liong as Lin Yong

US and CAN

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Dan Li as Yong Bao
 * Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
 * Siu-see Hung as An An
 * Windson Liong as Lin Yong

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of several things:
 * The first episode since the seventeenth season to not be narrated by Mark Moraghan.
 * The first episode that Thomas narrates.
 * The first episode that uses the new intro and outro titles.
 * The first episode that doesn't take place on Sodor.
 * At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of Reds vs. Blues. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
 * The song The Journey Never Ends is featured at the end of the episode.

UK

 * Here Comes the Steam Team