Heave Ho Thomas!

"Howdy, everybody. Thomas is overloaded right now. I'll whistle for him!"

- Hank

Heave Ho Thomas! is the sixth episode of the twelfth season.

Plot
Thomas is called to the docks to meet a new engine, who is reported to be "very strong". The new engine, Hank, who has a broad American accent, calls Thomas little, to which the blue tank engine takes offense. So, when Thomas has to do some jobs and show Hank around, Thomas decides to take all the wagons to prove that he is not little, but all he does is crack his cylinder. Thomas then has to ask Hank for help. Hank agrees and the two engines deliver the trucks. They later arrive at Knapford station for Hank's welcome party.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Hank
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl (does not speak)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Toby (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)

Locations

 * Maron
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Knapford
 * McColl Farm
 * Sodor Slate Quarry
 * The Lumber Mill
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * Edited stock footage from Thomas Puts the Brakes On is used.
 * Hank's theme is an instrumental version of "Hail to the Chief".
 * The diesel engine from Emily and the Special Coaches is one of Thomas' loads.
 * In the episode, Henry, Gordon, James, and Percy do not have CGI faces when they are at Knapford, but they do in promotional images.
 * When Hank puffs into Knapford, his driver is not in CGI.
 * This episode marks the first and only appearance of Hank to date.

Goofs

 * The Fat Controller says "You are all here to welcome the new engine", but only Thomas and Percy are there.
 * In the shot of Thomas' cylinder, look and you will see that he doesn't have a driver neither a fireman.
 * In a close-up of Thomas' wheels spinning at Farmer McColl's, you can see Thomas has no face.
 * When Thomas' cylinders crack, he is missing his trucks.
 * When Hank pushes Thomas into Knapford, Henry is wearing one of Gordon's face masks.
 * When Hank is talking at Knapford, the line behind him ends in bushes.
 * When Thomas says "Thank you, Hank", look at the engines' faces: they are not properly adjusted to the angle of the engines.
 * When Thomas and Hank arrived at the shunting yards, the coal trucks on the upper level are derailed.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Thomas' train.