Cautious Connor

"No! I.. I can't race! Not after what happened with my coupling rod!"

- Connor

Cautious Connor is an episode from the twentieth season.

Plot
While going at high speeds, Connor breaks his coupling rod and fears going fast will break it again.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Stephen
 * Connor
 * Victor
 * Millie
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * The Grumpy Passenger
 * A Steamworks Worker
 * Gordon (does not speak)
 * Spencer (does not speak)
 * Caitlin (does not speak)
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (do not speak)
 * Skiff (cameo)
 * Kevin (cameo)
 * The Teacher (cameo)
 * Two Schoolchildren (cameo)
 * One of Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameo)
 * The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
 * Albert's Wife (cameo)
 * Captain Joe (cameo)
 * Stephen's Competitors (indirectly mentioned)

Some passengers also speak. They are voiced by Keith Wickham.

Locations

 * Sodor Suspension Bridge
 * Sodor Steamworks
 * Vicarstown Bridge
 * Ulfstead Castle
 * Vicarstown (mentioned)
 * The Mainland (mentioned)

Trivia

 * This was one of five episodes that was incomplete at the time Arc Productions went bankrupt, and was finished off by Jam Filled Toronto after Jam Filled Entertainment bought the aforementioned studio.

Goofs

 * When Spencer first appears on screen, his coaches aren't textured and are just plain grey.
 * Connor and Caitlin are said to be faster than Spencer, but Spencer's class holds the world speed record for steam locomotives.
 * In the shot before Connor says "Finally!", the tracks leading to the Vicarstown Bridge disappear.
 * In the overhead shot of Skiff overtaking Connor, just before the camera angle changes, Skiff and Joe disappear.
 * In one shot of Connor at Ulfstead Castle his eyebrows aren't attached to his forehead.