Meet the Contenders

The Great Railway Show is a series of twenty-two online promotional videos that tie into The Great Race written by Ian McCue. The videos are narrated by Rob Rackstraw and each video, (one uploaded every Wednesday), shows the participants of The Great Railway Show and their stats, event and country of origin. None of the characters shown in the videos speak. The shorts are to be included as bonus features on the US DVD and Blu-Ray releases of The Great Race. ==Videos== ===Philip of Sodor=== Philip of Sodor, titled Philip of the UK on the UK channel, is the first video of The Great Railway Show. It was uploaded on the television series' official YouTube channel on April 13th, 2016. ====Description==== First engine up, Philip! Recently arriving on the Island of Sodor, he's an engine favorite amongst his engine friends. Philip will play the role of Sodor Representative and flag carrier. ====Characters==== * Philip * Gordon ====Location==== * Knapford Station Yard ====Country==== * Sodor ====Trivia==== * The Race Announcer mentions the events of The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead. Stock footage from said episode is also used. ====Gallery==== File:PhilipinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Philip's stats File:TheLittleEngineWhoRacedAhead78.png|Stock footage File:TheLittleEngineWhoRacedAhead79.png|Stock footage File:TheLittleEngineWhoRacedAhead80.png|Stock footage File:PhilipinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Philip File:PhilipinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Philip's left side view File:PhilipinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Philip's back side view File:PhilipinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Philip's right side view  ====Video====  File:Philip of Sodor  ===Axel of Belgium=== Axel of Belgium is the second video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on April 20th, 2016. ====Description==== Axel of Belgium is an amazing looking engine that was built for speed. The lean mean racing machine won over his army of fans with his charms and looks. ====Character==== * Axel ====Location==== * Belgium ====Country==== * Belgium ====Event==== *The Great Race ====Trivia==== * The Main Line, unmodified, is used to represent Belgium for this video. ====Goof==== * In the final scene of the video, Axel's trailing wheels are missing and his tender merges into his cab. ====Gallery==== File:AxelinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Axel's stats File:TheGreatRace70.jpg|Axel in Belgium File:AxelinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Axel File:AxelinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Axel's left side view (Note: his rear wheels are missing and his tender merges into his cab) File:AxelinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Axel's back side view File:AxelinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Axel's right side view  ====Video====  File:Axel of Belgium  ===Yong Bao of China=== Yong Bao of China is the third video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on April 27th, 2016. ====Description==== Strong, sleek and steamy, Yong Bao of China knows how to put on a show! ====Character==== * Yong Bao ====Event==== *Best Decorated Engine Parade ====Location==== * China ====Country==== * China ====Trivia==== * The hill from Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure was redressed to represent China for this video. ====Goof==== * During the scene of Yong Bao in China, his tender running board disappears. ====Gallery==== File:YongBaoinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Yong Bao's stats File:TheGreatRace79.png|Yong Bao in China File:YongBaoinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Yong Bao File:YongBaoinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Yong Bao's left side view File:YongBaoinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Yong Bao's back side view File:YongBaoinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Yong Bao's right side view  ====Video====  File:Yong Bao of China  ===Raul of Brazil=== Raul of Brazil is the fourth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on May 4th, 2016. ====Description==== Introducing Raul of Brazil. A one time champion a few years back, he is well respected throughout the railway. ====Character==== * Raul ====Event==== *Shunting Race ====Location==== * Brazil ====Country==== * Brazil ====Trivia==== * Knapford Yards was redressed with palm trees to represent a Brazilian shunting yard for this video. ====Goofs==== * Raul is incorrectly described as being based on the Sentinel 7109, which was the inspiration for Logan's number. * Despite the fact that Raul is implied to be working in Brazil, the trucks he is shunting are British. ====Gallery==== File:RaulinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Raul's stats File:TheGreatRace71.jpg|Raul in Brazil File:RaulinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Raul File:RaulinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Raul's left side view File:RaulinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Raul's back side view File:RaulinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Raul's right side view  ====Video====  File:Raul of Brazil  ===Ashima of India=== Ashima of India is the fifth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on May 18th, 2016. ====Description==== Meet Ashima of India. A simply breathtaking engine that brings mystery and wonder. ====Character==== * Ashima ====Event==== *Shunting Race ====Location==== * India ====Country==== * India ====Trivia==== * The Main Line was redressed with flowers to represent India for this video. ====Gallery==== File:AshimainTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Ashima's stats File:TheGreatRace81.png|Ashima in India File:AshimainTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Ashima File:AshimainTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Ashima's left side view File:AshimainTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Ashima's back side view File:AshimainTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Ashima's right side view  ====Video====  File:Ashima of India  ===Ivan of Russia=== Ivan of Russia is the sixth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on May 25th, 2016. ====Description==== Meet Ivan of Russia. A very strong diesel engine who finished second in the shunting race. ====Character==== * Ivan ====Event==== *Shunting Race ====Location==== * Russia ====Country==== * Russia ====Trivia==== * The Sodor Dieselworks, covered in snow, was used to represent a Russian shunting yard. ====Goofs==== * Despite the fact that Ivan is implied to be working in Russia, the trucks he is shunting are British. ====Gallery==== File:IvaninTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Ivan's stats File:TheGreatRace83.png|Ivan in Russia File:IvaninTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Ivan File:IvaninTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Ivan's left side view File:IvaninTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Ivan's back side view File:IvaninTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Ivan's right side view  ====Video====  File:Ivan of Russia  ===Gina of Italy=== Gina of Italy is the seventh video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on June 1st, 2016. ====Description==== Don't let Gina's looks deceive you. This small and compact engine can match the boys pound for pound. ====Character==== * Gina ====Event==== *Shunting Race ====Location==== * Italy ====Country==== ====Trivia==== * Arlesburgh Harbour was redressed to represent an Italian seaside town. * Gina's stats say that she is a 0-2-0. In Italy, the wheel arrangement is counted by the amount of axles on an engine rather than the amount of wheels. ====Goofs==== * Despite the fact that Gina is implied to be working in Italy, the trucks she is shunting are British. ====Gallery==== File:GinainTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Gina's stats File:TheGreatRace80.png|Gina in Italy File:GinainTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Gina File:GinainTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Gina's left side view File:GinainTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Gina's back side view File:GinainTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Gina's right side view  ====Video====  File:Gina of Italy  ===Spencer of UK=== Spencer of UK is the eighth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on June 8th, 2016. ====Description==== Meet Spencer. Serving as the private engine to the Duke and Duchess, Spencer is known as a regal engine that hold the land speed record for a steam locomotive. ====Character==== * Spencer ====Event==== *The Great Race ====Location==== * The Mainland ====Country==== * England ====Trivia==== * Sir Nigel Gresley is mentioned by the Race Announcer. * Interestingly, despite the title saying that Spencer is from the United Kingdom, his stats say that his country is simply "Mainland". * The Main Line, particularly the autumn version seen in Two Wheels Good, is used to represent the English Main Line. * Spencer is said to be the one who holds the fastest speed record for a steam engine. In real life, this title is held by his brother Mallard. ====Gallery==== File:SpencerinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Spencer's stats File:TheGreatRace84.png|Spencer in the UK File:SpencerinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Spencer File:SpencerinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Spencer's left side view File:SpencerinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Spencer's back side view File:SpencerinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Spencer's right side view  ====Video====  File:Spencer of UK  ===Rajiv of India=== Rajiv of India is the ninth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on June 15th, 2016. ====Description==== All hail the emperor of India, Rajiv. Rajiv is a small tank engine but bursts with color! ====Character==== * Rajiv ====Event==== *Best Decorated Engine Parade ====Location==== * India ====Country==== * India ====Trivia==== * The Fenland Track was redressed to represent India. ====Goof==== * Rajiv's animation begins to rotate before the announcer says "Rajiv of India". ====Gallery==== File:RajivinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Rajiv's stats File:TheGreatRace85.png|Rajiv in India File:RajivinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Rajiv File:RajivinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Rajiv's left side view File:RajivinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Rajiv's back side view File:RajivinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Rajiv's right side view  ====Video====  File:Rajiv of India  ===Percy of Sodor=== Percy of Sodor is the tenth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on June 22nd, 2016. ==== Description ==== Meet Percy. Picked at the last minute for the shunting race, Percy is an unlikely hero. ====Characters==== * Percy * James ====Event==== *Shunting Race (dropped) ====Location==== * Sodor China Clay Company ====Country==== * Sodor ====Trivia==== * The Race Announcer mentions the events of Tale of the Brave. Stock footage from said special is also used. ====Gallery==== File:PercyinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Percy's stats File:TaleOfTheBrave847.png|Stock Footage File:TaleOfTheBrave848.png|Stock Footage File:TaleOfTheBrave849.png|Stock Footage File:TaleOfTheBrave853.png|Stock Footage File:TaleOfTheBrave850.png|Stock Footage File:TaleOfTheBrave851.png|Stock Footage File:PercyinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Percy File:PercyinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Percy's left side view File:PercyinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Percy's back side view File:PercyinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Percy's right side view  ====Video====  File:Percy of Sodor  ===Shooting Star Gordon of Sodor=== Shooting Star Gordon of Sodor is the eleventh video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on June 29th, 2016. ====Description==== The streamlined power house, Gordon the Shooting Star, is a lean mean moody machine that is heading to the front of the race. ====Character==== * Gordon ====Event==== *The Great Race (disqualified) ====Location==== * Gordon's Hill ====Country==== * Sodor ====Goof==== * Gordon's basis stats say that he is based on an LNER A3 Pacific like his brother Flying Scotsman. But he is actually an experimental GNR A0 Pacific. ====Gallery==== File:ShootingStar(Gordon)inTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Shooting Star's (Gordon's) Stats File:TheGreatRace86.png|Shooting Star (Gordon) on Gordon's Hill File:ShootingStar(Gordon)inTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Shooting Star (Gordon) File:ShootingStar(Gordon)inTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Left side view File:ShootingStar(Gordon)inTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Back side view File:ShootingStar(Gordon)inTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Right side view  ====Video====  File:Shooting Star Gordon of Sodor  ===Shane of Australia=== Shane of Australia is the twelfth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on July 6th, 2016, but was shown on an Australian news website when Shane was first publicly revealed. ====Description==== Meet Shane of Australia. Shane is a big, strong engine who works tirelessly to ensure he's in the best shape for the strongest engine race. ====Character==== * Shane ====Event==== *Strength Race ====Location==== * Australia ====Country==== * Australia ====Trivia==== * Bluff's Cove was redressed to represent the Australian coast for this video. * There are a few differences between the original and the newer video: ** When Shane is shown in Australia, the newer video shows him pulling rolling stock. ** The newer video has more 'sparkles' in the background. ** His speed stat was changed and the event category was fixed to say he is in the strength competition instead of the Great Race. ====Goofs==== * In the original video, Shane's stats say that he is competing in the Great Race. However, in the film, he competes in the strength competition. The Race Announcer even says that the strength competition is the event that Shane competes in. This was later fixed in the official upload on the Thomas and Friends YouTube Channel. * Shane's tender wheels and coupling are not rendered properly towards the end of the showcase video. * Although Shane is implied to be working in Australia, the trucks he is pulling are British. ====Gallery==== File:ShaneInTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Shane's stats (original) File:ShaneinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Shane's stats (current) File:TheGreatRace69.jpg|Shane in Australia File:ShaneinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Shane File:ShaneinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Shane's left side view File:ShaneinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Shane's back side view File:ShaneinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Shane's right side view  ====Video====  File:Shane of Australia  ===Emily of Sodor=== Emily of Sodor is the thirteenth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on July 13th, 2016. ====Description==== Looking better than ever, Emily has two extra large driving wheels and one of the tallest funnels on Sodor. ====Character==== * Emily ====Event==== *Best Decorated Engine Parade ====Location==== * Ulfstead Castle ====Country==== * Sodor ====Goof==== * Emily's wheel configuration stats is incorrectly stated as a 4-2-0 instead of a 4-2-2. ====Gallery==== File:EmilyinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Emily's stats File:TheGreatRace87.png|Emily at Ulfstead Castle File:EmilyinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Emily File:EmilyinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Left side view File:EmilyinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Back side view File:EmilyinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Right side view  ====Video====  File:Emily of Sodor  ===Vinnie of North America=== Vinnie of North America is the fourteenth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on July 20th, 2016. ====Description==== Meet Vinnie, the tough, rule-bending engine who will do anything to come in first place. ====Character==== * Vinnie ====Event==== *Strength Race ====Location==== * North America ====Country==== * North America ====Trivia==== * Anopha Quarry was redressed to represent North America for this video. * Although Vinnie represents North America, his flag for this video represents the United States of America (USA). ====Goofs==== * Vinnie's basis stats is incorrectly describe as a U-4-b instead of a U-4-a locomotive. * Although Vinnie is implied to be working in North America, the trucks he is pulling are British. * Vinnie's breakvan is not rendered properly, as the roof of it appears to be missing. ====Gallery==== File:VinnieinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Vinnie's stats File:TheGreatRace88.png|Vinnie in North America File:VinnieinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Vinnie File:VinnieinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Left side view File:VinnieinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Back side view File:VinnieinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Right side view  ====Video====  ===The Flying Scotsman=== The Flying Scotsman is the fifteenth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on July 27th, 2016. ====Description==== Meet The Flying Scotsman, the first locomotive to reach 100 mph! ====Character==== * Flying Scotsman * Gordon (mentioned) ====Event==== *The Great Race ====Location==== * East Coast Main Line, England ====Country==== * England ====Trivia==== * This is the only video not to have the engine's nationality in the title. * The Main Line, unmodified, was used to represent the East Coast Main Line for this video. * The video states that the Scotsman was the first to reach 100mph, however he was the first official engine to do so as the City of Truro unofficially held the title. * This promotional video marks the first time the red express coaches have been seen since Season 12 and in CGI. ====Gallery==== File:FlyingScotsmaninTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Flying Scotsman's stats File:TheGreatRace90.png|Flying Scotsman in the UK File:TheGreatRace91.png File:FlyingScotsmaninTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Flying Scotsman File:FlyingScotsmaninTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Left side view File:FlyingScotsmaninTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Back side view File:FlyingScotsmaninTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Right side view  ====Video====  ===Carlos of Mexico=== Carlos of Mexico is the sixteenth video for The Great Railway Show. It was released on August 3rd, 2016. ====Description==== Meet Carlos. He won the strength competition at the first Great Railway Show, but now he's back and competing in the best decorated parade! ====Character==== * Carlos ====Event==== *Best Decorated Engine Parade ====Location==== * Mexico or the first Great Railway Show ====Country==== * Mexico ====Trivia==== * The upper terrace of the Shunting Yards, unmodified, was used to represent either Mexico or the first Great Railway show. * If the flashback is in Mexico, the rolling stocks that Carlos is pulling are British. ====Gallery==== File:CarlosinTheGreatRailwayShow.png|Carlos' stats File:TheGreatRace92.png|Carlos in Mexico/the first Great Railway Show File:CarlosinTheGreatRailwayShow2.png|Carlos File:CarlosinTheGreatRailwayShow3.png|Left side view File:CarlosinTheGreatRailwayShow4.png|Back side view File:CarlosinTheGreatRailwayShow5.png|Right side view  ====Video====