Thomas to the Rescue

"Oh, it's you. What are you doing here?"

- Diesel

Thomas to the Rescue is an eighth season episode.

Plot
Thomas has a nasty shock when he discovers that he's working at the quarry with Diesel, who tells him that steam engines can't help at all. To prove his point, Diesel pushes Thomas under the hopper and says the Fat Controller is thinking of scrapping steam engines. The next morning, Diesel gets his just desserts when he, Mavis, Salty, 'Arry and Bert take on contaminated fuel. Thomas is sent to collect some fresh fuel, and everyone finishes work on time. Even Diesel has to admit Thomas is Really Useful.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Diesel
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * 'Arry and Bert (do not speak)
 * James (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Bill and Ben (deleted scene cameo)

Goofs

 * Gordon has Duck's whistle.
 * Diesel pushes Thomas under the chute and reverses, but in a later shot focused of Thomas, Diesel hasn't reversed.
 * When Thomas is pushed under the chute, he has his happy face mask on even when the stone starts to fall on him.
 * The Railway Series is called "The Railway Stories" in the intro.
 * After this episode, the engines' crew only ever appear in close-ups.
 * The subtitles from the "All Aboard With the Steam Team" call 'Arry "Harry".
 * When the narrator says "oiled Diesel" the subtitles on the "Steamies vs. Diesels" DVD say "boiled Deisel".
 * As the Quarry had an important order to fill, Thomas should've stayed at the Quarry whilst another engine collected the fresh fuel for the diesel engines.