The Great Race

The Great Race is the 2016 special.

Description
Thomas wants to go to the Great Railway Show, but the big engines just laugh at him. They say he’s not big or strong or fast enough to compete with the best from around the world, but Thomas is determined to find a way. First he tries to get himself streamlined so he’ll be fast enough to race, but the Fat Controller thinks streamlining would better suit Gordon. Then Thomas tries to get himself repainted like a brightly decorated engine from India, called Ashima, but his plans all go wrong. It is only when Thomas learns that he can just be himself that he finds a way to compete. It looks like he might get to the show after all, until a devious plan of Diesel’s threatens his chances once again.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Ashima
 * Diesel
 * Sir Topham Hatt

The rest of the Steam Team, Donald and Douglas and Oliver are likely to appear.

UK and AUS

 * Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel

US

 * Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * Kerry Shale as Gordon and Diesel
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt