An Engine of Many Colours

An Engine of Many Colours, also known as An Engine of Many Colors in the US, is the ninth episode of the twenty-second season.

Plot
James needs to be repaired after a crash, but hears that there might not be enough red paint. That night, he has a succession of dreams about being repainted different colours. Each colour seems fine once he gets used to it and even makes him more splendid. But each time that James starts to show off, he dreams that he has another crash.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Spencer
 * Rosie
 * Stanley
 * Diesel
 * Philip
 * Victor
 * Kevin
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * The Deputy Minster (stock footage)

Locations

 * Gordon's Hill
 * Sodor Steamworks
 * Knapford
 * Knapford Station Yard
 * Knapford Yards
 * Vicarstown Bridge
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House
 * Tidmouth Sheds (stock footage)

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Gordon, the Fat Controller and the Knapford Stationmaster
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily and the Duchess of Boxford
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Stanley, Kevin and the Duke of Boxford
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward and the Duke of Boxford
 * Kerry Shale as Gordon, Diesel and Kevin
 * Rob Rackstraw as James
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily and the Duchess of Boxford
 * Nicola Stapleton as Rosie
 * Glenn Wrage as Spencer
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * David Bedella as Victor
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt and the Knapford Stationmaster

Trivia

 * The title is a play on the song; A Coat of Many Colours, from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
 * This is the first episode written by Michael White.
 * This episode is set after The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor and during A Shed for Edward. Stock footage from the former is used.
 * A reference to the first season episode, James and the Coaches is made in this episode.
 * James' alternate liveries have lining on the back of his tender, which is also present on his black livery.
 * At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of the eighteenth season episode, Spencer's VIP. Stock footage from said episode is used.

Goofs

 * Christopher Ragland is credited in the UK end credits despite none of his UK characters speaking.