Series 2

The second season of the television series aired in 1986. Ringo Starr narrated all twenty-six episodes in the UK as well as sixteen of them in the US, with George Carlin later re-narrating all of the episodes for the US.

Episodes

 * 1) Thomas, Percy and the Coal/Double Trouble - Thomas becomes a little too cheeky for his own good. Trucks and coal bring disaster.
 * 2) Cows/A Cow on the Line - Gordon and Henry tease Edward for letting cows uncouple his trucks, but Edward has the last laugh.
 * 3) Bertie's Chase - Bertie pursues Edward to give him Thomas' passengers.
 * 4) Saved from Scrap - Edward meets an old traction engine called Trevor, and tries to save him from scrap.
 * 5) Old Iron - Edward proves he's not so slow when James runs away.
 * 6) Thomas and Trevor/A New Friend for Thomas - Trevor is bored, but is delighted when he is asked to help Thomas clear the new harbor.
 * 7) Percy and the Signal - James and Gordon fool Percy into thinking there are such things as "backing signals".
 * 8) Duck Takes Charge - Percy is having a hard time, so the Fat Controller buys a tank engine named Duck to do his work.
 * 9) Percy and Harold/Percy Proves a Point - Percy challenges a helicopter called Harold to a race to the harbour.
 * 10) The Runaway - Thomas returns from the Works with a stiff handbrake that almost causes disaster when he runs away.
 * 11) Percy Takes the Plunge - Percy wants to see why he is forbidden to pass the "Danger" board on the quay, but soon wishes he had not.
 * 12) Pop Goes the Diesel - A Diesel arrives in the yard and makes a fool of himself when trying to move some trucks.
 * 13) Dirty Work/Diesel's Devious Deed - Diesel blames Duck for making him look silly and vows to get revenge.
 * 14) A Close Shave/A Close Shave for Duck - Duck is chased by a goods train into a barber shop.
 * 15) Better Late Than Never - Thomas is held up by repairs on the viaduct and Bertie gives him a hard time, until he breaks down.
 * 16) Break Van/Donald and Douglas - A spiteful brakevan causes grief for Donald and Douglas.
 * 17) The Deputation - Percy is chosen to ask the Fat Controller not to send Donald and Douglas away.
 * 18) Thomas Comes to Breakfast - The Ffarquhar stationmaster gets a nasty surprise when Thomas crashes into his dining room.
 * 19) Daisy - The new diesel railcar is fussy and rude.
 * 20) Percy's Predicament - The trucks pay Percy out by pushing him into the back of a train.
 * 21) The Diseasel - A mysterious "diseasel" takes Bill and Ben's trucks.
 * 22) Wrong Road - Gordon is mistakenly sent onto Edward's Branch Line, and is harassed by Bill and Ben.
 * 23) Edward's Exploit - Edward braves wet weather and a broken crankpin to bring some enthusiasts home.
 * 24) Ghost Train/Percy's Ghostly Trick - Percy pays Thomas out for calling him silly.
 * 25) Woolly Bear - Treacle, wind and hay don't mix, as Percy soon finds out.
 * 26) Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree - The Christmas party is almost ruined when Thomas collides with a snowdrift while bringing the Christmas tree home.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta (does not speak)
 * Bertie
 * Terence
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)

Characters introduced

 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Bill and Ben
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * BoCo
 * Harold
 * Trevor
 * The Spiteful Brakevan
 * Jem Cole
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Sam the Farmer (mentioned)

Trivia

 * The Missing Coach was going to be an episode in this season, but it was cancelled and replaced by Thomas, Percy and the Coal.
 * In the Ukrainian narration, Ringo Starr's voice can still be heard in the background.
 * The Norwegian version credits Ringo Starr as the narrator, even though it was re-dubbed in Norwegian.
 * This was Ringo Starr's last season as narrator.
 * From this season onwards, the trucks have molded faces.
 * Henry regains his wheel arches, which were removed when he got his new shape in.