- “Hello number one!”
- ―Nia greeting Thomas by his number.
Counting on Nia is the twenty-fifth episode of the twenty-second series.
Plot
Nia is a really clever engine and knows all sorts of things, but when Sir Topham Hatt asks her to take Thomas' coaches, Annie and Clarabel to pick up passengers and take them to Knapford Station, Nia has great trouble finding the right platform.
Characters
- Gordon
- Nia
- Rebecca
- Salty
- Philip
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Mr. Bubbles (not named; does not speak)
- Thomas (does not speak in main episode)
- Toby (does not speak)
- Marion (does not speak)
- Carly (does not speak)
- Henry (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Stanley (cameo)
- Charlie (cameo)
- Porter (cameo)
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Peter Sam (cameo)
- Duncan (cameo)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Cranky (cameo)
- Big Mickey (cameo)
- The Mayor of Sodor (cameo)
- Sodor United Football Team (cameo)
- Albert's Wife (cameo)
- A Tree Specialist (cameo)
Locations
- Crovan's Gate
- Brendam Docks
- Sodor Shipping Company
- Knapford
- Knapford Station Yard
- Road and Rail Runby and Road Bridge
Voice cast
UK
- John Hasler as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Gordon, Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
- Matt Wilkinson as Rocky
US
- Joseph May as Thomas
- Kerry Shale as Gordon
- Yvonne Grundy as Nia
- Rachael Miller as Rebecca
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
- Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
- Keith Wickham as Salty and Sir Topham Hatt
- William Hope as Rocky
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the twenty-sixth episode of the twenty-second series and the series finale.
- This is the last episode written by Lee Pressman before he left the production team to pursue other projects and the last to feature Emily without her Series 23 details.
- Stock footage from Big World! Big Adventures! was used.
- This episode marks Charlie, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rocky's only appearances in the twenty-second series.
- This is the only episode in the twenty-second series where Thomas appears in an episode, but has no dialogue apart from narration. This marks the first time in the series that it ever happens in an episode. This is also the first episode where Annie and Clarabel speak, but not Thomas.
- From this episode onwards, Skarloey gains a funnel-mounted lamp.
- He has a brass ring around his funnel since the fifth series episode Snow.
Home Media Releases
UK
In Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Portuguese | Contando Com Nia |
| Dutch | Iedereen Rekent op Nia |
| German | Nia Lernt Schnell |
| Hebrew | לסמוך על ניה |
| Polish | Nia i Liczenie |
| Spanish | Contando con Nia |
| #01 Number One Engine | #10 Outback Thomas | #19 Cyclone Thomas |
| #02 Forever and Ever | #11 School of Duck | #20 Kangaroo Christmas |
| #03 Confusion Without Delay | #12 Tiger Trouble | #21 Thomas and the Dragon |
| #04 Trusty Trunky | #13 Seeing Is Believing | #22 Rosie is Red |
| #05 What Rebecca Does | #14 Apology Impossible | #23 The Case of the Puzzling Parts |
| #06 Thomas Goes to Bollywood | #15 The Water Wheel | #24 Banjo and the Bushfire |
| #07 Thomas in the Wild | #16 Samson and the Fireworks | #25 Counting on Nia |
| #08 Thomas and the Monkey Palace | #17 Runaway Truck | #26 Hunt the Truck |
| #09 An Engine of Many Colours | #18 Thomas' Animal Ark | |