Home Video Releases

This is a list of the first and last Thomas & Friends Betamax, VHS, DVD, VCD and Blu-ray releases and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go DVD releases by country.

Betamax Releases


Flag	Country	First Betamax Release	Last Betamax Release
	The UK and Ireland	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Cassette 1) (Released: 1 April 1985)	Further Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Cassette 2) (Released: 7 October 1985)
	Australia	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Volume 1) (Released: 19 October 1987)	The Deputation and Other Stories (Released: 27 June 1988)

VHS Releases


Country	First VHS Release	Last VHS Release
The UK and Ireland	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Cassette 1) (Released: 1 April 1985)	Calling All Engines! (Released: 3 October 2005)
Australia	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (Volume 1) (Released: 19 October 1987)	Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas (Released: 7 July 2005)
Wales	Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (Released: 1988)	The Big Christmas Video 2 (Released: 2001)
New Zealand	Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (Released: March 1989)	Thomas Train Set Compilation Video Volume 6 (Released: 2003)
The US and Canada	Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories (Released: 7 June 1990)	Tales from the Tracks (Released: 22 May 2006)
Japan	Thomas the Tank Engine Volume 1: Come Out, Henry! (Released: 21 March 1991)	Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Volume 6 (Released: 20 July 2005)
Norway	Thomas the Tank Engine 1 (Released: 1994)	Favourites from Thomas & Friends (Released: 26 March 2002)
Germany	Thomas and Gordon and 4 Other Adventures (Released: 7 October 1996)	The Best Engines of Sodor (Released: 13 January 2006)
Slovenia	Thomas' Train (Released: 1998)	Winter Morning (Released: 1998)
Denmark	Thomas and the Trucks (Released: 1998)	Better Late than Never and Other Stories (Released: 27 October 2004)
Sweden	Thomas and the Guard (Released: 1999)	Rock 'n' Roll (Released: 2001)
South Africa	Thomas and Gordon (Volume One) (Released: 2000)	Whistle Stop (Released: August 2005)
Greece	A Naughty Train! (Released: 2001)	Incredible Travels (Released: 2003)
Israel	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 2001)
South Korea	Best of Thomas (Released: 27 December 2002)	Stories that Teach Responsibility (Released: 14 November 2008)
France	The Adventures of Thomas (Released: 2003)	A Scarf for Percy (Released: 2003)
The Netherlands	…Gets Tricked! (Released: 9 March 2004)	Percy and Harold (Released: 2 November 2004)
Finland	Edward, Trevor and a Truly Incomparable Party (Released: 2004)	Thomas, Percy and the Dragon (Released: 2005)
Iceland	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 1 (Released: 2004)	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 3 (Released: 2004)

DVD Releases

Thomas & Friends


Country	First DVD Release	Last DVD Release
Japan	The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 1 Volume 1: Friendship Edition (Released: 1 August 2000)	Thomas the Tank Engine Movie - All Star Parade (Released: 16 November 2022)
The UK and Ireland	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 19 October 2000)	Animal Adventures (Released: 31 May 2021)
The US and Canada	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 31 October 2000 (US)/2001 (Canada))	Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Edition (Released: 29 September 2020)
Norway	Anniversary (Released: 2000)	Here Comes the Steam Team! (Released: 7 October 2019)
Germany	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 10 October 2001)	Big World! Big Adventures! - Adventures on Sodor (Released: 14 May 2021)
Israel	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 2001)	The Classic Collection: The Best Adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine (Released: 2010)
Sweden	Thomas and the Guard and Edward, Trevor and the Garden Party (Released: 8 May 2002)	Here Comes the Steam Team! (Released: 7 October 2019^[1])
Portugal	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 2002)	The Great Race (Released: 2016)
South Korea	Best of Thomas (Released: 27 December 2002)	Thomas & Friends Series 13 Volume 5 (Released: 9 December 2019)
Australia and New Zealand	Thomas and the Jet Engine (Released: 7 April 2003)	Marvellous Machinery (Released: 1 June 2022)
Greece	Appointment at the Station! (Released: 2003)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 2017)
Denmark	Forward and Backward and Other Stories (Released: 12 August 2003)	Here Comes the Steam Team! (Released: 7 October 2019)
Turkey	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 2003)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 2017)
The Netherlands	…Gets Tricked! (Released: 9 March 2004)	Digs & Discoveries: The Complete 23rd Season (Released: 20 October 2020)
France	The Adventures of Thomas (Released: 24 June 2004^[2])	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 7 November 2017^[3])
Finland	Edward, Trevor and a Truly Incomparable Party (Released: 2004)	Here Comes the Steam Team! (Released: 7 October 2019)
Iceland	Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends 1 (Released: 2004)	Boys 2 (Released: 2011)
Slovenia	Thomas' Train (Released: 2004)	James in the Dark (Released: 2014)
Taiwan	Thomas & Friends Volume 1 (Released: 2004)	Big World! Big Adventures! (Released: 4 January 2019)
South Africa	Truck-loads of Fun (Released: 2005)	Here Comes the Steam Team! (Released: 22 March 2019)
Wales	The Fogman and Other Stories (Released: 2005)	Pulling Together! (Released: 2008)
Chile and Argentina	Make Someone Happy (Released: 2006)	Splish, Splash, Splosh! (Released: 2011)
Indonesia	Thomas and the Firework Display and Other Stories (Released: 2006)	Useful Railway (Released: 2017)
The Philippines	Thomas Gets Tricked (Released: 2006)	Keeping Up with James (Released: 2011)
Mexico	A Lesson for Thomas (Released: 2007)	Tales on the Rails (Released: 2017)
Spain	Thomas & Friends Volume 1 (Released: 2007)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 10 November 2017)
Brazil	The Earliest Adventures of Thomas (Released: 2007)	Extraordinary Engines (Released: 10 May 2017)
Hungary	Thomas Saves the Day (Released: 24 June 2007^[4])	Misty Island Rescue (Released: 23 November 2012^[5])
Romania	Thomas & Friends 1: Fireworks (Released: 2007)	Tales from the Tracks (Released: 2012)
United Arab Emirates	All Aboard with the Steam Team (Released: 2007)	Spills and Thrills (Unknown release date)
Serbia	Thomas & Friends 1 (Released: 2007)	The Lion of Sodor (Released: 2014)
Italy	A Vicious Train (Released: 19 September 2007)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 15 November 2017)
Poland	Thomas and the Firework Display (Released: 5 November 2007)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 9 October 2017)
Croatia	Thomas and Gordon (Released: 2008)	Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (Released: 2018)
India	Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (Released: 2008)	Thomas and the Golden Eagle (Released: 2013)
Malaysia and Singapore	Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures (Released: 2008)	The Thomas Way (Released: 2014)
Hong Kong	Thomas & Friends Volume 1 (Released: 2008)	Marvellous Machinery (Released: 26 November 2020)
Czech Republic	Rise and Shine (Released: 2009)	Journey Beyond Sodor (Released: 25 October 2017)
China	Thomas & Friends Disc 1 (Released: 2009)	Thomas & Friends Series 12-15 DVD Set (Released: 2011)
Thailand	65 Years - Making Tracks to Great Destinations (Released: 2010)	Spencer's VIP (Released: 18 December 2014)
Belgium	Railway Stories (Take-n-Play DVD) (Released: 2015)

Trivia

2007 was the year in which the most new countries begin releasing Thomas & Friends DVDs, 9 countries in that year alone.
Journey Beyond Sodor was the final Thomas & Friends DVD release for the most countries, 7 total.

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go


Country	First DVD Release	Last DVD Release
The US and Canada	Time for Teamwork! (Released: 7 December 2021)	The Christmas Letter Express (Released: 19 November 2024)
The UK and Ireland	Race for the Sodor Cup (Released: 14 February 2022)
Australia	Race for the Sodor Cup (Released: 6 April 2022)
Turkey	Race for the Sodor Cup (Released: 23 April 2022)
Hong Kong	Race for the Sodor Cup (Released: 9 June 2022)
Japan	Thomas the Tank Engine Special DVD 2022 (Released: November 2022)	The Mystery of Lookout Mountain (Released : 11 December 2024}}

VCD Releases


Country	First VCD Release	Last VCD Release
Turkey	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Released: 2003)	Thomas and the Heroes (Released: August 2010)
Hong Kong	Thomas & Friends Volume 1 (Released: 6 May 2004)	Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (Released: 17 December 2015^[6])
Malaysia and Singapore	Thomas and Gordon and Other Thomas Adventures (Volume 1) (Released: 2004)	Thomas Puts the Brakes On and Other Adventures (Volume 60) (Released: 2010)
The Philippines	Thomas Gets Tricked (Released: November 2005)	Saving Edward (Released: 2010)
Thailand	Thomas & Friends Volume 1 (Released: 2006)	Spencer's VIP (Released: 18 December 2014)
Indonesia	Thomas and the Firework Display and Other Stories (Volume 1) (Released: 2006)	Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (Released: 2015)
India	Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (Released: 2008)	Trucks and Other Stories (Released: 25 July 2008)
China	Thomas & Friends Series 8 Disc 1 (Released: 2009)	Thomas & Friends Disc 10 (Released: 2010)
Poland	Thomas and the Circus (Released: 2011)	Club Colours (Released: 2013)
Mexico	Discover Thomas (Unknown release date)

Blu-ray Releases


Country	First Blu-ray Release	Last Blu-ray Release
The US and Canada	Misty Island Rescue (Released: 7 September 2010)	Thomas and the Magic Railroad: 20th Anniversary Edition (Released: 29 September 2020)
Australia	Misty Island Rescue (Released: 7 October 2010)	Day of the Diesels (Released: 1 September 2011)
The UK and Ireland	Day of the Diesels (Released: 26 September 2011)
Mexico	Tale of the Brave (Released: 15 November 2014)
Germany	Big World! Big Adventures! (Released: 4 September 2020)

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