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“Think positively, Lexi! Ask yourself what can you do!"
"You mean, anything?"
"Uh, no, we can't do anything".
"But we can try!”
―Thomas, Lexi, Theo and Merlin

Journey Beyond Sodor is the 2017 Thomas & Friends film.

Plot Summary

Determined to prove his importance on Sodor, Thomas takes James' trucks and sets off on a big adventure to the Mainland. On the way he makes friends with the cheerful and helpful "Experimental Engines," but, after a wrong turn, finds himself lost in the steelworks. There, Thomas encounters two mysterious engines who instantly make him feel welcome, but who are not what they first seem...

After Thomas fails to return, James sets off to the Mainland, but runs into trouble himself and so it is up to Thomas and the Experimental Engines to save the day.

Characters

Characters Introduced

Locations

Voice Cast

UK, AUS and NZ

US and CAN

Songs

Bonus Features

UK/US/AUS

  • Music Videos: Who's Thomas?, The Hottest Place in Town, We Can't Do Anything and The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
  • Landmarks of Sodor: Travelling to the Mainland
  • Top 5 Funniest Moments

Trivia

  • Production on this special began in April 2016 and ended in February 2017.
  • This is the second musical special, with the first being The Great Race.
  • This special takes place between the twenty-first series and Big World! Big Adventures!.
  • An image of Thomas from this special is re-used on the spine of the DVD release of the next special, Big World! Big Adventures!.
  • Hugh Bonneville, Colin McFarlane, Darren Boyd, Jim Howick, Sophie Colquhoun, Lucy Montgomery and Nicola Stapleton join the voice cast.
  • The special was shown in select cinemas:
    • In the US at Edaville Railroad on 19th August 2017.
    • In Australia, Hoyts and Event Cinemas previewed the special 1-3 times everyday between 31st August - 6th September 2017 and on 9th, 10th and 12th September 2017.
  • The Special aired on TV:
    • On PBS Kids on 17th November 2017 in the US. After the film ended on television, the song Race with You, Learn with Thomas segment, Not Showing Off, Engine Roll Call song and the twentieth series episode, Mucking About were included at the end to fill the timeslot.
    • On Milkshake! in the UK on New Years Day, 2018. It was later also repeated on Milkshake! on Easter Sunday, 1st April 2018.
    • On ABC Kids in Australia on New Year's Eve, 2017 and again on Christmas Day, 2018.
    • On Cartoonito UK on Saturday 8th September 2018.
    • On Nickelodeon split into three half hour blocks on 2nd July - 4th July 2018. Since the special was an hour and twelve minutes, some scenes and the Engine Roll Call had to be removed to fit the time slot. Treehouse also aired the three-part version of the movie on 14th November - 16th November 2018.
  • References to the first series episode, Down the Mine, the second series episode, Thomas Comes to Breakfast and The Adventure Begins are made.
  • There are a few references to the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.
  • This is one of four Thomas & Friends films currently available on iTunes and Google Play in the US.
  • This special marks the first of a few things:
    • The first special animated by Jam Filled Toronto.
    • The first special produced by Mattel Creations.
    • The first special where James is voiced by Rob Rackstraw in the UK.
    • The first appearance of the salt vans in CGI and their first appearance since the twelfth series episode, Best Friends.
    • The first time that tankers have had faces since the fourth series episode, Toad Stands By.
    • The first time the Mainland diesels have spoken, as two of them speak in this special.
    • The first time the Troublesome Trucks all have their own unique voices, as opposed to all being voiced by one person.
    • The first appearance of Vicarstown Goods Yard since the first series episode, Tenders and Turntables, which was also its debut appearance.
    • Rusty's first appearance since the eighteenth series episode, Duncan the Humbug.
    • Jem Cole's first speaking role since the fifth series episode, Lady Hatt's Birthday Party.
    • Trevor's first speaking role in a special.
    • The first special since Calling All Engines! not to include the French narration on the US DVD.
  • This special also marks a few first things for Rosie:
    • The first time she is voiced by Nicola Stapleton in the UK and US, taking over from Teresa Gallagher and Jules de Jongh, respectively.
    • Her first appearance in her red livery.
    • Her first speaking role since the sixteenth series episode, Sodor Surprise Day.
  • This special also marks the last of a few things:
    • Mark Moraghan's last special as narrator.
    • The last special to air on PBS Kids in the US.
    • The last special to date produced and released before the series it takes place after.
    • The last special to have DVD to be released in the US to-date.
    • Hiro's last appearance to date.
  • This special also marks the only occurrences of a few things:
  • From this special onwards, the engines, trucks and other vehicles perform non-static body movements when they speak or look in different directions, which while debuting in earlier CGI series, were made more prominent as of this special. The special also introduced new comedic devices, which carry on after Series 21.
  • The events of this special are mentioned by James in Big World! Big Adventures! during the song, Where in the World is Thomas?

Goofs

  • Gavin Ebedes is uncredited for being supervising editor on DVD and theatrical end credits. However he is credited on the PBS Kids end credits.
  • The visuals and audio of the UK/Australian release are out of sync.
  • Connor has Caitlin's whistle sound.
  • The trucks that Hiro is pulling at the beginning change between the crash scene and the recovery scene.
  • At Knapford, steam emits from James' whistle despite Thomas being the one whistling.
  • In the opening shot of Emily pulling a goods train, her tender chassis and body do not line up.
  • When Frankie laughs and says "Well isn't he a clever little tank engine," her wheels are clipping through the rails.
  • At Bridlington Goods Yard, when the troublesome trucks are being pushed, their buffers do not touch each other.
  • The points, such as the ones inside the steelworks, do not have rails.
  • In the scenes of Tidmouth Sheds, the bushes behind the sheds are clipping through the brick wall.
  • Throughout most of the special, with the exception of a few scenes, James' tender chassis is positioned further back than usual, making it clip through his tender bufferbeam.
  • When Merlin says "I can do something!" the audio is out of sync.
  • In the close-up of Lexi when she explains how they are fully stocked in coal and water, Thomas is not present.
  • During "We Can't Do Anything," Thomas' driver's hand clips through his cab door.
  • When Theo runs into the pole and it falls over, it is made of wood, but when it hits the barrels, it is made of metal.
  • When Thomas travels along the canal, he passes the area where Beresford usually is, but Beresford is absent. In the next scene, Thomas has been moved back, as Beresford is back in his original position, with Thomas passing the same building twice.
  • Some of the trucks swap voices throughout the special.
  • A few times in the US dub, a character says "cars" but their mouths move to say "trucks."
  • During "The Most Important Thing is Being Friends," Beresford can be heard singing before he visually does.
  • The front cover of the DVD shows Frankie puffing steam. However, she is a diesel.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Viagem ao Desconhecido
Chinese 湯馬仕大電影之衝出索多島
Czech Cesta z ostrova Sodor
Dutch Een Avontuur Buiten Sodor
French Aventure Sur le Continent
German Auf großer Reise
Greek Πέρα από τα Σύνορα του Σόντορ
Hungarian Túl Sodoron
Italian Viaggio Oltre i Confini Di Sodor
Japanese とびだせ! 友情の大冒険
Korean 우정의 대모험
Polish Podróż poza Wyspę Sodor
Romanian Călătorie Dincolo de Sodor
Russian Покидая Содор
Serbian Putovanje van Sodora
Spanish El Viaje Más Allá de Sodor
Turkish Sodor’un Ötesine Yolculuk

Merchandise

Books

Plarail

  • Ringing Thomas in Tekoro (Limited Edition)
  • Ringing Theo in Tekoro
  • Ringing Lexi in Tekoro
  • Hurricane and Frankie
  • Thomas and Merlin Set

TrackMaster

  • Lexi The Experimental Engine
  • Merlin the Invisible
  • Steelworks Thomas
  • Steelworks Hurricane
  • Scrapyard Escape Set

Wood

  • Merlin the Invisible
  • Steelworks Frankie

Adventures

  • Steelworks Hurricane
  • Steelworks Frankie
  • Merlin the Invisible
  • Theo the Experimental Engine
  • Lexi The Experimental Engine

Minis

  • Steelworks Stunt Set

Motorized Railway

  • Merlin the Invisible
  • Steelworks Escape Set

Capsule Plarail

  • Lexi
  • Theo
  • Merlin
  • Hurricane
  • Frankie
  • Ladle Truck
  • Beresford
  • Steelworks Shed

Trailers

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