Night Train is the first song from the fifth series dedicated to the engines working during the night. The song is based on the post train theme from the third series which in turn is partly based on Thomas' theme. A version of the song with completely different lyrics that was in fact not about night trains at all (but rather about Thomas and Percy entering a mine) was heard in the Thomas Saves the Day live show. The original song was later re-released with a new CGI music video as part of Thomas' YouTube World Tour on 30th September 2015.
Lyrics
Original Version
- See how the night sky glows,
- See the light from the night train,
- The fire glow from the night train.
- On down the line he blows...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- On down the line he blows.
- All through the night he goes.
- Hear the sound of the night train,
- The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train.
- Hear how his whistle blows...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- Hear how his whistle blows.
- Pulling, heaving, big engine breathing.
- Pistons pushing side by side.
- Driver checking, gauging, peering,
- Fireman stoking by his side.
- On down the line they go.
- Fast track for the mail train,
- Clear away for the post train.
- Nonstop all night they go...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- Nonstop all night they go.
- See how the night sky glows.
- Clear ahead for the night train,
- Green light for the night train.
- On down the track he blows...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- On down the track he blows.
- Dawn is breaking, sleepy town waking.
- Children waving, watch him go.
- Freight trains, milk trains,
- Boat trains waiting,
- Stand aside to let him go.
- There in the morning glow
- The sunlight on the night train,
- Silhouettes the night train.
- On down the line he blows...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- There in the morning glow.
- On down the line he blows
- Hear the sound of the night train,
- The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train.
- Hear how his whistle blows...
- Woooooo-oooooo!!!
- Hear how his whistle blows.
- On down the line he blows,
- On down the line he blows.
Thomas Saves the Day
- Into the mines we go
- We're a little bit scared but
- Now we're together
- Together here we go (Woooo woooo!)
- Together here we go
- When you are all alone
- The mine seems so scary
- Dark, dark and so scary
- Friendship will light the way (Woooo woooo!)
- Friendship will light the way
- Thomas leading, Percy shaking
- Thomas bravely leads the way
- Percy's nervous but he knows
- With Thomas he will be okay
- When you are all alone
- The mine seems so scary
- Dark, dark and so scary
- Friendship will light the way (Woooo woooo!)
- Friendship will light the way
- Friendship will light the way
Characters
Model Series
CGI Series
Locations
Model Series
- Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge Viaduct
- The Valley Bridge
- Suddery Coastal Village
- The Seaside Village
- Tidmouth Beach
- Brendam Docks
- The Viaduct
- Knapford
- Wellsworth
- Lower Suddery
- The Watermill
- The Pond Runby
- The Branch Line Cutting
- Vicarstown Goods Depot
- Lakeside
- Wellsworth
- Sodor Ironworks
- Upper Brendam
- Tidmouth Hault
Footage Used
Model Series
- Troublesome Trucks
- The Flying Kipper
- Percy and Harold
- Wrong Road
- Edward's Exploit
- Ghost Train
- Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
- Diesel Does it Again
- Thomas, Percy and the Post Train
- All at Sea
- One Good Turn
- Escape
- A Bad Day for Sir Handel
- Rusty to the Rescue
- Fish
- Put Upon Percy
- Something in the Air
- Stepney Gets Lost
- Oliver's Find
CGI Series
- The Early Bird
- Time for a Story
- James in the Dark
- Emily's Winter Party Special
- Calm Down Caitlin
- Luke's New Friend
- The Phantom Express
- The Frozen Turntable
- No More Mr. Nice Engine
- The Smelly Kipper
- Tale of the Brave
- Toad's Bright Idea
- Duncan the Humbug
- Last Train for Christmas
- Samson at Your Service
- The Adventure Begins
Deleted and Extended Scenes
- The Flying Kipper:
- A deleted scene of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper through Knapford.
- A deleted angle of Henry puffing into Wellsworth while pulling the Flying Kipper.
- An extended faded ending of Henry passing Wellsworth.
- Thomas, Percy and the Dragon - An extended faded ending of Thomas and the dragon leaving the docks.
- Thomas, Percy and the Post Train:
- Deleted scene of Thomas by the Watermill.
- Deleted scene of Thomas chuffing through Suddery.
- Deleted scene of Thomas passing a signal box.
- An extended ending of Thomas and Percy travelling through Wellsworth.
- Deleted scene of Thomas going over the bridge while Percy goes under the bridge.
- An extended faded beginning of Percy passing Lower Suddery.
- One Good Turn - An edited extended scene of Bill pulling trucks and the sky goes from dawn to daylight.
- Fish:
- A scene of Thomas pulling two mail coaches across the Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge Viaduct.
- An extended shot of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper past the beach.
- Something in the Air:
- An extended faded ending of the first shot of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper passing the Yard Manager's Office.
- An extended faded beginning of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper disappearing in a cloud of steam.
- Oliver's Find - An extended faded ending of Oliver with his train going under the bridge.
- Unknown:
- Two closeup shots of Thomas' whistle.
- A closeup of Percy's whistle blowing.
- A closeup of Thomas' wheels.
- A scene from the fifth series of Thomas with the mail coaches passing through Brendam.
Trivia
- This is the first song not released on home video in Australia.
- A version with lyrics can only be seen on the UK VHS/DVD, Peep Peep Party and the Japanese VHS/DVD, Sing-Along and Stories 3.
- This is the only series 5 song to never have the sing-along version released on home video in the US.
- The first few seconds of this song were cut on the Thomas' Train Yard Tracks CD.
- A closeup of Oliver's whistle is mirrored.
- Some of the scenes from One Good Turn and The Flying Kipper are edited.
- The song was featured in the original script of Thomas and the Magic Railroad while Thomas and Percy were delivering the Mail Train.
- This song (along with Navigation and Doing it Right) are the only songs in which none of the lyrics were cut for the CGI music video.
Goofs
- In a closeup of Percy's whistle blowing, the sky is light when it should be dark.
- In a closeup of Thomas' wheels, a red wire is sticking out from his running board.
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
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Brazilian Portuguese | O Trem Noturno |
Japanese | それいけナイトトレーン |
Korean | 친구만 있으면 무섭지 않아 |
Latin American Spanish | El Tren de la Noche |
Home Media Releases
UKDVD Boxsets
US/CAN
DVD Boxsets
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