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Number One Engine is the first episode of the twenty-second season.

Plot

While Thomas is working on the Chinese Railway during his visit, pulling passenger trains with An An and Yin-Long. He and Hong-Mei are racing in a bid to become the No. 1 Engine. But like any race Thomas has, this leads him into trouble!

Characters

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Cast

UK and AUS

US and CAN

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • Teresa Gallagher as Annie and Clarabel
  • Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt
  • Dan Li as Yong Bao
  • Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
  • Siu-see Hung as An An
  • Windson Liong as Yin-Long

Trivia

  • This is the first episode of several things:
    • The first episode since the seventeenth season to not be narrated by Mark Moraghan.
    • The first episode to feature Thomas as the narrator.
    • The first episode that uses the new intro and outro titles.
    • The first episode that does not take place on Sodor.
    • Yong Bao's first appearance in an episode.
    • The first episode since the seventh season episode Three Cheers for Thomas to not use the Engine Roll Call song at the end.
  • At the end of the episode, Thomas mentions the events of Reds vs. Blues. Stock footage from said episode is also used.
  • The song The Journey Never Ends is featured at the end of the episode.

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