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“No! I'll show Mr. Percival I can do it on my own!”

― Rheneas denying Skarloey's help

Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Director	Stephen Asquith
Producer	Simon Spencer
Writer	Paul Larson
Narrator	Michael Angelis (UK) Michael Brandon (US)
Air Date	September 30th, 2005 (UK) October 2nd, 2005 (US) 17 February 2006 (GER) 29 October 2007 (HUN) May 28th, 2008 (JPN) November 25th, 2008 (AUS)
Previous episode	Tuneful Toots (UK) Thomas and the Toy Shop (US) Flour Power (AUS)
Next episode	Thomas and the New Engine (UK/US) Henry and the Flagpole (AUS)

Rheneas and the Dinosaur is the tenth (twelfth in Australia) episode of the ninth season.

Plot

A dinosaur skeleton has been discovered and Thomas is bringing a photographer to the Transfer Yards. Mr. Percival calls his engines for a meeting and announces that he needs two careful engines to collect the dinosaur. Rheneas shunts his trucks carefully, but Skarloey, too excited about collecting the dinosaur skeleton, crashes into Rheneas' coal trucks. Mr. Percival is not pleased, but gives Rheneas another chance. Skarloey apologises for his carelessness, but Rheneas wants to prove to Mr. Percival that he can take the dinosaur skeleton on his own.

After taking a long, heavy train of coal trucks to the cottages, Rheneas is given the job to collect the dinosaur skeleton, though Mr. Percival is unsure about Rheneas doing it on his own. But Rheneas is very confident that he can do it, whilst Skarloey is told to collect empty trucks from the Timber Yards.

Rheneas goes to collect the dinosaur skeleton, only to discover how big it is. Still confident, Rheneas takes the dinosaur skeleton on his own - until he starts climbing the steep hill on the final approach to the Transfer Yards. Running out of puff, Rheneas slides back down the hill with the heavy dinosaur skeleton.

Soon Skarloey, en route to the Timber Yards, finds Rheneas blocking his path. Rheneas asks Skarloey to help him, but Skarloey is still upset that Rheneas refused to let him help take the dinosaur skeleton. Rheneas admits that he prefers working with Skarloey rather than on his own, which makes Skarloey happy. So together, Skarloey and Rheneas get the heavy dinosaur skeleton to the Transfer Yards, just as Thomas arrives with the photographer.

Characters

• Skarloey
• Rheneas
• Mr. Percival
• Thomas (does not speak)
• The Photographer (does not speak)
• Peter Sam (cameo)
• Mighty Mac (cameo)
• Rusty (cameo)
• Stephen Hatt (cameo)
• Bridget Hatt (cameo)

Locations

• Brendam Docks
• Transfer Yards
• Rheneas Viaduct
• Middle Station
• Culdee Fell Hill
• Sodor Museum (mentioned)

Trivia

• The model of the Tea Room before its restoration can be seen at the Transfer Yards when Rheneas leaves to get the dinosaur skeleton.
• Going by production order, this is the twelfth episode of the ninth season.
• The events of this episode were later mentioned by Rheneas in Emily Saves the World.
• In a deleted scene, Rheneas and Skarloey are crossing the viaduct with the dinosaur in the other direction.
• This is the first episode of the ninth season where Thomas does not speak.
• The dinosaur skeleton appears to belong to either Dacentrurus or Lexovisaurus, stegosaurs that once lived in what is now Great Britain.

Goofs

• When Skarloey bumps the trucks, he has paint on his nose.
• Michael Brandon stutters as he says "But when Rheneas arrived..."
• As Rheneas puffs out of Middle Station he seems to slow then speed up: this is due to a film cut.
• When Rheneas slows down on the hill the chain is dangling.
• When Skarloey stops behind the dinosaur, his crew has been replaced by a large metal box, most likely his battery box.
• The narrator said "...and he [Skarloey] buffered up to the flatbed to help his friend," even though the flatbed didn't have buffers, just a hook.

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway
• Take Along (discontinued)
• TrackMaster (discontinued)
• Capsule Plarail
• Magazine Stories - Rheneas and the Dinosaur (magazine story)

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Norwegian	Rheneas og dinosauren	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Japanese	レニアスときょうりゅう	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Hungarian	Rheneas és a dinoszaurusz	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Spanish	Rheneas y el Dinosaurio	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Italian	Rheneas e il Dinosauro	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Russian	Ренеас и динозавры	Rheneas and the Dinosaurs
Czech	Rheneas a dinosaurus	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Gaelic	Rheneas Agus an Dinasair	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Portuguese	Rheneas e o dinossauro	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Finnish	Rasmus ja Dinosaurus	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Romanian	Rheneas și Dinozaurul	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
German	Rheneas und der Dinosaurier	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Polish	Radek i dinozaur	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Slovak	Rheneas a dinosaurus	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Chinese	雷尼斯和恐龙	Rheneas and the Dinosaurs
Korean	우리는 단짝	We Are Good Friends
Danish	Rheneas og dinosauren	Rheneas and the Dinosaur
Swedish	Reneas och dinosaurier	Rheneas and the Dinosaurs
Thai	เรเนียส์กับไดโนเสาร์	Rheneas and the Dinosaurs

Home Media Releases

UK Together on the Tracks The Complete Series 9 Rheneas and the Dinosaur Bones UK DVD Boxsets The Ultimate Collection 5 Exciting DVDs Classic Collection AUS Together on the Tracks The Complete Series 9 AUS DVD Boxsets Complete Series 1-10 The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset) Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack Series Nine and The Great Discovery Double Pack US Come Ride the Rails DVD Boxsets Discovery on the Rails Let's Explore with Thomas Steam Engine Stories SA Toby Feels Left Out NL Thomas and the New Locomotive NOR/DK/SWE/FIN We're Together CZ Together on Track JPN Analyze Mountain Railway and Little Engines Thomas the Tank Engine Series 9 Vol.3 Thomas' Surprise! MYS Flour Power and Other Adventures School Break with Thomas Thomas' Milkshake Muddle and Other Adventures HUN Thomas and the New Locomotives SPN Thomas and Friends - Volume 5 (Spanish DVD) DVD Boxsets First Season (Spanish DVD) THA Thomas and Friends - Volume 29 (Thai DVD) Thomas and Friends Volume 26 (Thai DVD)

Episode

Rheneas and the Dinosaur-British Narration

Rheneas and the Dinosaur-American Narration