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Rusty Saves the Day
Episode Overview
Writer	David Mitton (story by) Paul Larson (written by)
Director	David Mitton
Producer	Phil Fehrle
Narrator	Michael Angelis (UK) Alec Baldwin (US)
Release Details
Series	6
Series no.	6.25
Number	155
Released	18th October 2002 (UK) 22nd November 2002 (AUS) 14th February 2003 (CAN) 26th April 2003 (JPN) 22nd July 2003 (US) 15th March 2004 (KOR) 13th September 2009 (HUN)
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“Well done, Rusty. And well done, Elizabeth. We will open this line immediately. Maybe now Rusty will have time to work at the quarry!”

―The Fat Controller

Rusty Saves the Day is the twenty-fifth episode of the sixth series.

Plot

Rusty takes up so much time clearing up Rheneas and Skarloey's line that the little orange diesel forgets that there is also work at the quarry that has to be done. The Fat Controller says that this takes too much of Rusty's time, so he decides to close down the line, which is now in terrible condition, and sends Rheneas and Skarloey to the quarry. The two engines work as hard as they can, but they miss the forests, the hills, and their passengers.

The next day, the Fat Controller announces that there will be blasting in the quarry for the next two weeks, and that he will have to find the engines' other work until then. Rusty asks if they can use that time to mend Rheneas and Skarloey's line. The Fat Controller agrees, but they only have the two weeks to finish the job. Elizabeth thinks that clearing the line is ridiculous and says it is a waste of time. Skarloey is upset by this and thinks that they will never get the job done, but Rusty makes a point that they cannot give up. Rusty then comes up with an idea to convince Elizabeth to help and get the job done.

The little diesel tells her that they will need a "special" kind of lorry that can get the job done, and Elizabeth then agrees to help and get the job done. She is as good as her word. And soon, the job is completed. Rheneas and Skarloey's line looks as good as new, and the Fat Controller congratulates Rusty and Elizabeth for their hard work. He then says that the line will re-open and Rusty can now have enough time to work at the quarry, much to the engines' delight.

Characters

• Skarloey
• Rusty
• Elizabeth
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Rheneas (does not speak)
• Peter Sam (cameo)

Locations

• Skarloey Slate Quarry
• Rheneas Viaduct
• Skarloey Bridge
• Cattle Creek
• Strawberry Grove (deleted scene)

Trivia

• In the scene of Rusty crossing the Rheneas Viaduct in the 4:3 version, the camera moves to the left.
• The "Line Closed" sign that appears in this episode is currently owned by Twitter user TomsProps.

Goofs

• Skarloey and Rheneas both looked happy, when they should have been sad about their line closed.
• When Elizabeth pulls the sycamore tree off the bridge, it almost hits the workman. However this could have been intentional.
• When Michael Angelis says, "'And pulling heavy branches', added Rusty", a snippet of audio is missing from "added Rusty".

Quotes

[Elizabeth passes Rusty, Skarloey, and Rheneas while they are busy clearing up the line]

Elizabeth: What a waste of time!

Skarloey: She's right. We'll never get it done in 2 weeks.

Rusty: We can't give up.

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The Fat Controller: [after the line is successfully cleared] Well done, Rusty! And well done, Elizabeth! We will open this line immediately. Maybe now, Rusty will have time to work at the quarry.

Merchandise

• Books - Rusty Saves the Day and Free Ride for Rusty (Germany only)
• My Thomas Story Library - Rusty (discontinued)
• Magazine Stories - Rusty's Plan

In Other Languages

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Language Title Arabic صدئ تقي يوم Chinese Mandarin 罗斯缇拯救了这一天 Czech Rusty Zachraňuje Danish Rusty Redder Dagen Dutch Rusty Red de Dag French Rusty Sauve la Journée Hungarian Rusty Nagy Ötlete Italian Rusty fa Riaprire una Linea Japanese ラスティーのおてがら Korean 철길 청소 Latin American Spanish Rusty el Héroe Norwegian Rusty Redder Dagen Polish Rudik na Ratunek Romanian Rusty Salvează Ziua Russian Расти спасает положение Serbian Spasilac Rasti Slovenian Zlatko Reši Težave Swedish Rusty Klarar Skivan Welsh Achub y Lein

Home Media Releases

UK Brave Little Engines The Complete Series 6 DVD Boxsets Classic Collection Peep Peep Party/Brave Little Engines Double Pack Brave Little Engines/The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack WAL The Brave Machines US James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures Engine Friends Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 6 DVD Boxsets Totally Thomas Volume 3 AUS Rusty Saves the Day The Complete Series 6 DVD Packs Complete Series 1-10 The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends Trainloads of Thomas Fun Series Five and Series Six Double Pack SWE Percy's Chocolate Dip NOR/DK Percy's Chocolate Crash DK DVD Boxsets Danish DVD Boxset SVN Chocolate Percy JPN Thomas the Tank Engine Series 6 Vol.6 A Nice Little Story of Thomas the Tank Engine KOR A Story That Builds Confidence MYS Thomas and the Jet Engine and Other Thomas Adventures Scaredy Engines and Other Adventures PHL Edward, the Very Useful Engine ITA The Jet Engine HK Thomas and Friends Volume 15 (VCD) Thomas and Friends Volume 10 (DVD) THA Thomas and Friends - Volume 23 TWN Thomas and Friends Volume 5

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