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The tenth series of Thomas & Friends was first broadcast in September 2006. This was the only series with twenty-eight episodes until the twentieth series; it was narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US.

Production

Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy had fully brass replicas made during this series' production. This was due to their original plastic models being twenty-two years old at this point and tight filming schedules meant there was very little room for emergency repairs.

The new models were made out of brass and equipped with CNC machined aluminium chassis powered by DC motors. From this point onwards the plastic models would only appear in scenes that would damage the brass models, with the exception of the episode, Big Strong Henry, where one of Henry's brass models was used for the crash instead of his plastic model. This may be due to the plastic model having a previously loose middle left drive wheel which is visible in promotional photographs and some scenes of the episode Henry and the Wishing Tree. The way the crash in that episode unfolded could have caused the old repair to fail.

In one particular episode, The Green Controller, James' original plastic model was repainted into the black and yellow bee livery, likely because the production team did not want to ruin the new brass model after it had just been built. However, James' original plastic tender was not repainted, oddly enough, it was the new brass tender.

This series also marks the final appearances of Edward and James' plastic models, which were both retired completely after the episode, James the Second Best.

In the episode Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out, Skarloey's small scale model was used again for the first time since the fifth series (excluding stock footage appearances in the seventh series). It was used for the long shots alongside Thomas' gauge 1 model because the large scale Skarloey model would have been severely out of scale.

Some buildings that were built in the fourth series were remade during production of this series. Some of the buildings included Neptune Refreshments, the Antiques and Newsagents shop, a cottage, Cyril's Cottage and Dryaw Goods Station from the third series.

Episodes

(Note: ¹ means that Michael Brandon's narration of an episode has yet to be released on home media).

(Note: ² means that an episode was only released on HiT Favorites in the US).

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom)
Written By Episode number #
ThomasandtheJetPlane25 Thomas and the Jet Plane ¹ Abi Grant #01
Thomas meets a jet plane named Jeremy and gets jealous about what he does.
ASmoothRide8 A Smooth Ride Simon Nicholson #02
Sir Handel returns from the quarry, but ends up having trouble climbing the hills.
FollowThatFlour17 Follow that Flour Sharon Miller #03
Thomas bumps and hides a flour truck, which James was meant to take.
PercyandtheFunfair54 Percy and the Funfair
Percy and the Carnival
Abi Grant #04
A funfair is coming to Sodor, but Percy is given a separate job of delivering coal.
DuncanDropsaClanger64 Duncan Drops a Clanger ¹ Paul Larson #05
Duncan has a special job of delivering the clock tower's bell, but due to his carelessness, loses it for a bit.
Toby'sAfternoonOff70 Toby's Afternoon Off Marc Seal #06
Toby wants to visit the farm after finishing his jobs, but is given more work to do. He wants to ask his friends for help, but they are too busy trying to help another friend.
Thomas'TrickyTree59 Thomas' Tricky Tree ² Sharon Miller #07
Thomas searches the wharf for a Christmas tree, but neglects to ask the narrow gauge engines for help.
It'sGoodtobeGordon80 It's Good to be Gordon ¹ Abi Grant #08
Gordon wants to set a new Sodor record, but he takes all of the special coal. Feeling bad about this, he decides that helping Henry is more important.
EmilyandtheSpecialCoaches30 Emily and the Special Coaches
Emily and the Special Cars
¹
James Mason #09
Diesel sets a brand new record, and so does Gordon. However, his record does not even get noticed, so Diesel takes away two special passenger carriages, which Emily was supposed to collect.
ToppedOffThomas15 Topped Off Thomas ¹ Sharon Miller #10
While racing Spencer, Thomas blows the Fat Controller's top hat away and is told to find it again.
FearlessFreddie40 Fearless Freddie ¹ Simon Nicholson #11
An old narrow gauge engine named Freddie realises he is ageing after resorting to cheat in a race with Skarloey and Rheneas, leaving one of them to come off the tracks.
StickyToffeeThomas60 Sticky Toffee Thomas
Sticky Taffy Thomas
¹
Paul Larson #12
Thomas wants to wear a costume for the children's costume party, but he does not pay attention to what he is doing.
BigStrongHenry41 Big Strong Henry Simon Nicholson #13
Henry tries to prove he is the strongest engine on the railway.
SeeingtheSights26 Seeing the Sights Wayne Jackman #14
Thomas' job is to show some important visitors all the sights of Sodor, but he wants to do the job quickly and ends up leaving them behind.
ThomasandtheShootingStar59 Thomas and the Shooting Star ¹ Abi Grant #15
Thomas gets lost on his way to the power station while searching for a shooting star.
WhichWayNow25 Which Way Now? ¹ James Mason #16
Rusty rushes workmen so he can take the Fat Controller around the narrow gauge railway.
Toby'sNewShed74 Toby's New Shed ¹ Simon Nicholson #17
Toby's shed is full of holes, so Thomas intends to help fix it. But Thomas soon learns that Toby liked his old roof because of birds keeping him company.
EdwardStrikesOut29 Edward Strikes Out Sharon Miller #18
A new crane named Rocky arrives on Sodor, but Edward listens too carefully to Gordon's opinion, causing him to make a big mistake.
Thomas'FrostyFriend76 Thomas'(s) Frosty Friend Sharon Miller #19
A snowman-shaped balloon attaches itself to Thomas' rear buffers during the Christmas season.
WharfandPeace25 Wharf and Peace ¹ Abi Grant #20
Skarloey is startled at the wharf and is too scared to return.
ThomasAndTheColours26 Thomas and the Colours
Thomas and the Colors
²
Marc Seal #21
Thomas tries to convince James to give him the job of pulling the Sodor football team.
MissingTrucks63 Missing Trucks
Missing (Freight) Cars
Wayne Jackman #22
Rheneas' good deed of trying to help Skarloey causes trouble.
ThomasAndTheBirthdayMail53 Thomas and the Birthday Mail James Mason #23
Thomas delivers important mail for a girl named Alice, who is celebrating her birthday, but is annoyed when a tank engine, Rosie, follows him with an intention of helping.
Duncan'sBluff41 Duncan's Bluff Paul Larson #24
Duncan cheats in a contest with James, making him run out of coal before he has to take children to a Christmas concert.
ThomasandtheTreasure75 Thomas and the Treasure Marc Seal #25
Salty tells the engines a tale about the Admiral and the lost pirate treasure, causing Thomas to try and find it.
TheGreenController49 The Green Controller Sharon Miller #26
Percy is given the important job of being controller for the day, but he only causes a muddle and needs Thomas' help.
JamestheSecondBest64 James the Second Best ¹ Paul Larson #27
James is disappointed when Edward is chosen to be on a holiday poster, so he tries everything to be just as good as Edward. But once again, James' pride gets him in trouble.
ThomasandSkarloey'sBigDayOut60 Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out Paul Larson #28
Skarloey has to be taken to the works, but Thomas tries to give the him a big day out by showing Skarloey sights that he never sees on the narrow gauge railway.

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
FollowThatFlour17 Follow that Flour Sharon Miller 4 September 2006 #01
Thomas bumps and hides a flour truck, which James was meant to take.
ASmoothRide8 A Smooth Ride Simon Nicholson 4 September 2006 #02
Sir Handel returns from the quarry, but ends up having trouble climbing the hills.
ThomasandtheJetPlane25 Thomas and the Jet Plane Abi Grant 5 September 2006 #03
Thomas meets a jet plane named Jeremy and gets jealous about what he does.
PercyandtheFunfair54 Percy and the Funfair Abi Grant 5 September 2006 #04
A funfair is coming to Sodor, but Percy is given a separate job of delivering coal.
TheGreenController49 The Green Controller Sharon Miller 6 September 2006 #05
Percy is given the important job of being controller for the day, but he only causes a muddle and needs Thomas' help.
DuncanDropsaClanger64 Duncan Drops a Clanger Paul Larson 6 September 2006 #06
Duncan has a special job of delivering the clock tower's bell, but due to his carelessness, loses it for a bit.
Thomas'TrickyTree59 Thomas' Tricky Tree Sharon Miller 7 September 2006 #07
Thomas searches the wharf for a Christmas tree, but neglects to ask the narrow gauge engines for help.
Toby'sAfternoonOff70 Toby's Afternoon Off Marc Seal 7 September 2006 #08
Toby wants to visit the farm after finishing his jobs, but is given more work to do. He wants to ask his friends for help, but they are too busy trying to help another friend.
It'sGoodtobeGordon80 It's Good to be Gordon Abi Grant 8 September 2006 #09
Gordon wants to set a new Sodor record, but he takes all of the special coal. Feeling bad about this, he decides that helping Henry is more important.
SeeingtheSights26 Seeing the Sights Wayne Jackman 8 September 2006 #10
Thomas' job is to show some important visitors all the sights of Sodor, but he wants to do the job quickly and ends up leaving them behind.
FearlessFreddie40 Fearless Freddie Simon Nicholson 9 September 2006 #11
An old narrow gauge engine named Freddie realises he is ageing after resorting to cheat in a race with Skarloey and Rheneas, leaving one of them to come off the tracks.
Toby'sNewShed74 Toby's New Shed Simon Nicholson 9 September 2006 #12
Toby's shed is full of holes, so Thomas intends to help fix it. But Thomas soon learns that Toby liked his old roof because of birds keeping him company.
EdwardStrikesOut29 Edward Strikes Out Sharon Miller 10 September 2006 #13
A new crane named Rocky arrives on Sodor, but Edward listens too carefully to Gordon's opinion, causing him to make a big mistake.
ToppedOffThomas15 Topped Off Thomas Sharon Miller 10 September 2006 #14
While racing Spencer, Thomas blows the Fat Controller's top hat away and is told to find it again.
WhichWayNow25 Which Way Now? James Mason 11 September 2006 #15
Rusty rushes workmen so he can take the Fat Controller around the narrow gauge railway.
ThomasandtheShootingStar59 Thomas and the Shooting Star Abi Grant 11 September 2006 #16
Thomas gets lost on his way to the power station while searching for a shooting star.
BigStrongHenry41 Big Strong Henry Simon Nicholson 12 September 2006 #17
Henry tries to prove he is the strongest engine on the railway.
StickyToffeeThomas60 Sticky Toffee Thomas Paul Larson 12 September 2006 #18
Thomas wants to wear a costume for the children's costume party, but he does not pay attention to what he is doing.
WharfandPeace25 Wharf and Peace Abi Grant 13 September 2006 #19
Skarloey is startled at the wharf and is too scared to return.
Thomas'FrostyFriend76 Thomas'(s) Frosty Friend Sharon Miller 13 September 2006 #20
A snowman-shaped balloon attaches itself to Thomas' rear buffers during the Christmas season.
EmilyandtheSpecialCoaches30 Emily and the Special Coaches James Mason 14 September 2006 #21
Diesel sets a brand new record, and so does Gordon. However, his record does not even get noticed, so Diesel takes away two special coaches, which Emily was supposed to collect.
ThomasAndTheColours26 Thomas and the Colours Marc Seal 14 September 2006 #22
Thomas tries to convince James to give him the job of pulling the Sodor football team.
ThomasAndTheBirthdayMail53 Thomas and the Birthday Mail James Mason 15 September 2006 #23
Thomas delivers important mail for a girl named Alice, who is celebrating her birthday, but is annoyed when a tank engine, Rosie, follows him with an intention of helping.
Duncan'sBluff41 Duncan's Bluff Paul Larson 15 September 2006 #24
Duncan cheats in a contest with James, making him run out of coal before he has to take children to a Christmas concert.
MissingTrucks63 Missing Trucks Wayne Jackman 16 September 2006 #25
Rheneas' good deed of trying to help Skarloey causes trouble.
ThomasandtheTreasure75 Thomas and the Treasure Marc Seal 16 September 2006 #26
Salty tells the engines a tale about the Admiral and the lost pirate treasure, causing Thomas to try and find it.
JamestheSecondBest64 James the Second Best Paul Larson 17 September 2006 #27
James is disappointed when Edward is chosen to be on a holiday poster, so he tries everything to be just as good as Edward. But once again, James' pride gets him in trouble.
ThomasandSkarloey'sBigDayOut60 Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out Paul Larson 17 September 2006 #28
Skarloey has to be taken to the works, but Thomas tries to give the him a big day out by showing Skarloey sights that he never sees on the narrow gauge railway.

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
FollowThatFlour17 Follow that Flour Sharon Miller 3 September 2006 #01
Thomas bumps and hides a flour car, which James was meant to take.
ASmoothRide8 A Smooth Ride Simon Nicholson 3 September 2006 #02
Sir Handel returns from the quarry, but ends up having trouble climbing the hills.
ThomasandtheJetPlane25 Thomas and the Jet Plane ¹ Abi Grant 10 September 2006 #03
Thomas meets a jet plane named Jeremy and gets jealous about what he does.
PercyandtheFunfair54 Percy and the Carnival Abi Grant 10 September 2006 #04
A carnival is coming to Sodor, but Percy is given a separate job of delivering coal.
TheGreenController49 The Green Controller Sharon Miller 17 September 2006 #05
Percy is given the important job of being controller for the day, but he only causes a muddle and needs Thomas' help.
DuncanDropsaClanger64 Duncan Drops a Clanger ¹ Paul Larson 17 September 2006 #06
Duncan has a special job of delivering the clock tower's bell, but due to his carelessness, loses it for a bit.
Thomas'TrickyTree59 Thomas' Tricky Tree ² Sharon Miller 24 September 2006 #07
Thomas searches the wharf for a Christmas tree, but neglects to ask the narrow gauge engines for help.
Toby'sAfternoonOff70 Toby's Afternoon Off Marc Seal 24 September 2006 #08
Toby wants to visit the farm after finishing his jobs, but is given more work to do. He wants to ask his friends for help, but they are too busy trying to help another friend.
It'sGoodtobeGordon80 It's Good to be Gordon ¹ Abi Grant 1 October 2006 #09
Gordon wants to set a new Sodor record, but he takes all of the special coal. Feeling bad about this, he decides that helping Henry is more important.
SeeingtheSights26 Seeing the Sights Wayne Jackman 1 October 2006 #10
Thomas' job is to show some important visitors all the sights of Sodor, but he wants to do the job quickly and ends up leaving them behind.
FearlessFreddie40 Fearless Freddie ¹ Simon Nicholson 8 October 2006 #11
An old narrow gauge engine named Freddie realizes he is ageing after resorting to cheat in a race with Skarloey and Rheneas, leaving one of them to come off the tracks.
Toby'sNewShed74 Toby's New Shed ¹ Simon Nicholson 8 October 2006 #12
Toby's shed is full of holes, so Thomas intends to help fix it. But Thomas soon learns that Toby liked his old roof because of birds keeping him company.
BigStrongHenry41 Big Strong Henry Simon Nicholson 15 October 2006 #13
Henry tries to prove he is the strongest engine on the railway.
StickyToffeeThomas60 Sticky Taffy Thomas ¹ Paul Larson 15 October 2006 #14
Thomas wants to wear a costume for the children's costume party, but he does not pay attention to what he is doing.
WhichWayNow25 Which Way Now? ¹ James Mason 22 October 2006 #15
Rusty rushes workmen so he can take Sir Topham Hatt around the narrow gauge railway.
ThomasandtheShootingStar59 Thomas and the Shooting Star ¹ Abi Grant 22 October 2006 #16
Thomas gets lost on his way to the power station while searching for a shooting star.
EdwardStrikesOut29 Edward Strikes Out Sharon Miller 29 October 2006 #17
A new crane named Rocky arrives on Sodor, but Edward listens too carefully to Gordon's opinion, causing him to make a big mistake.
ToppedOffThomas15 Topped Off Thomas ¹ Sharon Miller 29 October 2006 #18
While racing Spencer, Thomas blows Sir Topham Hatt's top hat away and is told to find it again.
WharfandPeace25 Wharf and Peace ¹ Abi Grant 5 November 2006 #19
Skarloey is startled at the wharf and is too scared to return.
Thomas'FrostyFriend76 Thomas'(s) Frosty Friend Sharon Miller 5 November 2006 #20
A snowman-shaped balloon attaches itself to Thomas' rear buffers during the Christmas season.
EmilyandtheSpecialCoaches30 Emily and the Special Cars ¹ James Mason 12 November 2006 #21
Diesel sets a brand new record, and so does Gordon. However, his record does not even get noticed, so Diesel takes away two special passenger cars, which Emily was supposed to collect.
ThomasAndTheColours26 Thomas and the Colors ² Marc Seal 12 November 2006 #22
Thomas tries to convince James to give him the job of pulling the Sodor football team.
ThomasAndTheBirthdayMail53 Thomas and the Birthday Mail James Mason 19 November 2006 #23
Thomas delivers important mail for a girl named Alice, who is celebrating her birthday, but is annoyed when a tank engine, Rosie, follows him with an intention of helping.
Duncan'sBluff41 Duncan's Bluff Paul Larson 19 November 2006 #24
Duncan cheats in a contest with James, making him run out of coal before he has to take children to a Christmas concert.
MissingTrucks63 Missing (Freight) Cars Wayne Jackman 26 November 2006 #25
Rheneas' good deed of trying to help Skarloey causes trouble.
ThomasandtheTreasure75 Thomas and the Treasure Marc Seal 26 November 2006 #26
Salty tells the engines a tale about the Admiral and the lost pirate treasure, causing Thomas to try and find it.
JamestheSecondBest64 James the Second Best ¹ Paul Larson 3 December 2006 #27
James is disappointed when Edward is chosen to be on a holiday poster, so he tries everything to be just as good as Edward. But once again, James' pride gets him in trouble.
ThomasandSkarloey'sBigDayOut60 Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out Paul Larson 3 December 2006 #28
Skarloey has to be taken to the works, but Thomas tries to give the him a big day out by showing Skarloey sights that he never sees on the narrow gauge railway.

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
PercyandtheFunfair54 パーシーといどうゆうえんち (Percy's Amusement Park) Abi Grant 27 August 2008 #01
An amusement park is coming to Sodor, but Percy is given a separate job of delivering coal.
EdwardStrikesOut29 エドワードのしっぱい (Edward's Failure) Sharon Miller 3 September 2008 #02
A new crane named Rocky arrives on Sodor, but Edward listens too carefully to Gordon's opinion, causing him to make a big mistake.
ThomasAndTheBirthdayMail53 トーマスとたんじょうびのはいたつ (Thomas and the Birthday Party) James Mason 10 September 2008 #03
Thomas delivers important mail for a girl named Alice, who is celebrating her birthday, but is annoyed when a tank engine, Rosie, follows him with an intention of helping.
ASmoothRide8 スムーズにはしる (Run Smoothly) Simon Nicholson 17 September 2008 #04
Sir Handel returns from the quarry, but ends up having trouble climbing the hills.
FollowThatFlour17 あのこむぎこをおいかけろ! (Follow That Wheat!) Sharon Miller 24 September 2008 #05
Thomas bumps and hides a flour truck, which James was meant to take.
ThomasandtheJetPlane25 トーマスとジェットき (Thomas and the Jet) Abi Grant 1 October 2008 #06
Thomas meets a jet plane named Jeremy and gets jealous about what he does.
DuncanDropsaClanger64 ダンカンとかねのねいろ (Duncan and the Golden Distress) Paul Larson 8 October 2008 #07
Duncan has a special job of delivering the clock tower's bell, but due to his carelessness, loses it for a bit.
Toby'sAfternoonOff70 トビーのごごのおやすみ (Good Night, Toby) Marc Seal 15 October 2008 #08
Toby wants to visit the farm after finishing his jobs, but is given more work to do. He wants to ask his friends for help, but they are too busy trying to help another friend.
It'sGoodtobeGordon80 ゴードンでよかった (Good Thing It Was Gordon) Abi Grant 29 October 2008 #09
Gordon wants to set a new Sodor record, but he takes all of the special coal. Feeling bad about this, he decides that helping Henry is more important.
EmilyandtheSpecialCoaches30 エミリーととくべつなきゃくしゃ (Emily and the Special Passenger Cars) James Mason 5 November 2008 #10
Diesel sets a brand new record, and so does Gordon. However, his record does not even get noticed, so Diesel takes away two special carriages, which Emily was supposed to collect.
ToppedOffThomas15 トーマスとかぜ (Thomas and the Wind) Sharon Miller 12 November 2008 #11
While racing Spencer, Thomas blows Sir Topham Hatt's top hat away and is told to find it again.
FearlessFreddie40 こわいものなしのフレディー (Freddie the Fearless) Simon Nicholson 19 November 2008 #12
An old narrow gauge engine named Freddie realizes he is ageing after resorting to cheat in a race with Skarloey and Rheneas, leaving one of them to come off the tracks.
Thomas'TrickyTree59 トーマスとクリスマスツリー (Thomas and the Christmas Tree) Sharon Miller 17 December 2008 #13
Thomas searches the wharf for a Christmas tree, but neglects to ask the narrow gauge engines for help.
StickyToffeeThomas60 ベタベタトーマス (Sticky Thomas) Paul Larson 7 January 2009 #14
Thomas wants to wear a costume for the children's costume party, but he does not pay attention to what he is doing.
ThomasandtheShootingStar59 トーマスとながれぼし (Thomas and the Shooting Star) Abi Grant 8 January 2009 #15
Thomas gets lost on his way to the power station while searching for a shooting star.
BigStrongHenry41 おおきくてつよいヘンリー (Big and Strong Henry) Simon Nicholson 14 January 2009 #16
Henry tries to prove he is the strongest engine on the railway.
SeeingtheSights26 トーマスときれいなけしき (Thomas and the Beautiful Scenery) Wayne Jackman 21 January 2009 #17
Thomas' job is to show some important visitors all the sights of Sodor, but he wants to do the job quickly and ends up leaving them behind.
Toby'sNewShed74 トビーとあたらしいやね (Toby and the New Shed) Simon Nicholson 11 February 2009 #18
Toby's shed is full of holes, so Thomas intends to help fix it. But Thomas soon learns that Toby liked his old roof because of birds keeping him company.
Thomas'FrostyFriend76 トーマスとゆきだるま (Thomas and the Snowman) Sharon Miller 18 February 2009 #19
A snowman-shaped balloon attaches itself to Thomas' rear buffers during the Christmas season.
WharfandPeace25 よわむしきかんしゃ (Wimpy Engine) Abi Grant 25 February 2009 #20
Skarloey is startled at the wharf and is too scared to return.
ThomasAndTheColours26 すてきなかざり (Pretty Decorations) Marc Seal 4 March 2009 #21
Thomas tries to convince James to give him the job of pulling the Sodor football team.
MissingTrucks63 きえたかしゃ (Missing Trucks) Wayne Jackman 11 March 2009 #22
Rheneas' good deed of trying to help Skarloey causes trouble.
Duncan'sBluff41 まけずぎらいのダンカン (Duncan the Undefeated) Paul Larson 18 March 2009 #23
Duncan cheats in a contest with James, making him run out of coal before he has to take children to a Christmas concert.
ThomasandtheTreasure75 かいぞくのたからもの (The Pirate's Treasure) Marc Seal 25 March 2009 #24
Salty tells the engines a tale about the Admiral and the lost pirate treasure, causing Thomas to try and find it.
TheGreenController49 パーシーはせきにんしゃ (Percy is a Responsible Engine) Sharon Miller 1 April 2009 #25
Percy is given the important job of being controller for the day, but he only causes a muddle and needs Thomas' help.
WhichWayNow25 ラスティーとひょうしき (Rusty and the Signs) James Mason 2 July 2009 #15
Rusty rushes workmen so he can take Sir Topham Hatt around the narrow gauge railway.

Unaired Episodes

The following episodes are not known to have been aired on television in Japan and are only available via home media releases:

Screenshot Title Written by Episode number #
JamestheSecondBest64 ジェームスは2ばんめ (James is Second) Paul Larson #TBA
James is disappointed when Edward is chosen to be on a holiday poster, so he tries everything to be just as good as Edward. But once again, James' pride gets him in trouble.
ThomasandSkarloey'sBigDayOut60 トーマスとスカーロイのえんそく (Thomas and Skarloey's Excursion) Paul Larson #TBA
Skarloey has to be taken to the works, but Thomas tries to give the him a big day out by showing Skarloey sights that he never sees on the narrow gauge railway.

Songs

Screenshot Title Composers Original release date
DoingitRight2 Doing It Right Ed Welch 3rd September 2006 (US)
Whatever job you're doing,
Make sure you're doing it right...
HisforHarold H Is for Harold Ed Welch 7th September 2006 (UK)
'F' is for friendship, and flying and free.
'G' is for good, as good friends ought to be...
Thomas'DayOff6 There's Always Something New Ed Welch 9th September 2006 (UK)
There's always somewhere new to go
And something new to see...
SeeingtheSights26 Navigation Ed Welch 11th September 2006 (UK)
When to stop and when to go
These are things you have to know...
HenryAndTheWishingTree67 Favourite Place Ed Welch 13th September 2006 (UK)
Everybody needs to have their favourite place
Somewhere that they like to be...
ThomasGetsItRight19 Strength Ed Welch 15th September 2006 (UK)
You've got to have strength, strength to make the wheels go round
Strength, strength to lift things off the ground...
CallingAllEngines!229 Responsibility Ed Welch 17th September 2006 (UK)
What makes an engine happy?
What makes an engine sad?...

Characters

Returning Characters

Characters Introduced

Locations

Half Hour Format

When Series 10 was airing on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland, PBS Kids in the US and Treehouse TV in Canada, two tenth series episodes were paired along with a segment called "Sodor's Special Places" involving one of the locations on the Island of Sodor. In the Nick Jr. airings in the UK and Ireland, PBS Kids airings in the US, and the Treehouse airings in Canada, they include an opening when Thomas' crew gets him ready for another day's work and an ending when Thomas' crew cleans him after a day's work just like it was used during the ninth series airings in 2005.

Being Reliable

Connections

Clues

Friendship

Special Days

Old and New

  • Fearless Freddie
  • Song: There's Always Something New
  • Sodor's Special Places: The Quarry
  • Learning Segment: Toby's New Shed
  • Toby's New Shed

Imagination

Navigation

Big and Small

Favo(u)rite Places

The Way I See It

Strength

Discovery

Feelings

Trivia

  • This series, along with the twentieth are the only series to have twenty-eight episodes, which makes them the longest series in the show's history. Additionally, the tenth series was the first to deviate from the standard twenty-six episodes per series.
  • Thomas appears in twenty-seven of the twenty-eight episodes in this series (specifically, all except Duncan Drops a Clanger), more than any other series in episodes produced by HiT Entertainment and the whole model series.
  • This is the last series of a few things:
    • The last series filmed in 576i standard definition and on DigiBeta.
    • Jocelyn Stevenson's last series as executive producer.
    • The last series to have episodes written by Marc Seal and James Mason.
    • The last series shown in fullscreen (4:3) in France.
    • The last series to feature Thomas' tired face.
    • The last series to feature James', and Edward's original plastic models.
    • The last series to feature the eighth series theme song in the intro.
    • The last series to feature the 2004-2006 HiT Entertainment logo at the end of the episodes.
    • The last series to feature the small scale models of the narrow gauge engines.
    • The last series to feature Live-Action Learning Segments on Half Hour TV blocks.
    • The last series aired by EBS until the twelfth series in South Korea.
    • The last series aired by Tooniverse until the twenty-second series in South Korea.
    • The last series aired by Daekyo Kids TV and EBS English in South Korea.
    • The last series released on DVD by Adongmoonhak in South Korea.
    • The last series to have Bosnian dubs.
    • The last series narrated by Budi Santoso in Indonesia.
    • The last series aired by MiniMini until the thirteenth series in Poland.
  • In the first airing of this series on the international channel, JimJam television, only twenty-six episodes aired.
  • This series was the first of several things:
    • The first series in which 'Arry, Bert, Dennis and Proteus do not appear since their introductions in the fifth and ninth series respectively. Although 'Arry and Bert do appear in music videos from this series. While Dennis however, appears in a learning segment.
    • The first series in which its episodes aired on American television before the official British television debuts.
    • The first series and only series where Bill and Ben do not speak since their introductions until the twenty-first series.
    • The first series where Caroline does not appear since her return.
    • The first series where Bulgy does not speak since his return.
    • The first series to feature Spencer in his silver livery.
    • Sharon Miller's first series as Additional Material Written.
    • The first series to have episodes written by Wayne Jackman.
    • The first series not to have any of its episodes released on VHS in the US.
    • The first series where not every episode has been released on home media in the US.
    • The first series not released on VHS in South Korea.
    • The first series aired by CBeebies in Poland.
    • The first series since the sixth series where Annie and Clarabel appear, but do not speak.
    • The first series narrated by Alexandru Rusu in Romania since the seventh series.
    • The first series to feature the steam effect between the Roll Call and the credits. In Latin America, it was the third series that did the same thing (after the eighth and ninth series).
    • The first series to feature the 2006 HiT Entertainment logo at the end of PBS airings.
    • The first series to feature, at the end of the Latin American version of the airings above, the Discovery Networks logo in place of the logo above (the aforementioned Discovery logo was first introduced on the Latin American version of the airing "Navigation" but did not make its debut until the Latin American version of the airing "Favorite Places").
  • This series marks the return of Sir Handel since his introduction in the fourth series (not counting his music video cameos in the fifth and sixth) and the Chinese Dragon since its debut in the third series. Duck and Terence also made brief appearances since the seventh series, only in two music videos.
  • The Korean DVDs credit Michael Angelis as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed in their respective language.
  • This is the only series for a few things:
    • The only series that Simon Nicholson wrote episodes for since the sixth series.
    • The only series where Neville does not appear since his introduction in the ninth series. Despite this, he appears in music videos and would later appear in the next series.
    • The only series to feature Thomas' unused outraged face from the third series since the book, Little Engines Can Do BIG Things.
    • The only series to feature Skarloey's unused panicked face from the fourth series.
    • The only series where Molly appears, but does not speak since her introduction in the ninth series.
    • The only series until the twentieth to have twenty-eight episodes.
    • The only series not to air on ABC Kids in Australia.
  • Most of the recent broadcasts on Nick Jr. have episodes or interactive segments either out of sync or with crossed over audio.
  • According to Abi Grant's website, Bulstrode was originally intended to have a large scale model built for the wharf set. But due to budget constraints, however, this never happened.
  • A large-scale model of James was built for when he interacts with the Narrow Gauge Engines.
  • The US dubs of the following episodes have currently only been shown on television and have yet to appear on home video in North America, but Sticky Taffy Thomas, Which Way Now? and Thomas and the Shooting Star had their US dubs released on a Brazilian DVD:
    • Thomas and the Jet Plane
    • Duncan Drops a Clanger
    • It's Good to be Gordon
    • Fearless Freddie
    • Toby's New Shed
    • Topped Off Thomas
    • Wharf and Peace
    • Emily and the Special Cars
    • James the Second Best
  • Apart from Strength, There's Always Something New and Responsibility (short version), most songs made during this series have currently only been shown on television in the US and have yet to appear on home video in North America:
    • Doing It Right
    • Favorite Place
    • H is for Harold
    • Navigation (Only on New Adventures of Thomas Brazil DVD)
    • Responsibility (Extended Version)
  • Both the eighth and ninth series aired on Channel 5's Milkshake! block after this series.
  • The production reel from this series is currently owned by Twitter/YouTube user TomsProps, though only a brief clip from the reel from production of Thomas' Frosty Friend and Topped Off Thomas had been shown in a trailer for his upcoming documentary "Behind The Steam" until they would be shown at an event in 2022 and leaked, and then fully leaked in HD in early 2023.
  • Most of the large scale narrow gauge engines' faces have their teeth removed during the production of this series.

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