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The eighteenth series of Thomas & Friends first aired on TV on 25 August 2014 in the UK and on 4 November 2014 in the US. It contained twenty-six episodes. Like the seventeenth series, six episodes were released on DVD in the US the April before airing on television. It concluded airing on TV in the UK on 31 July 2015.
Episodes
Screenshot | UK title (top) US title (bottom) |
Written by | Episode number # |
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Old Reliable Edward | Andrew Brenner | #01 | |
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out. | |||
Not So Slow Coaches | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
#02 | |
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train. | |||
Flatbeds of Fear | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
#03 | |
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily. | |||
Disappearing Diesels | Andrew Brenner | #04 | |
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared. | |||
Signals Crossed | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#05 | |
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his. | |||
Toad's Adventure | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#06 | |
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van. | |||
Duck in the Water | Andrew Brenner | #07 | |
Duck gets stuck in very cold water and James causes confusion and delay helping him get unstuck. | |||
Duck and the Slip Coaches | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#08 | |
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway. | |||
Thomas the Quarry Engine | Andrew Brenner | #09 | |
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry. | |||
Thomas and the Emergency Cable | Andrew Brenner | #10 | |
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line. | |||
Emily Saves the World | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
#11 | |
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed. | |||
Duncan the Humbug | Davey Moore | #12 | |
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him. | |||
Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger | Davey Moore | #13 | |
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger. | |||
Last Train for Christmas | Andrew Brenner | #14 | |
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train. | |||
Marion and the Dinosaurs | Andrew Brenner | #15 | |
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson. | |||
Marion and the Pipe | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#16 | |
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone. | |||
Missing Gator | Andrew Brenner | #17 | |
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him. | |||
Timothy and the Rainbow Truck Timothy and the Rainbow Car |
Davey Moore | #18 | |
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow coloured truck, but their trick gets them in trouble. | |||
Samson Sent for Scrap | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#19 | |
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously. | |||
Samson at Your Service | Davey Moore | #20 | |
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines. | |||
The Perfect Gift | Davey Moore | #21 | |
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift. | |||
Millie and the Volcano | Andrew Brenner | #22 | |
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson. | |||
No Steam Without Coal | Davey Moore | #23 | |
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead. | |||
Spencer's VIP | Andrew Brenner | #24 | |
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes. | |||
Long Lost Friend | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
#25 | |
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy. | |||
Toad's Bright Idea | Davey Moore | #26 | |
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original UK release date | Episode number # |
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Old Reliable Edward | Andrew Brenner | 25 August 2014 | #01 | |
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out. | ||||
Not So Slow Coaches | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
26 August 2014 | #02 | |
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train. | ||||
Flatbeds of Fear | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
27 August 2014 | #03 | |
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily. | ||||
Disappearing Diesels | Andrew Brenner | 28 August 2014 | #04 | |
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared. | ||||
Signals Crossed | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
29 August 2014 | #05 | |
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his. | ||||
Toad's Adventure | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
1 September 2014 | #06 | |
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van. | ||||
Duck in the Water | Andrew Brenner | 2 September 2014 | #07 | |
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured. | ||||
Duck and the Slip Coaches | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
3 September 2014 | #08 | |
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway. | ||||
Thomas the Quarry Engine | Andrew Brenner | 4 September 2014 | #09 | |
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry. | ||||
Thomas and the Emergency Cable | Andrew Brenner | 5 September 2014 | #10 | |
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line. | ||||
Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger | Davey Moore | 8 September 2014 | #11 | |
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger. | ||||
Marion and the Pipe | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
9 September 2014 | #12 | |
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone. | ||||
Missing Gator | Andrew Brenner | 10 September 2014 | #13 | |
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him. | ||||
No Steam Without Coal | Davey Moore | 11 September 2014 | #14 | |
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead. | ||||
Spencer's VIP | Andrew Brenner | 12 September 2014 | #15 | |
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes. | ||||
Toad's Bright Idea | Davey Moore | 15 September 2014 | #16 | |
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out. | ||||
Long Lost Friend | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
23 December 2014 | #17 | |
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy. | ||||
Last Train for Christmas | Andrew Brenner | 24 December 2014 | #18 | |
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train. | ||||
Duncan the Humbug | Davey Moore | 25 December 2014 | #19 | |
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him. | ||||
The Perfect Gift | Davey Moore | 26 December 2014 | #20 | |
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift. | ||||
Emily Saves the World | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
27 July 2015 | #21 | |
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed. | ||||
Timothy and the Rainbow Truck | Davey Moore | 28 July 2015 | #22 | |
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow coloured truck, but their trick gets them in trouble. | ||||
Marion and the Dinosaurs | Andrew Brenner | 29 July 2015 | #23 | |
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson. | ||||
Samson at Your Service | Davey Moore | 30 July 2015 | #24 | |
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines. | ||||
Samson Sent for Scrap | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
31 July 2015 | #25 | |
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously. | ||||
Millie and the Volcano | Andrew Brenner | 31 July 2015 | #26 | |
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original US release date | Episode number # |
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Flatbeds of Fear | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
4 November 2014 | #01 | |
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily. | ||||
Disappearing Diesels | Andrew Brenner | 4 November 2014 | #02 | |
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared. | ||||
Duncan the Humbug | Davey Moore | 17 December 2014 | #03 | |
Mr. Percival makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him. | ||||
The Perfect Gift | Davey Moore | 17 December 2014 | #04 | |
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift. | ||||
Last Train for Christmas | Andrew Brenner | 18 December 2014 | #05 | |
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train. | ||||
Long Lost Friend | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
18 December 2014 | #06 | |
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy. | ||||
Marion and the Pipe | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
9 March 2015 | #07 | |
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone. | ||||
Missing Gator | Andrew Brenner | 9 March 2015 | #08 | |
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him. | ||||
Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger | Davey Moore | 10 March 2015 | #09 | |
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger. | ||||
Spencer's VIP | Andrew Brenner | 10 March 2015 | #10 | |
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes. | ||||
Old Reliable Edward | Andrew Brenner | 12 May 2015 | #11 | |
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out. | ||||
Not So Slow Coaches | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
12 May 2015 | #12 | |
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train. | ||||
Toad's Adventure | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
13 May 2015 | #13 | |
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van. | ||||
Duck and the Slip Coaches | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
13 May 2015 | #14 | |
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway. | ||||
Thomas the Quarry Engine | Andrew Brenner | 14 May 2015 | #15 | |
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry. | ||||
Duck in the Water | Andrew Brenner | 14 May 2015 | #16 | |
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured. | ||||
Signals Crossed | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
15 May 2015 | #17 | |
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his. | ||||
Thomas and the Emergency Cable | Andrew Brenner | 15 May 2015 | #18 | |
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line. | ||||
No Steam Without Coal | Davey Moore | 18 May 2015 | #19 | |
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead. | ||||
Toad's Bright Idea | Davey Moore | 18 May 2015 | #20 | |
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out. | ||||
Timothy and the Rainbow Car | Davey Moore | 9 May 2016 | #21 | |
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow colored car, but their trick gets them in trouble. | ||||
Samson Sent for Scrap | Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
9 May 2016 | #22 | |
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously. | ||||
Marion and the Dinosaurs | Andrew Brenner | 10 May 2016 | #23 | |
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson. | ||||
Millie and the Volcano | Andrew Brenner | 10 May 2016 | #24 | |
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson. | ||||
Emily Saves the World | Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
11 May 2016 | #25 | |
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed. | ||||
Samson at Your Service | Davey Moore | 11 May 2016 | #26 | |
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines. |
Screenshot | Title | Written by | Original JPN release date | Episode number # |
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たよりになるエドワード (Old Reliable Edward) |
Andrew Brenner | 5 October 2014 | #01 | |
Gordon teases Edward about being old and slow, so Thomas decides to make a plan to pay him out. | ||||
はやすぎよ おそすぎよ (Not So Slow Coaches) |
Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
5 October 2014 | #02 | |
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train. | ||||
きょうふのかしゃのおと (Flatbeds of Fear) |
Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
12 October 2014 | #03 | |
Salty tells Thomas a story of some flatbeds which he called the "Flatbeds of Fear", causing paranoia among him, Henry and Emily. | ||||
きえたディーゼルきかんしゃたち (Disappearing Diesels) |
Andrew Brenner | 12 October 2014 | #04 | |
The diesels hide from Paxton as a joke, but Paxton takes the joke too seriously, as he believes that all of them had disappeared. | ||||
トビーとしんごう (Signals Crossed) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
19 October 2014 | #05 | |
Toby is nervous of Knapford Junction, as he does not know which signal is his. | ||||
トードのぼうけん (Toad's Adventure) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
19 October 2014 | #06 | |
After Oliver brags about his own adventure from escaping the scrapyard, Toad decides he wants his own and soon gets one while being James' brake van. | ||||
いしきりばのトーマス (Thomas the Quarry Engine) |
Andrew Brenner | 26 October 2014 | #07 | |
Diesel shows Mavis the sights of Sodor, while Thomas does all the work at the quarry. | ||||
トーマスときんきゅうじたい (Thomas and the Emergency Cable) |
Andrew Brenner | 26 October 2014 | #08 | |
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel, so Clarabel is the only coach on the branch line. | ||||
ゲイターにあいたい (Missing Gator) |
Andrew Brenner | 2 November 2014 | #09 | |
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him. | ||||
せきたんかないビルとベン (No Steam Without Coal) |
Davey Moore | 2 November 2014 | #10 | |
Bill and Ben forget the coal shipment and make fun of Timothy for using oil instead. | ||||
ダンカンはもんくばっかり (Duncan the Humbug) |
Davey Moore | 21 December 2014 | #11 | |
Mr. Percival makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time in order to get a new coat of paint, which proves to be very difficult for him. | ||||
きみはたいせつなともだち (Long Lost Friend) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
21 December 2014 | #12 | |
On Christmas, Gator returns to the island and is very eager to see Percy. | ||||
ダンカンとふきげんなおきゃくさん (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger) |
Davey Moore | 28 December 2014 | #13 | |
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger. | ||||
ショベルきかんしゃマリオン (Marion and the Pipe) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
28 December 2014 | #14 | |
Marion damages a water pipe and does not tell anyone. | ||||
みずにつかったダック (Duck in the Water) |
Andrew Brenner | 4 January 2015 | #15 | |
When James collects Rocky to help Duck, he becomes impatient and causes trouble when Rocky's crane arm is not secured. | ||||
ダックとスリップコーチ (Duck and the Slip Coaches) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
4 January 2015 | #16 | |
James steals Duck's idea of bringing special slip coaches to the railway. | ||||
スペンサーとふくだいじん (Spencer's VIP) |
Andrew Brenner | 11 January 2015 | #17 | |
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the Mainland, but they show off just like Spencer, and make silly mistakes. | ||||
ゲイターとトード (Toad's Bright Idea) |
Davey Moore | 11 January 2015 | #18 | |
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad, but has a faulty lamp which keeps going out. | ||||
エミリーちきゅうをすくう? (Emily Saves the World) |
Paul Larson Laura Beaumont |
18 January 2015 | #19 | |
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park, but when she wants to show her friends, the globe comes off her flatbed. | ||||
ティモシーとにじいろのかしゃ (Timothy and the Rainbow Truck) |
Davey Moore | 18 January 2015 | #20 | |
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow colored truck, but their trick gets them in trouble. | ||||
マリオンときょうりゅう (Marion and the Dinosaurs) |
Andrew Brenner | 25 January 2015 | #21 | |
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs, until she meets a new engine from the Mainland named Samson. | ||||
サムソンがおとどけ (Samson at Your Service) |
Davey Moore | 25 January 2015 | #22 | |
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to admit it and does not listen to the other engines. | ||||
サムソンとスクラップ (Samson Sent for Scrap) |
Mark Huckerby Nick Ostler |
29 March 2015 | #23 | |
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap, but Samson takes the job too seriously. | ||||
ミリーときょうりゅうパーク (Millie and the Volcano) |
Andrew Brenner | 29 March 2015 | #24 | |
After being laughed at, Millie is determined to get back at Samson. | ||||
レッジのクリスマスプレゼント (The Perfect Gift) |
Davey Moore | 18 December 2016 | #25 | |
Percy looks to find Reg the perfect Christmas gift. | ||||
クリスマスのさいしゅうれっしゃ (Last Train for Christmas) |
Andrew Brenner | 18 December 2016 | #26 | |
All the engines have to work hard during Christmas Eve to clear the snow for Connor's last train. |
Songs
Screenshot | Title | Composers | Original release date |
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It's Christmas Time | Eggplant LF | 17th December 2014 (US) | |
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The Best Friends Express | Eggplant LF | 11th May 2015 (US) | |
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Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Oliver
- Emily
- Bill and Ben
- Harvey
- Spencer
- Stanley
- Hiro
- Charlie
- Scruff
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Porter
- Gator
- Timothy
- Marion
- Diesel
- Mavis
- Salty
- Den
- Dart
- Paxton
- Sidney
- Stafford
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Peter Sam
- Victor
- Luke
- Millie
- Rusty
- Troublesome Trucks
- Annie and Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Cranky
- Captain
- Owen
- Reg
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Father Christmas
- Dowager Hatt
- Mr. Percival
- Sir Robert Norramby
- Sir Topham Hatt's Blond-haired Assistant
- The Third Dock Manager
- The Second Teacher
- The Blond-haired Boy
- The Bird Watcher
- The Dark Uniformed Children
- The Groundsman
- The Welsh Bird Watcher
- The Lady with the Big Hat
- Harold (does not speak)
- The Duchess of Boxford (does not speak)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant (does not speak)
- Rosie (cameo)
- Whiff (cameo)
- Ferdinand (cameo)
- Belle (cameo)
- 'Arry and Bert (cameos)
- Norman (cameo)
- Winston (cameo)
- Sir Handel (cameo)
- Kevin (cameo)
- Merrick (cameo)
- Farmer McColl (cameo)
- Headkeeper Jack (cameo)
- The Ffarquhar Quarry Manager (cameo)
- The Sodor Dairy Manager (cameo)
- The Dairy Employees (cameos)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
- Dowager Hatt's Friends (cameos)
- The Great Composer (cameo)
- The Great Railway Show Judge (cameo)
- The Female Puppet Show Entertainer (cameo)
- The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair (cameo)
- Big Mickey (faceless, cameo)
- Flynn (mentioned)
- The Vicarstown Foreman (mentioned)
- Elizabeth II (mentioned)
- Sodor United Football Team (mentioned)
- Allicia Botti (indirectly mentioned)
- Bash (learning segment)
Returning Characters
Characters Introduced
- Samson
- Slip Coaches
- The Grumpy Passenger
- The Deputy Minister
- The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager (does not speak)
Locations
- Island of Sodor
- Blue Mountain Quarry
- Bluff's Cove
- Brendam Docks
- Crovan's Gate
- Dryaw
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Glennock
- Gordon's Hill
- Kellsthorpe Road
- Knapford
- Maithwaite
- Maron
- McColl's Farm
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
- Rheneas Viaduct
- Sodor Animal Park
- Sodor Castle
- Sodor China Clay Company
- Sodor Dairy
- The Coal Hopper
- The Depot
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House
- The Fenland Track
- Three-Track Level Crossing
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Tidmouth Town Square
- Ulfstead Castle
- Valley View
- Vicarstown Bridge
- Vicarstown Dieselworks
- Wellsworth
- Whiff's Waste Dump
- Crosby (poster)
- Black Loch (poster)
- Ffarquhar (poster)
- Great Waterton (poster)
- Cros-ny-Cuirn (mentioned)
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre (mentioned)
- Vicarstown (mentioned)
- Sodor Museum (mentioned in newspaper)
- The Mainland
Half Hour Format
When Series 18 aired on PBS Kids in the US, each broadcast included two episodes, a song, a Mr. Perkins' Railway segment and Guess Who? Puzzle segments. When the series was broadcast on Nick Jr. Too, the segments were omitted.
Fast & Reliable
- Old Reliable Edward
- Song: On a Journey Today
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Power on the Railway
- Not So Slow Coaches
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Bill and Ben and Harvey
There's Always a Good Explanation
- Flatbeds of Fear
- Song: Searching Everywhere
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Sounds of the Railway
- Disappearing Diesels
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Toad and Jack
Special Friends
- Toad's Adventure
- Song: Hey, Hey Thomas!
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: End of the Day
- Duck and the Slip Coaches
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Jack and Marion
Please Be Patient
- Thomas the Quarry Engine
- Song: On a Journey Today
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Wash Down
- Duck in the Water
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Bill and Ben and Samson
Signals & Alarms
- Signals Crossed
- Song: Hey, Hey Thomas
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Railway Signals
- Thomas and the Emergency Cable
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Duncan and Harvey
Going Underground
- Marion and the Pipe
- Song: Let's Be Brave
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Miniature Railway
- Missing Gator
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Dash and Flynn
Christmas Cheer
- Duncan the Humbug
- Song: It's Christmas Time
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Who Works on the Railway?
- The Perfect Gift
- Guess Who? Puzzle - Percy
Passengers
- Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
- Song: Working Together
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Types of Engines
- Spencer's VIP
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Dash and Luke
Illuminating Minds
- No Steam Without Coal
- Song: Monsters Everywhere
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: How Steam Engines Use Coal
- Toad's Bright Idea
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Toad and Porter
Coming Home for Christmas
- Last Train for Christmas
- Song: It's Christmas Time
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Railway Maintenance
- Long Lost Friend
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Skarloey and Connor
Recycle Recycle Recycle!
- Timothy and the Rainbow Car
- Song: Let's Be Brave
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Types of Engines
- Samson Sent for Scrap
- Guess Who? Puzzles - Duck and Porter
Jurassic Sodor
- Marion and the Dinosaurs
- Song: Monsters Everywhere
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: How Steam Engines Use Water
- Millie and the Volcano
Special Deliveries
- Emily Saves the World
- Song: Searching Everywhere
- Mr. Perkins' Railway: Turning Around
- Samson at Your Service
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas, Toby, Rheneas, the Troublesome Trucks and Owen
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Harvey, Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Bertie, Captain, the Fat Controller, the Thin Controller, Dowager Hatt, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Some Workmen, one of the Fat Controller's Assistants, Some Passengers, Thomas' Guard, the Grumpy Passenger, Gator's Driver, the Steamworks Worker, the Groundsman, the Postman and the Bird Watcher
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, the Teacher, the Blond-haired Boy, the Lady with the Big Hat, Station Speakers, Some Passengers and Some Children
- Kerry Shale as Diesel
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Porter, Paxton, Dart, Peter Sam and the Third Slip Coach
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Michael Legge as Luke
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin and the Second Slip Coach
- Matt Wilkinson as Stanley, Spencer, Charlie, Scruff, Rusty, Rocky, Cranky, the Dock Manager, Some Workmen and the Man with the Hat
- Miranda Raison as Millie and the Knapford Station Speaker
- Jonathan Broadbent as Bill, Ben and the First Slip Coach
- Clive Mantle as Gator
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- Tim Whitnall as Timothy, Reg and the Deputy Minister
- Joe Mills as Oliver, Toad and the Welsh Bird Watcher
- Tom Stourton as Duncan
- David Bedella as Victor
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas, Percy and Diesel
- William Hope as Edward, Toby, Rocky and the Dock Manager
- Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, James, Scruff, Sir Topham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Some Passengers and Some Workmen
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Bertie, Captain, Dowager Hatt, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Some Passengers, Thomas' Guard, the Grumpy Passenger, the Groundsman, the Postman and the Bird Watcher
- Teresa Gallagher as Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, the Teacher, the Lady with the Big Hat, Station Speakers, Some Passengers and Some Children
- Jules de Jongh as Emily, the Blond-haired Boy, Some Passengers and Some Children
- Steven Kynman as Duck, Paxton, Dart, Peter Sam and the Third Slip Coach
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin and the Second Slip Coach
- Togo Igawa as Hiro
- Ben Small as Stanley, Charlie, Rheneas, the Troublesome Trucks and Owen
- Michael Legge as Luke
- Miranda Raison as Millie and the Knapford Station Speaker
- Jonathan Broadbent as Bill, Ben and the First Slip Coach
- Bob Golding as Stephen and Sidney
- David Menkin as Porter
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer, Cranky, one of Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants, Gator's Driver and the Steamworks Worker
- Matt Wilkinson as Rusty, Some Passengers and Some Workmen
- Olivia Colman as Marion
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
- Clive Mantle as Gator
- Tim Whitnall as Timothy, Reg, the Deputy Minister and the Man with the Hat
- Joe Mills as Oliver, Toad and the Welsh Bird Watcher
- Tom Stourton as Duncan
- David Bedella as Victor
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
Trivia
- Episodes one to ten have a copyright of 2013; the rest have a copyright of 2014.
- The final six episodes of this series were sold to PBS, Milkshake, ABC, FOUR, Minimax and JimJam as part of the Series 19 block, despite being produced with eighteenth series.
- This series marks the first of a few things:
- Duncan, Toad and Tom Tipper's first appearances in full CGI.
- Crovan's Gate, Sodor Castle, Rheneas Viaduct, the Woodland Way and Glennock's first appearances in full CGI.
- Henrietta gains a face for the first time in the television series since the The Railway Series.
- The first series to have an episode set during the events of the series' special.
- The first series to have Tim Whitnall, Olivia Colman, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Joe Mills, Tom Stourton and Robert Wilfort as part of the voice cast.
- The first series in which Sir Handel and Winston appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
- The first series in which Connor speaks in all of his appearances.
- The first series in which Diesel 10 does not appear since his first appearance in an episode in the seventeenth series.
- The first series in which Belle appears without Flynn.
- This is the first series not to feature Flynn since his debut although he is mentioned in one episode.
- The first series of the CGI series not followed in chronological order by a special, as the next special, The Adventure Begins, is a retelling of the Railway Series.
- The first series to not have a half-hour airing in Latin America and Brazil.
- This series marked the only of a few things:
- The only series to have Clive Mantle as part of the voice cast.
- The only series in which Whiff, Ferdinand and Kevin appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
- The only series since the twelfth series in which the Sodor Island intro is used at the start of some broadcasts.
- This series marked the last of a few things:
- The last series to have Ben Small and Martin Sherman as part of the voice cast:
- John Hasler and Joseph May took over the role of Thomas for their respective dubs in The Adventure Begins. Hasler also took over the role of Rheneas in both dubs.
- Christopher Ragland took over the role of Percy in the US and the Troublesome Trucks in both dubs.
- Rob Rackstraw took over the role of Toby in the UK, Stanley in the US, Flynn and Owen in both dubs.
- Kerry Shale took over the role of Diesel in the US.
- Steven Kynman took the role of Charlie in the US.
- The last series to have episodes written by Paul Larson and Laura Beaumont until the twenty-fourth series. This is also the only series, since he returned in the seventeenth series, not to have any episodes written by Lee Pressman until the twenty-third series.
- The last series to have Keith Wickham as the voice of Percy in the UK dub. Nigel Pilkington takes over the role starting with the nineteenth series.
- The last series to have Duncan voiced by Chikara Osaka in the Japanese dub as well as the last series to have him as part of the Japanese voice cast, although he was supposed to reprise his role as Duncan in the twenty-fourth series episode The Great Little Railway Show, due to Tom Stourton declining the role (in which he would have to record one line of dialogue for Duncan) after Nobuaki Kanemitsu voiced Duncan in the twentieth series.
- It is also the last series to have Hideyuki Kanaya as part of the Japanese voice cast.
- The last series to have Sir Topham Hatt and James voiced by Kerry Shale in the US. Keith Wickham and Rob Rackstraw took over the respective roles beginning in The Adventure Begins.
- The last series to have Malay dub.
- The last series to have three Russian versions of the series, two Russian dubs from Carousel and JimJam and the Baltic RUssian voice-over is from Kidzone TV that created by Estonia.
- The last series to have a Russian re-dub that produced by JimJam.
- The final series where the original CGI intro and credits from the Nitrogen era are used. This is also the final series with the original rendition of the Engine Roll Call. Despite this, a few latest DVD releases which contained nineteenth series (with some sixteenth series or eighteenth series) episodes retain these. When the six episodes from Dinos and Discoveries aired on PBS Kids in May 2016, it used the nineteenth series Engine Roll Call, opening and ending.
- The last series to feature Ferdinand physically.
- The last series where the word "Whistle" is not translated in Korean.
- The last series to have Ben Small and Martin Sherman as part of the voice cast:
- This is the second series not to feature Stephen Hatt.
- Like the seventeenth series, although Arc Productions had officially taken over the animation aspects of the television series, the episodes still used the opening titles and closing credits made by Nitrogen Studios. This was the final series to use their opening and closing footage and from the nineteenth series, the opening and closing footage were made by Arc Productions.
- According to Ryan Hagan of SiF, the episodes in Spills and Thrills were going to be part of this series.
- In the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Baltic Russian and Vietnamese voice-overs, the UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.
- In the Romanian, Norwegian, Estonian(voice-over), Latvian(voice-over), Lithuanian(voice-over), Hungarian, Serbian, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Baltic Russian(voice-over), Greek, Turkish, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese Mandarin, Taiwanese Mandarin and Cantonese dubs, credited Mark Moraghan as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed their respective languages.
- In the European Portuguese and Russian dubs of JimJam airings, credited Mark Moraghan as the narrator, even though they were re-dubbed their respective languages.
- This series has the most christmas episodes out of any series at 4.
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