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|11-5 = #11
 
|11-6 = Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
 
|11-6 = Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
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|12-2 = [[Marion and the Pipe]]
 
|12-2 = [[Marion and the Pipe]]
 
|12-3 = Mark Huckerby<br />Nick Ostler
 
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* [[Gator]]
 
* [[Gator]]
 
* [[Timothy]]
 
* [[Timothy]]
 
* [[Marion]]
 
* [[Diesel]]
 
* [[Diesel]]
 
* [[Mavis]]
 
* [[Mavis]]
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* [[Den]]
 
* [[Den]]
 
* [[Dart]]
 
* [[Dart]]
* [[Sidney]]
 
 
* [[Paxton]]
 
* [[Paxton]]
 
* [[Sidney]]
 
* [[Stafford]]
 
* [[Stafford]]
* [[Marion]]
 
 
* [[Skarloey]]
 
* [[Skarloey]]
 
* [[Rheneas]]
 
* [[Rheneas]]
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* [[Reg]]
 
* [[Reg]]
 
* [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
 
* [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
* [[Mr. Percival]]
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* [[Santa Claus]]
 
* [[Dowager Hatt]]
 
* [[Dowager Hatt]]
* [[Father Christmas]]
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* [[Mr. Percival]]
 
* [[Sir Robert Norramby]]
 
* [[Sir Robert Norramby]]
 
* [[The Dock Managers#The Second Manager|The Dock Manager]]
 
* [[The Dock Managers#The Second Manager|The Dock Manager]]
 
* [[Stationmaster|The Wellsworth Stationmaster]]
 
* [[Stationmaster|The Wellsworth Stationmaster]]
* [[Driver|Gator's Driver]]
 
 
* [[Guard|Thomas' Guard]]
 
* [[Guard|Thomas' Guard]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Second Teacher|The Teacher]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Second Teacher|The Teacher]]
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* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Welsh Bird Watcher|The Welsh Bird Watcher]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Welsh Bird Watcher|The Welsh Bird Watcher]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Lady with the Big Hat|The Lady with the Big Hat]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Lady with the Big Hat|The Lady with the Big Hat]]
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* [[Signalmen|The Signalman]]
 
* [[Workmen|Some Workmen]]
 
* [[Workmen|Some Workmen]]
 
* [[Whiff]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Whiff]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Belle]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Belle]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Kevin]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Harold]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Harold]] {{Does not speak}}
* [[Kevin]] {{Does not speak}}
 
 
* [[The Duchess of Boxford]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[The Duchess of Boxford]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Rosie]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Rosie]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[Big Mickey]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Big Mickey]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Farmer McColl]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Farmer McColl]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Headkeeper Jack]] {{Cameo}}
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#Anopha Quarry Manager|Anopha Quarry Manager]] {{Cameo}}
 
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* [[Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants]] (''cameo'')
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#Anopha Quarry Manager|Anopha Quarry Manager]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Dairy Manager|The Dairy Manager]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Dairy Manager|The Dairy Manager]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Ginger-haired Boy|The Ginger-haired Boy]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Ginger-haired Boy|The Ginger-haired Boy]] {{Cameo}}
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Great Composer|The Great Composer]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Great Composer|The Great Composer]] {{Cameo}}
* [[Headkeeper Jack]] {{Cameo}}
 
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Great Railway Show Judge|The Great Railway Show Judge]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Great Railway Show Judge|The Great Railway Show Judge]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Puppet Show Entertainers|The Female Puppet Show Entertainer]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Puppet Show Entertainers|The Female Puppet Show Entertainer]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair|The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair]] {{Cameo}}
 
* [[Flynn]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Flynn]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#The British Railways Foreman|The Railway Foreman]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Railway Series#The British Railways Foreman|The Railway Foreman]] {{Mentioned}}
* [[Queen Elizabeth II]] {{Mentioned}}
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* [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#Sodor United Football Team|Sodor United Football Team]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#Sodor United Football Team|Sodor United Football Team]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Allicia Botti]] {{Note|indirectly mentioned}}
 
* [[Allicia Botti]] {{Note|indirectly mentioned}}
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* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Postman|The Postman]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Postman|The Postman]]
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager|The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager]] {{Does not speak}}
 
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager|The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager]] {{Does not speak}}
* [[Minor Human Characters in the Television Series#The Film Crew Leader|The Film Crew Leader]] {{Cameo}}
 
   
 
==Half Hour Format==
 
==Half Hour Format==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* The final six episodes of this series were sold to [[PBS]], [[Milkshake!|Milkshake]], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] and [[FOUR]] as part of the Series 19 block, despite being produced with Series 18.
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* The final six episodes of this series were sold to [[PBS]], [[Milkshake!|Milkshake]], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], [[FOUR]], [[Minimax]] and [[JimJam]] as part of the Series 19 block, despite being produced with Series 18.
 
* This series marks the first of a few things:
 
* This series marks the first of a few things:
** Duncan's first appearance in full CGI.
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** Duncan's first appearance in full CGI.
 
** [[Crovan's Gate]], [[Sodor Castle]], [[Rheneas Viaduct]], the [[Woodland Way]], and [[Glennock]]'s first appearance in full CGI.
 
** [[Crovan's Gate]], [[Sodor Castle]], [[Rheneas Viaduct]], the [[Woodland Way]], and [[Glennock]]'s first appearance in full CGI.
 
** Henrietta gains a face for the first time in the television series.
 
** Henrietta gains a face for the first time in the television series.
 
** The first series to have an [[Toad's Bright Idea|episode]] set during the events of the [[Tale of the Brave|series's special]].
 
** The first series to have an [[Toad's Bright Idea|episode]] set during the events of the [[Tale of the Brave|series's special]].
 
** The first series to have [[Tim Whitnall]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Clive Mantle]], [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]], [[Joe Mills]], [[Tom Stourton]] and [[Robert Wilfort]] as part of the voice cast.
 
** The first series to have [[Tim Whitnall]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Clive Mantle]], [[Maggie Ollerenshaw]], [[Joe Mills]], [[Tom Stourton]] and [[Robert Wilfort]] as part of the voice cast.
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** The first series in which Kevin does not have a speaking role since his debut.
 
** 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 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.
 
* This is the only series for one things:
 
* This is the only series for one things:
** The only series to date in where Whiff and Kevin appear, but do not speak since their introductions.
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** The only series to date in which Whiff appears, but does not speak since his introduction.
 
* This series marked the last of a few things:
 
* 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:
 
** The last series to have [[Ben Small]] and [[Martin Sherman]] as part of the voice cast:
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*** [[Kerry Shale]] took over the role of Diesel in the US.
 
*** [[Kerry Shale]] took over the role of Diesel in the US.
 
*** [[Steven Kynman]] took the role of Charlie in the US.
 
*** [[Steven Kynman]] took the role of Charlie in the US.
** The last series to have an episode written by [[Paul Larson]] and [[Laura Beaumont]]. This is also the only series, since he returned in the seventeenth series, not to have any episodes written by [[Lee Pressman]] until the [[Series 23|twenty-third series]].
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** 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 [[Series 23|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 [[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 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 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 feature the windmill in the intro & outro & Thomas going past by the windmill & the second clip of Thomas going on the bridge & Thomas going under the bridge with a child on the bridge waving at Thomas.
 
 
** The final series where the New Series intro and credits 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 Series 19 (with some Series 16 or 18) episodes retain these. When the six episodes from [[Dinos and Discoveries]] aired on [[PBS|PBS Kids]] in May 2016, it used the Series 19 Engine Roll Call, opening and ending.
 
** The final series where the New Series intro and credits 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 Series 19 (with some Series 16 or 18) episodes retain these. When the six episodes from [[Dinos and Discoveries]] aired on [[PBS|PBS Kids]] in May 2016, it used the Series 19 Engine Roll Call, opening and ending.
 
* This is the second series not to feature [[Stephen Hatt]].
 
* This is the second series not to feature [[Stephen Hatt]].

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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 Original UK release date Episode number #
OldReliableEdwardpromo 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.
NotSoSlowCoachespromo Not So Slow Coaches Laura Beaumont
Paul Larson
26 August 2014 #02
Annie and Clarabel unexpectedly become part of Caitlin's high-speed train.
FlatbedsofFearpromo Flatbeds of Fear Laura Beaumont
Paul Larson
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.
DisappearingDieselspromo 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.
File:SignalsCrossedpromo.jpg 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'sAdventurepromo 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.
DuckintheWaterpromo 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 isn't secured.
DuckandtheSlipCoachespromo 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.
File:ThomastheQuarryEnginepromo.jpg 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.
File:ThomasandtheEmergencyCablepromo.jpg Thomas and the Emergency Cable Andrew Brenner 5 September 2014 #10
One of Thomas' passengers pulls the emergency cable and damages Annie's wheel.
DuncanandtheGrumpyPassengerpromo Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger Davey Moore 8 September 2014 #11
Duncan gets fed up with a particularly grumpy passenger.
MarionandthePipepromo Marion and the Pipe Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
9 September 2014 #12
Marion damages a water pipe and doesn't tell anyone.
MissingGatorpromo Missing Gator Andrew Brenner 10 September 2014 #13
Percy misses his friend Gator and struggles to forget about him.
File:NoSteamWithoutCoalpromo.jpg 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'sVIPpromo Spencer's VIP Andrew Brenner 12 September 2014 #15
All the engines compete to get to take a Deputy Minister home to the mainland.
Toad'sBrightIdeapromo Toad's Bright Idea Davey Moore 15 September 2014 #16
Oliver breaks down, so Gator is sent to take his train with Toad.
LongLostFriendpromo Long Lost Friend Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
23 December 2014 #17
Gator returns to the island for Christmas and is very eager to see Percy.
LastTrainforChristmaspromo Last Train for Christmas Andrew Brenner 24 December 2014 #18
All the engines have to work hard to clear the snow for Connor's last train.
File:DuncantheHumbugpromo.jpg Duncan the Humbug Davey Moore 25 December 2014 #19
The Thin Controller makes Duncan promise to be cheerful at Christmas time, which proves to be very difficult for him.
ThePerfectGiftpromo The Perfect Gift Davey Moore 26 December 2014 #20
Percy looks to find Reg the crane the perfect Christmas gift.
EmilySavestheWorldpromo Emily Saves the World Laura Beaumont
Paul Larson
27 July 2015 #21
Emily has to take a giant globe to the animal park.
TimothyandtheRainbowTruckpromo Timothy and the Rainbow Truck
Timothy and the Rainbow Car
Davey Moore 28 July 2015 #22
Bill and Ben send Timothy on a wild goose chase for a rainbow coloured truck.
MarionandtheDinosaurspromo Marion and the Dinosaurs Andrew Brenner 29 July 2015 #23
Marion is spooked by some lifelike dinosaur models and thinks they are real dinosaurs.
SamsonatYourServicepromo Samson at Your Service Davey Moore 30 July 2015 #24
Samson takes the express coaches by mistake but refuses to listen to the other engines.
SamsonSentforScrappromo Samson Sent for Scrap Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
31 July 2015 #25
Harvey and Samson have to clean up the island of scrap.
MillieandtheVolcanopromo Millie and the Volcano Andrew Brenner 31 July 2015 #26
Samson and Harvey laugh at Millie, and she is determined to get them back.

Songs

Characters

Characters Introduced

Half Hour Format

When Series 18 aired on PBS 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., the segments were omitted.

Fast & Reliable

There’s Always a Good Explanation

Special Friends

Please Be Patient

  • Thomas the Quarry Engine
  • Song: On a Journey Today
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Sounds of the Railway
  • Duck in The Water

Signals & Alarms

  • Signals Crossed
  • Song: Hey, Hey Thomas
  • Thomas and the Emergency Cable

Going Underground

Christmas Cheer

  • Duncan The Humbug
  • Song: It's Christmas Time
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Who Works on the Railway
  • The Perfect Gift

Passengers

  • Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger
  • Song: Working Together
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Sizes
  • Spencer’s VIP

Illuminating Minds

Coming Home for Christmas

  • Last Train for Christmas
  • Song: It's Christmas Time
  • Long Lost Friend

Recycle Recycle Recycle!

  • Timothy and the Rainbow Car
  • Song: Let's Be Brave
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Different Engines
  • Samson Sent for Scrap

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, AUS and NZ

US and CAN

Trivia

  • 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 Series 18.
  • This series marks the first of a few things:
  • This is the only series for one things:
    • The only series to date in which Whiff appears, but does not speak since his introduction.
  • This series marked the last of a few things:
  • 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.