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==[[Music Videos|Songs]]==
 
* [[Let's Go!]]
 
* [[There's Snow Place Like Home]]
 
* [[Race with You]]
 
* [[Spring is Here!]]
 
* [[Down by the Docks]] {{Note|different arrangement}}
 
* [[Engine Roll Call]] {{Note|different arrangement and footage}}
 
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==

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The nineteenth series of Thomas & Friends first premiered on DVD on 9th June 2015 in the US before airing on TV. It aired on TV on 21 September 2015 in the UK and on 13 October 2015 in the US.

Episodes

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom)
Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
Who'sGeoffreypromo Who's Geoffrey? Lee Pressman 21 September 2015 #01
Thomas blames an accident on made-up engine Geoffrey.
TheTruthaboutTobypromo The Truth About Toby Davey Moore 22 September 2015 #02
Toby accidentally runs out of coal at the scrapyards, leaving the engines to think he's going to be scrapped.
LostPropertypromo Lost Property Helen Farrall 23 September 2015 #03
The Fat Controller is anxious as two grumpy inspectors have come to inspect the railway, starting with Thomas. To prevent an even worse report, Thomas helps return the lost pocket watch to the railway inspector.
HenrySpotsTroublepromo Henry Spots Trouble Davey Moore 24 September 2015 #04
After he sees the Fat Controller's grandchildren with chickenpox, Henry worries about catching the disease himself.
ACrankyChristmaspromo A Cranky Christmas Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
4 January 2016 #05
Thomas is sent to take a special crate to the Town Square from the docks, but Cranky accidentally drops the crate.
SnowPlaceLikeHomepromo Snow Place Like Home Lee Pressman 5 January 2016 #06
Kevin gets stuck out in the snow, and Victor goes out looking for him, despite his hatred of snow.
TheBeastofSodorpromo The Beast of Sodor Becky Overton 6 January 2016 #07
Henry becomes paranoid of meeting an abominable snowman after Spencer teases him about it.
ToadandtheWhalepromo Toad and the Whale Helen Farrall 14 March 2016 #08
Toad spots a stranded whale on the beach, but Oliver does not take him seriously.
VeryImportantSheep37 Very Important Sheep Helen Farrall 15 March 2016 #09
Percy doesn't notice sheep jumping out of his cattle truck.
SaltyAllatSeapromo Salty All at Sea Lee Pressman 16 March 2016 #10
Salty's imagination runs away with him as he worries about going to the Mainland by sea.
DenandDartpromo Den and Dart Davey Moore 17 March 2016 #11
Mavis has an accident at Anopha Quarry and is sent to the Dieselworks. Den is sent to take her place, while Dart has to stay at the Dieselworks. However, the two always work together and they fear to be without the other.
File:HelpingHiropromo.jpg Helping Hiro Mark Huckerby
Nick Ostler
18 March 2016 #12
Thomas feels guilty about causing Hiro to have an accident. To make up for it, Thomas ventures into Hiro's old hideout to see if he can try to salvage some left behind parts.
SlowStephenpromo3 Slow Stephen Helen Farrall 11 July 2016 #13
Stephen is a slow engine, but one day, when the Sodor Suspension Bridge collapses, he tries to stop Gordon from crossing the bridge.
TwoWheelsGoodpromo Two Wheels Good Lee Pressman 12 July 2016 #14
Thomas, Spencer, and Bertie argue over how many wheels are best.
RedsvsBluespromo Reds vs. Blues Davey Moore 13 July 2016 #15
Thomas and James compete with each other to see who can get to Dryaw first.
BestEngineEverpromo Best Engine Ever Andrew Brenner 14 July 2016 #16
Emily idolises Caitlin when she sees how fast Caitlin can go.
TheLittleEngineWhoRacedAheadpromo The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead Andrew Brenner 15 July 2016 #17
A new diesel boxcab named Philip arrives. Loving to race, he thinks he's racing Gordon when in actuality Gordon never took part.
PhiliptotheRescuepromo Philip to the Rescue Andrew Brenner 18 July 2016 #18
James is determined to prove himself stronger than Philip.
Diesel'sGhostlyChristmasPartOnepromo Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part 1 Becky Overton 26 December 2016 #19
Diesel starts causing trouble at Christmas time and he gets visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past.
Diesel'sGhostlyChristmaspromo Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Part 2 Becky Overton 26 December 2016 #20
Diesel now meets up with two other ghostly engines. The Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Future, and he later finds the Fat Controller still at Knapford during the Earl's Christmas party at Ulfstead Castle.
ThomastheBabysitterpromo Thomas the Babysitter Helen Farrall 6 March 2017 #21
A mother and her noisy baby want to have a ride on Thomas' train, but the baby keeps crying which leads to irritation to Thomas and the passengers.
RockyRescuepromo Rocky Rescue Davey Moore 6 March 2017 #22
Rocky ends up derailing and the Search and Rescue Team have to work together to put him back on the rails again.
TheOtherSideoftheMountainpromo The Other Side of the Mountain Andrew Brenner 7 March 2017 #23
Thomas discovers Bertie's been rerouted to behind the other side of the mountain, making Thomas curious as to what's there.
NoHelpatAllpromo No Help at All Andrew Brenner 8 March 2017 #24
Bill and Ben say that Timothy is no help at all.
GoodbyeFatControllerpromo Goodbye Fat Controller
Goodbye Sir Topham Hatt
Andrew Brenner (writer)
Robin Gay (story idea)
9 March 2017 #25
Percy overhears some workmen talking and thinks the Fat Controller is leaving Sodor, so he and the other engines go on strike at Tidmouth Sheds.
WildWaterRescuepromo Wild Water Rescue Becky Overton 10 March 2017 #26
Diesel is jealous of Percy's job to collect the Mayor of Sodor, so he directs Percy to an old disused quarry while he takes him himself.

Characters

Characters Introduced

Half Hour Format

When the nineteenth series aired on PBS, each broadcast aired two episodes, a song and Mr. Perkins Railway segments. When other episodes started airing on 18th October 2016, Mr. Perkins' Railway segments were replaced with The Earls Quiz and after the second episode, Learn with Thomas segments from the official YouTube channel were also added.

Telling Tales

Finders Keepers

  • Lost Property
  • Song: Really Useful Engine (The Adventure Begins version)
  • Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: Jobs on the Railway
  • Henry Spots Trouble

Lost and Found

  • Diesel and the Ducklings (Nick Jr.)
  • Toad and the Whale
  • Song: Spring is Here!
  • Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: Washdown (PBS Kids)
  • Very Important Sheep
  • Mucking About (Nick Jr.)
  • Guess Who Puzzles - Porter and Reg (PBS Kids)

All At Sea

  • Salty All At Sea
  • Song: Let's Go
  • Mr Perkins' Railway Segment: Different Types of Engines
  • Den and Dart
  • Guess Who Puzzles - Samson and Timothy

Slowly Wins the Race

Competing Engines

The Race is On

Christmas Time

Spooky Snow

  • Helping Hiro
  • Song: Monsters Everywhere
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Railway Maintenance
  • The Beast of Sodor
  • Guess Who Puzzles? - Toad and Marion

Tis the Season to be Jolly

  • Diesel's Ghostly Christmas
  • Song: There's Snow Place Like Home
  • Mr. Perkins' Railway: Signals and Points
  • Guess Who Puzzles? - Oliver and Reg

Cast

UK, AUS and NZ

US and CAN

Trivia

  • This series marks the first of several things:
    • The first series to utilise the new intro, credits and Engine Roll Call remix.
    • The first series since the seventh where Duck speaks in only one episode.
    • The first series to have Nigel Pilkington, Christopher Ragland, Joseph May, Rob Rackstraw, John Hasler, Rasmus Hardiker, Oliver McCue and Ashna Kapur as part of the voice cast.
    • Nigel Pilkington and Christopher Ragland take over the role of Percy from Keith Wickham in the UK dub and Martin Sherman in the US dub.
    • Joseph May and John Hasler take over the role of Thomas from Martin Sherman in the US dub and Ben Small in the UK dub.
    • Rob Rackstraw takes over the role of James from Kerry Shale in the US dub and takes over the role of Toby from Ben Small in the UK dub
    • The first series to have Glenn Wrage as part of the UK cast.
    • The first series where David Bedella voices the Mayor of Sodor in the UK dub.
    • The first series to have episodes solely directed by a woman.
    • The first series to feature episodes written by Helen Farrall.
    • The first series to have three directors.
    • The first series to have library music played in an episode.
    • The first series since the sixteenth series and the sixth series overall where Thomas appears in every episode, as well as speaking in all of them since the fifteenth series. This was because of the franchise's 70th anniversary.
    • Daisy and Lord Callan's first appearances in CGI.
    • This is the first series since his return in Blue Mountain Mystery in which Rusty does not appear.
    • The first series to have a two-part episode, though not the first to feature a story arc that spans multiple episodes.
    • The first series to have a song featured in an episode, not sung by one of the characters.
    • The first series since the twelfth series to feature a member of The Pack in an episode.
    • The first series where 'Arry appears without Bert.
    • The first series to have an episode banned from airing on television, specifically Henry Spots Trouble in Australia.
  • This is the only series for a few things:
    • The only series to date in where Samson and Daisy appear but do not speak since their introductions.
    • The only series to date since their returns in Blue Mountain Mystery and the sixteenth series in which Skarloey and Peter Sam do not appear.
    • The only series to date in where Sidney, Luke and Owen do not appear since their introductions.
    • The only series to date not to feature the Blue Mountain Quarry since its introduction in Blue Mountain Mystery.
    • This is the only series to have a different number of episodes in the UK and US. The UK has 26 episodes while the US has 25. Diesel's Ghostly Christmas Parts 1 and 2 are combined into one long episode in the US.​​​​​​
    • The only series to have a story idea by Robin Gay.  ​​​​​​
  • This marks the last series of a few things:
    • This was the last series to air on Nick Jr. due to the show moving to Cartoonito for pay-TV broadcast in the UK. The final six episodes of this series were released direct-to-DVD before making their television debut on Cartoonito.
    • The last series to have episodes written by Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby. 
    • The last series to have Jonathan Broadbent as part of the voice cast. In Big World! Big Adventures!, Rasmus Hardiker takes over as the voice of Bill, while Matt Wilkinson takes over as Ben.
    • The last series to be fully animated by Arc Productions prior to their bankruptcy.
    • The last series until the twenty-second series in which Thomas' name was mentioned in any of the episode titles. It is also the last series until the twenty-second series where Thomas speaks in every episode.
  • This is the last series with music composed by Robert and Peter Hartshorne since their contracts ended after Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. Chris Renshaw took over composing from Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers and the twentieth series onwards.
  • According to Ian McCue, the episodes on Dinos and Discoveries were going to be part of this series but they instead were made for the eighteenth series. The episodes have unofficially been included under the production order for the nineteenth series in some countries.
  • According to SiF on Twitter, the five DVD exclusive episodes were going to be part of the twentieth series but were made for this series instead.
  • Thomas going across the lake in the intro may be a reference to the original intro.
  • From this series onwards, colours are brighter than in previous CGI series.
  • The Complete Series release is available in Amazon Prime in the U.S. Amazon. Also purchasing the DVD as well is available.