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Series 23

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The twenty-third and penultimate series of Thomas & Friends began airing on 18 May 2019 in the US and 2 September 2019 in the UK.

Production

Mattel green-lit a new series and several specials for Thomas & Friends that premiered in 2019. Production began on the twenty-third series which consisted of 20 11-minute episodes as well as two stories split between three 22-minute specials (one stand-alone and the other a two-parter) following the recent revamp of the series. Every episode has a copyright of 2019.

The series is once again split into two halves: one half with Thomas travelling around the world and one half taking place on the Island of Sodor. Along with more episodes set in the previously visited China, India, and Australia, Thomas also visited two more countries, Italy and Brazil.

The remaining original members of the Steam Team (Thomas, Percy, James, Gordon, and Emily), as well as Bertie and Bulgy, received updated character models this series in order to maintain visual consistency with the newer, more detailed engines. They feature new minor cosmetic details such as additional rivets, handrails, and stepladders.

At the end of 2019, Mattel ended the new deal with Nickelodeon for the show's airing rights in America. The series was then streamed on Netflix the following year.


Episodes

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Episode number #
FreetheRoads78 Free the Roads Michael White #01
Bulgy thinks that all passengers should travel by bus and not rail until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their own.
ChucklesomeTrucks115 Chucklesome Trucks Davey Moore #02
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy and James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
HeartofGold87 Heart of Gold Michael White #03
Some rude passengers make fun of Toby while working at Ulfstead Castle but he soon proves some them wrong when he saves the crown.
PanickyPercy87 Panicky Percy Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 #04
Percy causes confusion and delay by panicking when he thinks Thomas had an accident.
CrowningAround42 Crowning Around Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 #05
Rajiv learns that he can be really useful with or without his crown.
GordongetstheGiggles48 Gordon Gets the Giggles Becky Overton #06
Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.
TheOtherBigEngine66 The Other Big Engine Davey Moore #07
Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.
Batucada114 Batucada Davey Moore #08
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music.
DieselDoRight49 Diesel Do Right Davey Moore #09
Diesel plays a trick on Rebecca to try to get the other diesels in trouble for a change.
ThomasMakesaMistake37 Thomas Makes a Mistake Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 #10
Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.
GrudgeMatch80 Grudge Match Davey Moore #11
Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.
DieselGlowsAway40 Diesel Glows Away Davey Moore #12
When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire and he gets a surprise.
LaidBackShane59 Laid Back Shane Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 #13
Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.
WishYouWereHere24 Wish You Were Here Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 #14
Thomas misses Percy while working on the Chinese Railway.
FirstDayonSodor!71 First Day on Sodor! Becky Overton #15
Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.
RangersoftheRails106 Rangers of the Rails Davey Moore #16
Emily takes the Sodor Rangers camping but gets derailed, but also spends the night with Nia during her accident.
Lorenzo'sSolo46 Lorenzo's Solo Becky Overton #17
Lorenzo gets lost when he leaves Beppe behind to take Dame Bella Canto to a concert alone.
DeepTrouble44 Deep Trouble Michael White #18
Monty's antics on a construction site get him into trouble.
TooLoudThomas50 Too Loud, Thomas! Becky Overton #19
Thomas attempts to sing opera and loses his voice, when he must pass on a message.
OutofSite25 Out of Site Michael White #20
Brenda learns that it is important to work as a team and not just care about her own jobs.

Double-length episodes

Screenshot UK title (top)
US title (bottom) 		Written by Episode number #
MeetGinaofItaly15 All Tracks Lead to Rome Becky Overton Special #01
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine on his first day in Italy.
MinesofMystery184 Mines of Mystery Becky Overton Special #02
Thomas wants to impress his friends by finding an amazing discovery. It is not long before his wish is granted, although not in the way he had expected.
SteamTeamtotheRescue474 Steam Team to the Rescue Davey Moore Special #03
The Steam Team must work overtime to unload cargo from the docks when a series of accidents put all of the diesel engines out of action and Percy is stuck working on his own.

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
FreetheRoads78 Free the Roads Michael White 2 September 2019 #01
Bulgy thinks that all passengers should travel by bus and not rail until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their own.
CrowningAround42 Crowning Around Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 3 September 2019 #02
Rajiv learns that he can be really useful with or without his crown.
ChucklesomeTrucks115 Chucklesome Trucks Davey Moore 4 September 2019 #03
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy and James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
TheOtherBigEngine66 The Other Big Engine Davey Moore 5 September 2019 #04
Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.
HeartofGold87 Heart of Gold Michael White 6 September 2019 #05
Some rude passengers make fun of Toby while working at Ulfstead Castle but he soon proves some them wrong when he saves the crown.
Batucada114 Batucada Davey Moore 9 September 2019 #06
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music.
GordongetstheGiggles48 Gordon Gets the Giggles Becky Overton 10 September 2019 #07
Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.
ThomasMakesaMistake37 Thomas Makes a Mistake Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 11 September 2019 #08
Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.
DieselDoRight49 Diesel Do Right Davey Moore 12 September 2019 #09
Diesel plays a trick on Rebecca to try to get the other diesels in trouble for a change.
GrudgeMatch80 Grudge Match Davey Moore 13 September 2019 #10
Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.
PanickyPercy87 Panicky Percy Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 16 December 2019 #11
Percy causes confusion and delay by panicking when he thinks Thomas had an accident.
LaidBackShane59 Laid Back Shane Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 4 May 2020 #12
Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.
RangersoftheRails106 Rangers of the Rails Davey Moore 5 May 2020 #13
Emily takes the Sodor Rangers camping but gets derailed, but also spends the night with Nia during her accident.
WishYouWereHere24 Wish You Were Here Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 6 May 2020 #14
Thomas misses Percy while working on the Chinese Railway.
OutofSite25 Out of Site Michael White 7 May 2020 #15
Brenda learns that it is important to work as a team and not just care about her own jobs.
FirstDayonSodor!71 First Day on Sodor! Becky Overton 11 May 2020 #16
Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.
Lorenzo'sSolo46 Lorenzo's Solo Becky Overton 12 May 2020 #17
Lorenzo gets lost when he leaves Beppe behind to take Dame Bella Canto to a concert alone.
DeepTrouble44 Deep Trouble Michael White 13 May 2020 #18
Monty's antics on a construction site get him into trouble.
TooLoudThomas50 Too Loud, Thomas! Becky Overton 14 May 2020 #19
Thomas attempts to sing opera and loses his voice, when he must pass on a message.
DieselGlowsAway40 Diesel Glows Away Davey Moore 15 May 2020 #20
When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire and he gets a surprise.

Double-length episodes

Screenshot Title Written by Original UK release date Episode number #
SteamTeamtotheRescue474 Steam Team to the Rescue Davey Moore 19 October 2019 Special #01
The Steam Team must work overtime to unload cargo from the docks when a series of accidents put all of the diesel engines out of action and Percy is stuck working on his own.
MeetGinaofItaly15 All Tracks Lead to Rome Becky Overton 21 December 2019 Special #02
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine on his first day in Italy.
MinesofMystery184 Mines of Mystery Becky Overton 22 December 2019 Special #03
Thomas wants to impress his friends by finding an amazing discovery. It is not long before his wish is granted, although not in the way he had expected.

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
TheOtherBigEngine66 The Other Big Engine Davey Moore 18 May 2019 #01
Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.
GrudgeMatch80 Grudge Match Davey Moore 18 May 2019 #02
Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.
CrowningAround42 Crowning Around Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 8 June 2019 #03
Rajiv learns that he can be really useful with or without his crown.
ThomasMakesaMistake37 Thomas Makes a Mistake Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 8 June 2019 #04
Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.
Batucada114 Batucada Davey Moore 22 June 2019 #05
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music.
GordongetstheGiggles48 Gordon Gets the Giggles Becky Overton 22 June 2019 #06
Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.
LaidBackShane59 Laid Back Shane Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 6 July 2019 #07
Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.
ChucklesomeTrucks115 Chucklesome Trucks Davey Moore 6 July 2019 #08
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy and James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
WishYouWereHere24 Wish You Were Here Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 20 July 2019 #09
Thomas misses Percy while working on the Chinese Railway.
DieselGlowsAway40 Diesel Glows Away Davey Moore 20 July 2019 #10
When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire and he gets a surprise.
FreetheRoads78 Free the Roads Michael White 3 August 2019 #11
Bulgy thinks that all passengers should travel by bus and not rail until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their own.
HeartofGold87 Heart of Gold Michael White 3 August 2019 #12
Some rude passengers make fun of Toby while working at Ulfstead Castle but he soon proves some them wrong when he saves the crown.
PanickyPercy87 Panicky Percy Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 17 August 2019 #13
Percy causes confusion and delay by panicking when he thinks Thomas had an accident.
DieselDoRight49 Diesel Do Right Davey Moore 17 August 2019 #14
Diesel plays a trick on Rebecca to try to get the other diesels in trouble for a change.
OutofSite25 Out of Site Michael White 31 August 2019 #15
Brenda learns that it is important to work as a team and not just care about her own jobs.
FirstDayonSodor!71 First Day on Sodor! Becky Overton 31 August 2019 #16
Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.
Lorenzo'sSolo46 Lorenzo's Solo Becky Overton 12 October 2019 #17
Lorenzo gets lost when he leaves Beppe behind to take Dame Bella Canto to a concert alone.
TooLoudThomas50 Too Loud, Thomas! Becky Overton 12 October 2019 #18
Thomas attempts to sing opera and loses his voice, when he must pass on a message.
RangersoftheRails106 Rangers of the Rails Davey Moore 30 December 2019 #19
Emily takes the Sodor Rangers camping but gets derailed, but also spends the night with Nia during her accident.
DeepTrouble44 Deep Trouble Michael White 30 December 2019 #20
Monty's antics on a construction site get him into trouble.

Double-length episodes

Screenshot Title Written by Original US release date Episode number #
MeetGinaofItaly15 All Tracks Lead to Rome Becky Overton 21 September 2019 Special #01
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine on his first day in Italy.
MinesofMystery184 Mines of Mystery Becky Overton 28 September 2019 Special #02
Thomas wants to impress his friends by finding an amazing discovery. It is not long before his wish is granted, although not in the way he had expected.

Unaired Episodes

The following episode has not been aired on television in the United States and is only available via Netflix:

Screenshot Title Written by Episode number #
SteamTeamtotheRescue474 Steam Team to the Rescue Davey Moore #TBA
The Steam Team must work overtime to unload cargo from the docks when a series of accidents put all of the diesel engines out of action and Percy is stuck working on his own.

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
FreetheRoads78 バルジーだいさくせん!
(Free the Roads)		 Michael White 5 April 2020 #01
Bulgy thinks that all passengers should travel by bus and not rail until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their own.
CrowningAround42 ラジブのだいじなおうかん
(Crowning Around)		 Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 5 April 2020 #02
Rajiv learns that he can be really useful with or without his crown.
ChucklesomeTrucks115 レベッカといたずらかしゃ
(Chucklesome Trucks)		 Davey Moore 12 April 2020 #03
Rebecca defies expectations from Thomas, Percy and James when she works with the Troublesome Trucks and has a very amusing day.
TheOtherBigEngine66 えらそうなグスタボ
(The Other Big Engine)		 Davey Moore 12 April 2020 #04
Thomas meets another big blue engine that reminds him of Gordon on his first day in Brazil.
HeartofGold87 トビーのなかみはゆうかん
(Heart of Gold)		 Michael White 19 April 2020 #05
Some rude passengers make fun of Toby while working at Ulfstead Castle but he soon proves some them wrong when he saves the crown.
Batucada114 トーマスとカーニバル
(Batucada)		 Davey Moore 19 April 2020 #06
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music.
GordongetstheGiggles48 わらうゴードン
(Gordon Gets the Giggles)		 Becky Overton 26 April 2020 #07
Gordon becomes worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles.
ThomasMakesaMistake37 トーマス、なんどもまちがえる
(Thomas Makes a Mistake)		 Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 26 April 2020 #08
Thomas causes confusion and delay by not seeking help when he makes mistakes on the Indian Railway.
DieselDoRight49 まじめなディーゼル
(Diesel Do Right))		 Davey Moore 3 May 2020 #09
Diesel plays a trick on Rebecca to try to get the other diesels in trouble for a change.
GrudgeMatch80 まけずぎらいのラウル
(Grudge Match)		 Davey Moore 3 May 2020 #10
Raul wants to beat Thomas in a game, but his competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.
LaidBackShane59 シェインはよゆう
(Laid Back Shane)		 Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 8 November 2020 #11
Shane has too much fun to stop and refuel until he runs out of coal and gets stranded on the Australian Railway.
DieselGlowsAway40 あやしくひかるディーゼル
(Diesel Glows Away)		 Davey Moore 8 November 2020 #12
When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire and he gets a surprise.
FirstDayonSodor!71 はじめましてダーシー
(First Day on Sodor!)		 Becky Overton 15 November 2020 #13
Darcy makes some mistakes on her first day, but she soon makes up for it when everyone sees what she can really do.
DeepTrouble44 モンティのふか～いもんだい
(Deep Trouble)		 Michael White 15 November 2020 #14
Monty's antics on a construction site get him into trouble.
RangersoftheRails106 エミリーのだいぼうけん
(Rangers of the Rails)		 Davey Moore 22 November 2020 #15
Emily takes the Sodor Rangers camping but gets derailed, but also spends the night with Nia during her accident.
WishYouWereHere24 パーシーにあいたい
(Wish You Were Here)		 Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 22 November 2020 #16
Thomas misses Percy while working on the Chinese Railway.
OutofSite25 キレイにしたいブレンダ
(Out of Site)		 Michael White 29 November 2020 #17
Brenda learns that it is important to work as a team and not just care about her own jobs.
TooLoudThomas50 オペラってむずかしい
(Too Loud, Thomas!)		 Becky Overton 29 November 2020 #18
Thomas attempts to sing opera and loses his voice, when he must pass on a message.
PanickyPercy87 しんぱいしすぎのパーシー
(Panicky Percy)		 Camille Ucan
Rose Johnson		 6 December 2020 #19
Percy causes confusion and delay by panicking when he thinks Thomas had an accident.
Lorenzo'sSolo46 ロレンツォとオペラかしゅ
(Lorenzo's Solo)		 Becky Overton 6 December 2020 #20
Lorenzo gets lost when he leaves Beppe behind to take Dame Bella Canto to a concert alone.

Double-length episodes

Screenshot Title Written by Original JPN release date Episode number #
SteamTeamtotheRescue474 Steam Team to the Rescue Davey Moore 20 April 2021 Special #01
The Steam Team must work overtime to unload cargo from the docks when a series of accidents put all of the diesel engines out of action and Percy is stuck working on his own.
MeetGinaofItaly15 All Tracks Lead to Rome Becky Overton 20 April 2021 Special #02
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian, until he gets lost down an old mine on his first day in Italy.
MinesofMystery184 Mines of Mystery Becky Overton 20 April 2021 Special #03
Thomas wants to impress his friends by finding an amazing discovery. It is not long before his wish is granted, although not in the way he had expected.

Songs

Screenshot Title Composers Original release date
Lorenzo'sSong1 Legend of the Lost Engine Ian McCue
Chris Renshaw		 2 September 2019
It was a long time ago
In the heart of Italy...
OutofSite94 The Sodor Construction Crew Eggplant LF 7 October 2019 (UK, DVD)
We're the Sodor Construction Crew
We dig and discover, that's what we do...
SteamTeamtotheRescue168 Don't Stop Kevin Roberge
Carl Taylor
Noah Berg		 19 October 2019 (UK)
Don't stop, keep on moving!
Steam's hot, it keeps us cruising!...

Characters

Returning Characters

Characters Introduced

Locations

Cast

UK

US

  • Joseph May as Thomas
  • William Hope as Edward and Toby
  • Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, the Troublesome Trucks, the Troublesome Vans, the Troublesome Tankers, Harold, Max and Kevin
  • Rob Rackstraw as James, Stanley, the Troublesome Trucks, the Troublesome Vans, the Troublesome Tankers, Flynn, Owen, Monty, Big Mickey, the Road Finisher, the Knapford Stationmaster and a Thief
  • Christopher Ragland as Percy, the Troublesome Trucks, the Troublesome Vans, the Troublesome Tankers, and a Passenger
  • Steven Kynman as Duck, Dart, Paxton, Peter Sam and a Boy
  • Jules de Jongh as Emily and Caitlin
  • Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Annie, Clarabel, Brenda, Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the Teacher and Albert's Wife
  • David Menkin as Porter and Jack
  • Keith Wickham as Glynn, Salty, Den, Norman, Skarloey, Bertie, Captain, the Grumpy Passenger, a Passenger, a Boy, Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Bubbles
  • Tina Desai as Ashima and the Fashion Designer
  • Nikhil Parmar as Rajiv, the Indian Troublesome Trucks and the Grumpy and Friendly Stationmasters
  • Shane Jacobson as Shane
  • Dan Li as Yong Bao
  • Yvonne Grundy as Nia
  • Chipo Chung as Hong-Mei
  • Rachael Miller as Rebecca
  • Bob Golding as Sidney
  • Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
  • Gabriel Porras as Fernando, Emerson, the Crowd and Too Parrots
  • Sanjeev Bhaskar as Shankar
  • Sheena Bhattessa as Noor Jehan, Charubala and a Monkey
  • Matt Wilkinson as Winston and the Wellsworth Stationmaster
  • David Bedella as Victor
  • Miranda Raison as Millie
  • Siu-see Hung as An An and a Passenger
  • Windson Liong as Yin-Long and a Passenger
  • Genevieve McCarthy as Aubrey
  • Tim Bain as Aiden, Some Passengers and the Australian Railway Workmen
  • Tom Stourton as Terence and Alfie
  • Colin McFarlane as Bulgy
  • Tim Whitnall as Oliver the Excavator
  • Glenn Wrage as Cranky
  • Lucy Montgomery as Carly
  • Mike Grady as Sir Robert Norramby
  • Federico Trujillo as Raul, a Batucada Player and a Workman
  • Monica Lopera as Gabriela
  • Francisco Labbe as Gustavo and a Batucada Player
  • Laura Cucurullo as Cassia
  • Anna Francolini as Gina, the Children and the Passengers
  • Harriet Kershaw as Darcy, Jenny Packard and a Kangaroo
  • Vincenzo Nicoli as Lorenzo, Beppe, a Workman, Some Passengers and an Italian Farmer
  • Antonio Magro as Stefano, a Stationmaster and the Passengers
  • Montserrat Lombard as Mia and the Passengers
  • Flaminia Cinque as Ester and Dame Bella Canto
  • Ian McCue as a Thief

Trivia

  • This is the penultimate series of Thomas & Friends.
  • This series marks the last occurrences of several things:
    • Andrew Brenner's final series as head writer and the second time he has not written any episodes for the series since he became head writer, the first time being of the twenty-first series.
    • David Menkin's last series as a member of the voice cast.
    • The last series to air on Nick Jr. in the US and the first series released on Netflix as of 15th March 2020. Within that, this is the last series to be released before the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
    • The last series produced by Mattel Creations under their original name before their rename to Mattel Television starting with the double-length episodes making also the first series produced under the new aforementioned name.
    • The last series released in the 2010s.
    • The last series to air during Michael Angelis' lifetime.
    • The last series since the Big World! Big Adventures! upgrade to have a fantasy sequence in every episode.
    • The last series where Rosie appears, but does not speak.
    • The last series to air on Hop! and the last to be dubbed into Hebrew at Videofilm International.
    • The last series to have European Portuguese and German dubs in the original series.
    • The last series to be dubbed fully in Korean in the original series.
    • The last series to have English subtitles in South Korea.
    • The last series aired by JEI TV and JEI English TV in South Korea.
    • The last series aired by Cartoonito in Italy.
    • The last series to feature Terence in the original series.
    • The last season in which Flying Scotsman is acknowledged in anyway until the second series of All Engines Go.
  • This series marks the first occurrences of several things:
    • The first series where Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy, Emily, Bertie and Bulgy all gain new, realistic details.
    • The first series in which where Carly speaks in only one episode.
    • The first series in which Paxton and Sidney speak all of their appearances.
    • The first series since the eleventh series not to have a special released before it.
    • The first series where Henry is not seen as part of the Steam Team in any way.
    • The first series to feature the Let's Dream for episodes during the characters' fantasy sequences of taking place on Sodor.
    • The first series in which the Chinese Diesel Shunter, Hannah, Dexter and Isla do not appear since their introductions.
    • The first series where Keith Wickham plays Mr. Bubbles in the US after Michael Brandon's departure.
    • The first series in which Victor appears in only one episode.
    • The first series since his full basis is shown in The Great Race where Flying Scotsman does not make a physical appearance; while being the first series since he joined the voice cast in said special not to feature Rufus Jones.
    • Gator's first appearance in a series since the eighteenth series, albeit in a life lesson.
    • The first series to have double-length episodes since the nineteenth series.
    • Raul, Gina, Ace, Emerson and Cassia's first appearances in an episode, not counting the stock footage appearances of other international engines and the Mainland Diesels in the twenty-third series episode, Grudge Match.
    • The first series since the sixteenth series to have twenty episodes (not counting the double-length episodes).
    • Fernando's first speaking role in an episode and the first time he is referred to by name.
    • The first series in which Ryan appears, but does not speak since his introduction in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
    • The first series where Tom Stourton takes over for Alfie, as well for Rob Rackstraw taking over for Owen, replacing Nathan Clarke and Ben Small, respectively.
    • The first series to use the Flange BQ Bold and Knapford fonts for title cards and credits, replacing the Sodor Bld font.
    • The first series where Thomas' friends from Sodor join him on his worldwide adventure.
    • The first series where Edward and Henry do not get individual speaking roles, despite singing for them and laughing for Henry.
    • The first series since the CGI switchover, and the first series overall to not feature Spencer since his return.
    • The first series since the thirteenth series not to have a Christmas episode and to have only one winter episode.
    • Excluding The Pack spinoff series, this is the first time in the main series since the sixth in which at least two episodes are dedicated to members of the Sodor Construction Crew (with a total of three).
    • The first series since he became the narrator in King of the Railway not to feature Mark Moraghan in any way.
    • The first series that has an episode with David Stoten as the head writer.
    • The first series released in the 2020s in the US and the UK.
    • The first time the characters' names are credited with the voice actors to show who voiced which character and where the title "Featuring the voices of" is shown above the actors and character names.
    • The first series in which a one-word title has been used for an episode since the eighth series.
    • The first series not dubbed in Swedish since the fifteenth series.
    • The first series not dubbed in Danish and Croatian since the nineteenth series.
    • The first series not dubbed in Norwegian since the twentieth series.
    • The first series not dubbed in Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian since the twenty-first series.
    • The first series that not use the Greek logo and title cards.
  • This series marks the only occurrences of a few things:
    • Jenny Packard's only appearance in full CGI.
    • The only series to feature Stefano and Brenda.
    • The only series where Henrietta does not appear since her introduction in the first series.
    • The only series where Judy and Jerome appear, but do not speak since their introductions in The Adventure Begins.
    • The only series in which Duck, Ryan, Kevin and Sir Robert Norramby all appear in one episode each.
    • The only series in which Keith Wickham doesn't voice Edward in the UK dub. This is also the only series where William Hope voices him in the UK.
    • The only series in which Porter and Philip only speak in one episode each.
    • The only series where Emily, Paxton, Millie and Monty speak in all of their appearances.
    • The only series where Stephen, Daisy, Skiff and Tamika do not appear since their respective introductions, or reintroduction in Daisy's case and Stephen and Tamika are only mentioned in one episode each.
    • The only series not to have Maggie Ollerenshaw as part of the voice cast since she joined in the eighteenth series. It is also the only series not to have Tracy-Ann Oberman as part of the cast since she joined the voice cast in the twentieth series.
    • The only series since the nineteenth series where Rosie appears, but does not speak with new livery, making this the only series since she joined the voice cast in Journey Beyond Sodor to not feature Nicola Stapleton.
    • The only series where the writer and director are shown at the same time, albeit the first to feature the "written by" card in uppercase letters.
    • The only series in which Thomas does not have any lead roles in episodes taking place on Sodor.
    • The only series was dubbed in Võro and aired on Kidzone TV and Kidzone TV Plus.
    • The only series has the Lee Jang-won as part of the voice cast for Lorenzo in South Korea.
    • The only series that not aired completely by Cartoonito in Italy.
    • The only series to feature Darcy in the original series.
  • This is the third series of three things:
  • This is the second series where Norman speaks in all of his appearances, the first being in the seventeenth series.
  • This series marks both Edward, Gordon (excluding Jack and the Sodor Construction Company) and Emily's least number of appearances in a series, with Edward only appearing in one episode physically (other episode as photo), Gordon appearing in seven episodes (and speaking in five) and Emily only appearing in four episodes.
  • James is the only current Steam Team member not to gain a starring role this series.
  • Harriet Kershaw, Federico Trujillo, Monica Lopera, Francisco Labbe, Laura Cucurullo, Anna Francolini, Vincenzo Nicoli, Antonio Magro, Flaminia Cinque and Montserrat Lombard join the voice cast.
  • Every male engine character from Brazil appears and speaks in only one episode of this series with the exception of Fernando, who appears in two but still only has one speaking appearance.
  • Following the series' revamp, this is the first series to include double-length special episodes, such as the Digs and Discoveries two-part story arc episodes and Steam Team to the Rescue, along with the regular length episodes as a replacement for the hour-long specials.
  • As a rare move, a good majority of the episodes premiered in the US before reaching a UK broadcast.
  • There are three episodes set in Brazil, two episodes and mini-specials set in Italy, two episodes in India and one episode each set in China and Australia, with the remaining eleven episodes and one mini-special taking place on Sodor.
  • In Japan, so far, only ten episodes have been dubbed and aired in Japanese from 5 April 2020 to 3 May 2020, but after 3 May 2020, there has not been another episode from this series dubbed in Japanese until 8, November 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning the series was on hiatus from being dubbed on Japanese television in a total of 6 months and 5 days.
  • In South Korea, this series and the twenty-third series' right was terminated on 31 July 2023.
  • In the Estonian, Võro, Latvian, Lithuanian and Baltic Russian voice-overs, UK dub can be heard in the background as a dubbing track was not used.

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#01 Free the Roads #09 Diesel Do Right #17 Lorenzo's Solo
#02 Crowning Around #10 Grudge Match #18 Deep Trouble
#03 Chucklesome Trucks #11 Panicky Percy #19 Too Loud, Thomas!
#04 The Other Big Engine #12 Laid Back Shane #20 Diesel Glows Away
#05 Heart of Gold #13 Rangers of the Rails Special #01 Steam Team to the Rescue
#06 Batucada #14 Wish You Were Here Special #02 All Tracks Lead to Rome
#07 Gordon Gets the Giggles #15 Out of Site Special #03 Mines of Mystery
#08 Thomas Makes a Mistake #16 First Day on Sodor!
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