This is a behind the scenes subpage for Series 8 . This subpage contains all behind the scenes material relating to said article.
Prop Requirement Lists [ ]
Prop requirement list for episodes 19-26 (photographed prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery )
Modelling [ ]
Thomas ' plastic and brass models
(Toad 's model in the background )
Posters [ ]
The following posters advertising various railways were printed and stuck to newly built props.
White Star Lines & LMS Railway Portrait from 1928 seen in
Edward the Great (Note: The engine in the picture is LMS Royal Scot Class Phoenix, later renamed The King's Regiment Liverpool, & the ship is RMS Olympic). The Coronation Scot Class Locomotive Poster, created by Bryan de Grineau in 1937.
Battle of Britain Class Poster from 1948 featuring "Winston Churchill".
North British Railway Golf Course's of Scotland Poster.
1926 Southern Railway & White Star Line poster by William McDowell.
Episode Production [ ]
Filming for Series 8 started on 1st October 2003 and ended on 27th February 2004.
Percy and the Magic Carpet
Reference Sheets [ ]
Faces [ ]
Emily (Note: Emily's unused wincing face next to her concerned face in the second top left ) Fergus (Note: Fergus' unused tired and sleeping faces next to his happy face and his jovial face next to his wincing face on the right ) Rectangular Standard/Large Scale Narrow Gauge Troublesome Truck faces
Promotional Material (Edited from the Reference Sheets ) [ ]
Rusty 's large scale model
Character/Building Models and Faces [ ]
Some of the
Circus Train on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
The Circus Train on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2020
Sodor Maid's new model during construction of the new prop exhibition at Drayton Manor in 2023
A pair of wheels used for set dressing, as up for sale on The Movie Reliquary
Two more pairs prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
Two more pairs prior to being sold on The Prop Gallery's Facebook
A pair as owned by Youtube and FANDOM user Monika 070
Sir Topham Hatt 's pajamas outfit close-up figure owned by YouTube and Facebook user Bearded Skull Memorabilia
The figurine prior to being sold
The Storyteller 's remade small scale figure on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
A
driver /
fireman 's small scale figurine prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
A
driver 's arm, formerly up for sale on The Movie Reliquary
A workmen figure as owned by Twitter user HKPorterBEDT
A large scale sheep figure prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
Miniature fish prop owned by Twitter user ThomasFan01
A section of the bridge after being received by The Movie Reliquary
One of these bridge pieces prior to being sold by The Movie Reliquary
One of these sections as owned by Twitter and FANDOM user DukeMidSodor
Another one of these sections as owned by Twitter user Brendam Branch Productions
One of the bushes owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Percy's second winching face
Edward's unused third series drowsy face
Emily's unused seventh series cross face
Spencer 's unused seventh series laughing face
Spencer's unused seventh series sleeping face
A duplicate cast of Thomas' current smiling face owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Thomas' anxious face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Thomas' astonished face on display in 2021
Edward's content face being worn on a fan-made replica at Drayton Manor in 2023
Edward's wincing, drowsy, angry and sad faces on display in 2022
Gordon 's sad and serious faces on display in 2022
James' smiling and content faces owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Percy 's happy face prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Percy's astonished face on display in 2021
A Standard/Large Scale Narrow Gauge
Troublesome Truck 's square smug face owned by Twitter user IssacM6991
A Standard/Large Scale Narrow Gauge Troublesome Truck's unused rectangular sad face owned by Twitter user Machan Of Sodor
List of Sets [ ]
Gauge 1 sets [ ]
A total of 125 Gauge 1 sets were constructed for filming of the eighth series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:
5 - Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby (2)
28 - (redressed from 18 - Knapford Yards )
47 (redressed from 60 - Maron )
49 (redressed from 84 - Kirk Ronan Junction )
94 (redressed from 48 - The Difficult Bend (2) )
105 (redressed from 8 - Tidmouth Sheds )
122 - The Church Runby (2)
Gauge 3.5 sets [ ]
A single Gauge 3.5 set was constructed for filming of the eighth series:
Close-up sets [ ]
See Also [ ]