The Great Rescue, titled Thomas to the Rescue in Australia, is a book in the Really Useful Stories series. It focuses on teamwork. When released as an eBook in 2022, it was renamed Teamwork.
Plot
When Whiskers the kitten is lost on Sodor, Thomas asks his friends Flynn and Harold the Helicopter to help find him. Can they work together as a team and save Whiskers?
Characters
- Thomas
- Flynn
- Annie and Clarabel
- Harold
- Farmer McColl
- Josh
- Bertie (does not speak)
Locations
- Knapford
- Tower Windmill
- Elsbridge Viaduct
- Ulfstead Castle
- Sodor Animal Park
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
Trivia
- Special thanks were given to Dr. Deborah Weber, Micaela Winter and Ian McCue.
- This story likely takes place before the events of King of the Railway, as Ulfstead Castle is seen in a state of disrepair.
Goofs
- Part of Thomas' buffers are coloured black instead of red.
- Thomas is said to "peep his horn" at one point.
- Harold's name is missing from his sides.
- Bertie is missing his radiator.
- Harold has eyebrows in a few illustrations.