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Thomas the Really Useful Engine is a book.
Plot[]
When a storm hits Sodor, James, Percy and Henry are sent to pick up supplies to fix the station house. But when they do not return, it is up to Thomas to find them and clean up the mess.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Annie and Clarabel
- Troublesome Trucks
- Harold
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Edward (does not speak)
- Douglas (cameo)
- Bulstrode (cameo)
Locations[]
- Dryaw
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Henry's Forest
- Sodor China Clay Company
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- Arlesburgh (map only)
- Ballaswein (map only)
- Chibbyr Ulf (map only)
- Corloey (map only)
- Cronk (map only)
- Crosby (map only)
- Culdee Fell (map only)
- Killdane (map only)
- Loey Machan (map only)
- Peel Godred (map only)
- Suddery (map only)
- Ulfstead (map only)
- Wellsworth (map only)
Trivia[]
- This book was made to celebrate the ten year anniversary of Thomas & Friends in America.
- This is the first book illustrated by Tommy Stubbs.
- Part of the plot is similar to that of Thomas and the Breakdown Train.
Goofs[]
- Tidmouth Sheds is illustrated as being next to Dryaw station.
- In the first illustration, Clarabel is facing the wrong way.
- In one illustration, Henry is depicted as a 2-6-0.
- In the illustrations where Thomas finds Percy and Henry:
- Percy is missing one of his lamp irons.
- Henry is missing the red lining below his cab windows.
- The top of Percy's coal bunker is painted green.
- Douglas' nameplate is white with red outlining and black lettering, and his boiler stripes and running board are red.
- In the illustration where Sir Topham Hatt puts Gordon in charge, Gordon is missing the red lining below his cab windows.
- In the illustration where Gordon tells Percy and Henry to go find James, one of Henry's wheel arches is rectangular shaped.
- In the illustration with all of the engines, the set of points from the main line to Douglas’ track at the sheds is not illustrated properly, as both rails are shown to end at the same rail on one of the main line tracks.
- In the eighteenth illustration, James' Troublesome Trucks are facing backwards, but in the next illustration, as Thomas pulls them to safety, they are facing forwards.
- On the map of Sodor in the eleventh illustration, Corloey is misspelt as "Corley", Loey Machan is misspelt "Coby Machan", Ballaswein is misspelt "Ballaswin", Arlesburgh is misspelt "Arlsburgh", Cronk is misspelt "Cronby" (as it if was a portmanteau of Cronk and Crosby) and Chibbyr Ulf is misspelt "Chibeyr Ulf". There is also a town called "Allsby" where Crosby should be.