Revealing mistake: When Duck goes off to fetch Gordon's coaches following his chat with Diesel, the device beneath the tracks used to produce steam continues to smoke long after Duck has left.
Revealing mistake: Most of the engines' eyes are wonky when Diesel says their names and their eyes are wonky in a few shots of them.
Answer: Butch the breakdown truck must have pulled Gordon's tender all the way up the rails so the breakdown train can reach it and also Butch helped to get Gordon close to the winch.