Factual error: At the beginning, the first shot of the episode, you can see cranes in the back of the station. They only have cranes at the harbor, not at stations.
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
1 factual error in season 1
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon, Ben Small, Martin Sherman, Michael Angelis
Continuity mistake: When Bulgy is driving on the road next to the rails, Thomas can be seen pulling a train instead of being repaired at the foundry.
Thomas: Wake up lazy bones - do some hard work for a change.
Trivia: The events of this episode were remade in CGI for the 2015 special, The Adventure Begins.
Gordon Takes a Tumble - S6-E17
Question: How did they get Gordon's tender back on the tracks even though it was in a field very far from the rails?
Answer: Ropes and a winch.
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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.