The Sad Story of Henry - S1-E3
Revealing mistake: When the passengers try to pull Henry out of the tunnel, they have putty on their feet. Sir Topham Hatt's hand is also purple.
Thomas and the Breakdown Train - S1-E7
Revealing mistake: In the scene of James' wheels sparking while passing Tidmouth Sheds, a metal rod is igniting the sparks from his wheels.
Revealing mistake: In a close up of Thomas' driver, his cap brim is falling off and he has a hole in his head.
Revealing mistake: In a close-up of Thomas at the beginning of the episode, his wheels aren't moving for 2 seconds. This is easier to see in the restored version.
Revealing mistake: In a shot of Henry going around a bend in the country, you'll notice that the other side of the coaches is seen painted tan but the other side is painted green and white. This is because of budget limitations.
Revealing mistake: In the first close-up of the policeman, the camera wobbles.
Thomas, Terence and the Snow - S1-E13
Revealing mistake: When Thomas gets dragged out of the snow by Terence, he is still covered in snow all around him, but two shots later, the snow has vanished.
Toby and the Stout Gentleman - S1-E21
Revealing mistake: When Toby and Sir Topham Hatt are at Lower Arlesdale, Toby's face is loose.
Toby and the Stout Gentleman - S1-E21
Revealing mistake: In a close up of Sir Topham Hatt, the camera shakes.
Toby and the Stout Gentleman - S1-E21
Revealing mistake: The water is not flowing when Toby passes Arlesdale Lake.
Revealing mistake: When the boys sing, the camera shakes.
Revealing mistake: In a close up of Edward, he has Thomas' whistle sound and no tender.
Revealing mistake: When Thomas leaves Dryaw, in the background, the biplane's propeller stops spinning, revealing that the propeller is actually a CD.
Revealing mistake: When Gordon is being pulled from the pond, in the close up scene of Gordon reversing up the sleeper bed, the front of his buffer beam/running board catches on the upright stake to the right hand side of the worker figure, pulling it back before it rights itself. (easier to see on widescreen version). (00:04:10)
Thomas' Christmas Party - S1-E26
Revealing mistake: In the very last shot of the episode, loads of wires are visible in front of the engines and behind the turntable.
Revealing mistake: At the end, when Thomas backs some coaches into the station, he starts moving after 3 seconds the camera starting rolling.
Revealing mistake: When Thomas passes the leveling crossing for a second time, the cars at the crossing have no drivers.
Revealing mistake: When Thomas goes back to the station to try again from the signal, when he starts, the steam is coming from the track and not from Thomas.
Revealing mistake: When Thomas passes a yard with a black car and a red car, you can see tyre marks on the ground from previous takes.
Revealing mistake: Just before Thomas goes over The Switch, his left eye is uneven and then when he crosses The Switch, it readjusts itself.
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.