Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

Trivia: Some episodes in Seasons 1-4 and 20 are based on the Railway Series Books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.

Comedyfan74

Buzz Buzz - S3-E17

Trivia: When the passengers are evacuating the station, one of them, a man wearing a brownish bowler hat, a brownish coat, and blue pants trips and lands next to the bee hive.

Thomas in Trouble - S1-E22

Trivia: In the shot of the butler saying: "You are wanted on the telephone." A picture of a Victorian-style train with a moustache from the Railway Series is seen on the wall behind the butler.

Coal - S1-E18

Trivia: The studio that made the Thomas and Friends show didn't have the budget to buy a bunch of coaches, so in order to save money, they painted one side tan and the other side green and white. This probably explains why the coaches keep getting flipped. They always show the same side of the coaches so that no one will tell the difference. This resulted in a goof.

Bill, Ben and Fergus - S7-E3

Trivia: According to a SiF interview, Fergus' model was damaged during filming of the landslide scene. His model still worked, but the flywheel couldn't turn anymore, nor could he puff anymore steam. This could be why he never appeared again after the airing of the seventh season.

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The Diseasel - S2-E21

Trivia: When Bill and Ben find Boco, there's a soup can on the left of the screen, dressed to be part of the set like a large oil drum or similar.

Comedyfan74

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Sleeping Beauty - S4-E4

Trivia: The map of Duke's Railway is actually a map of railways on the Isle of Wight, flipped upside down. The line in particular which the Portly Man points out, is the Isle of Wight Central Railway.

EllenEncore

Pop Goes the Diesel - S2-E12

Plot hole: When Duck and Diesel leave the shed, Diesel follows Duck instantly, but the tracks they are on both lead to the turntable. As they are on different tracks to each other, it would be impossible for Diesel to follow Duck that quickly as the turntable could only be set to one track at a time.

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Sleeping Beauty - S4-E4

Duke: Excuse me. Are you a vandal? Driver told me vandals smash and break things.

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Answer: Breakdown trains help the engines back on track.

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