Calling All Engines

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Calling All Engines is a full-length feature movie based on the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends that takes place after the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. It was released direct to video and DVD and was released in North America on September 6, 2005[1]. In the UK and Australia, release was in October 2005[2].

In this 5 year gap to where Thomas and the Magic Railroad left off, Calling All Engines is about a new airport being built on the Island Of Sodor, and its construction leads to the feud between the steam engines and diesel engines reaching boiling point. However, a violent storm slows work down, and soon the steam engines and diesels have no choice but to work together to complete the airport. Of course, this is not an easy task, and the engines must work hard to fix the many damages caused by the storm, especially at the airport construction site, where the most damage was made.

There is speculation among fans as to whether this film can be considered canonical with the TV series or Thomas and the Magic Railroad. It was released between seasons 8 and 9 of the TV Series, but few of the events of the film have had any bearing on the TV series. Tidmouth Sheds are rebuilt in this film, to having seven spaces (where there were six previously). The "rebuilt" Tidmouth Sheds were seen in the TV series from Season 9 onwards, and the Sodor Airport, constructed in this episode later appeared in Season 10; however, the so-called "return" of characters such as Daisy and Derek does not appear to have had any effect on the TV series, and nor did the treaty between the steam and diesel engines until Season 10.

Contents

[edit] Characters of the feature length special

[edit] Steam Engines

[edit] Diesels

[edit] Other Characters

[edit] Rolling Stock

[edit] Non Rail Characters

[edit] Cameos

[edit] People

[edit] Notes

  • The songs featured are Busy, Try To Do Things Better, Together We Made It Happen, The Dream Song, and New Engine Roll Call.
  • Lady is now a "special engine who works high in the mountains". No magical qualities are mentioned, but the mountain might be Muffle Mountain from Thomas and the Magic Railroad .
  • First appearance of The Sodor Suspension Bridge, The New Tidmouth Sheds, and The Sodor Airport.
  • Despite not speaking, Harvey plays an important role in the film and has numerous 'background' cameos.
  • Despite not speaking, George plays an important role in the film, his first since "Bye George!" in Season 5.
  • Toby is the second engine to go up the tipper's loading ramp. (The first was Percy in "Middle Engine" in Season 6).
  • A seventh space is added to Tidmouth Sheds, for Emily. This set change carries on into Season 9.
  • Even though Lady and Diesel 10 appear in the film, Splatter and Dodge are still absent, Apparently the scenes featuring Splatter and Dodge were filmed but were replaced by Arry and Bert in the final cut.
  • This film marks the return appearances[3] Daisy (last seen in season 4), George (last featured in season 8), Lady and Diesel 10, (last seen in Thomas and the Magic Railroad), Derek (last seen in season 5), and Bill and Ben (last seen in season 7).
  • We see Emily and Edward eyes-shut face for the first time in this film.
  • Calling All Engines features the last appearances of Daisy, Derek, Lady and Diesel 10 (to date).
  • Rusty's small gauge model is the first to return into the new era of Thomas and Friends (to date).

[edit] Deleted scenes

  • Thomas and Percy being bumped by ’Arry and Bert a second time at the airport construction site.
  • Thomas being teased by ’Arry and Bert whilst waiting at a signal with the bridge section.
  • Thomas discovering the damaged windmill in the morning after the storm. (Only on the UK/AU version)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Calling All Engines!. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  2. ^ Thomas and Friends: Calling all Engines!. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
  3. ^ Great Seeing So Many of the Old Engines Back. Archived from the original on 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.


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