In the ‘Sad Story of Henry’ (from The Three Railway Engines), Henry ends up being walled up in a tunnel as punishment for not wanting to get his paint wet. Illustration by C Reginald Dalby. According to Michael White, this was the hardest episodes he had to work on but also his favourite as well. Thomas and the Magic Railroad Movie Review". Commonsensemedia.org. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012 . Retrieved December 6, 2015.

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Toby's chase with the thieves was partially inspired by the train chase from the Wallace and Gromit film, The Wrong Trousers. [1] All Aboard: A Caboose-Full of Partners Hypes Thomas the Tank Engine's film debut". chiefmarketer.com. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018 . Retrieved July 21, 2018.

Thomas the tank engine is also travels around the world to allow visitors, kids especially, to view and sometimes ride behind replica versions of the locomotive. On the Engine Repair game when Emily blows her whistle after the narrator says, "You fixed it!" she has Henry's whistle sound. Thomas the Tank Engine stamps launched on East Lancs Railway". Lancashire Telegraph . Retrieved 21 September 2022. Gordon the Big Engine’ is a ‘Pacific’ (4-6-2) tender engine. He is painted blue with red stripes and is number 4 in the NWR fleet. He is the biggest engine on the railway, and pulls the Express. He is also very boastful and proud, but good at heart. He was built and arrived on Sodor in 1922. Toby the Tram Engine’ is a 0-6-0 steam tram engine who works on the same branch line as Thomas. He is painted brown and blue and is number 7 in the NWR fleet. He is a wise, experienced engine who knows all there is to know about running a branch line. He was built in 1903 and arrived on Sodor in 1951.Percy the Small Engine’ is a saddle tank engine of indeterminate origins. He is painted green with red stripes and is number 6 in the NWR fleet. He is a cheeky little engine with a strong sense of adventure, who doesn’t let anyone push him around, which sometimes gets him into trouble. He arrived on Sodor on 1949 during a railway strike. Home – Cinemascore". cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022 . Retrieved February 28, 2020. All of the vehicles in The Railway Series were based on prototypical engines; Thomas's basis is the LB&SCR E2 class. [3] Thomas first appeared in 1946 in the second book in the series, Thomas the Tank Engine, and was the focus of the four short stories contained within. In The Railway Series and early episodes of Thomas & Friends, Thomas's best friends are Percy and Toby, though he is also close friends with Edward. Later episodes of Thomas & Friends have Thomas in a trio with James and Percy, and Percy is known as his best friend. The title of the episode is a reference to the Neil Young song of the same name and the 1956 documentary "Railway with a Heart of Gold." According to Michael White, the original working title for this episode was Oldies but Goldies, which was a reference to lyrics from the song, " Toby", however "Heart of Gold" was decided upon instead. [1] Despite becoming the most popular character in The Railway Series, Thomas was not featured in the first book, The Three Railway Engines.