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In September of 2011, ''Thomas & Friends'' released another direct to DVD special known as ''Day of the Diesels.''
In September of 2011, ''Thomas & Friends'' released its fifth direct-to-DVD special called '''Day of the Diesels.''' The special revolves around Percy making friends with Diesel 10 and the other diesels after feeling ignored by his best friend Thomas. The special gained generally positive reviews from both critics and fans.
 
While changes to Thomas productions are somewhat common and usually small, according to an interview fan website Sodor Island held with Sam Barlow, who served as the story/script executive of the show from the eighth to sixteenth season, there were several scenes that were cut from the final version that have not been released.
 
Little is known about '''the original version,''' although according to Sam, the changes and cuts were made as those scenes were deemed too scary for children.
 
Rupert Degas, who voiced Dart and Flynn in the special, was also originally supposed to voice Diesel 10. He recorded dialogue for the character but would end up being replaced by Matt Wilkinson. He says in an interview with Sodor Island that "someone felt my voice was a bit too scary, and someone else thought it was too camp, and someone else thought it was too theatrical." His line "''The Steamworks is ours now!''" still remains in the final cut for unknown reasons.


However, much like ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', the film had suffered some cuts and rewrites, according to fan website ''Sodor Island'''s interview with Sam Barlow.
The latest mention of the original cut was on December 21, 2018 when SiForums and Fansite posted on Twitter that the "Original Day of the Diesels cut has never been released, it's likely to be gathering dust in HIT's vaults, but all we know about it is through word of mouth and a few visuals that have surfaced online ahead of release.


Little is known about '''the original version''', although according to some sources, the film was supposed to be a lot darker than the final version.
If anything major comes up, we'll do a feature on it." Slf said It's in Mattel's archives, we don't have access to it and we've never seen the full cut.


Rupert Degas, who voiced Dart and Flynn in the special, was originally supposed to voice Diesel 10. Dialogue was recorded but was dropped by test audiences. His line "''The Steamworks is ours now!''" still remains in the final cut for unknown reasons.


It is unknown if the original cut of the special still exists.
It is unknown if the original cut of the special still exists or how far into production the special was before the changes and cuts were made. It is also unknown how much of Degas' Diesel 10 lines were recorded and if they survive today.


==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190317134024/http://www.sodor-island.net/sambarlow.html SiF interview w/ Sam Barlow.] Retrieved 31 Jul '20
http://www.sodor-island.net/sambarlow.html
*[https://twitter.com/SiFansite/status/1076236491523874817 SiF Twitter post about the original cut.] Retrieved 31 Jul '20
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160115012037/http://www.sodor-island.net/interview_rupertdegas.html SiF interview w/ Rupert Degas] Retrieved 31 Jul '20


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Status: Existence Unconfirmed

In September of 2011, Thomas & Friends released its fifth direct-to-DVD special called Day of the Diesels. The special revolves around Percy making friends with Diesel 10 and the other diesels after feeling ignored by his best friend Thomas. The special gained generally positive reviews from both critics and fans.

While changes to Thomas productions are somewhat common and usually small, according to an interview fan website Sodor Island held with Sam Barlow, who served as the story/script executive of the show from the eighth to sixteenth season, there were several scenes that were cut from the final version that have not been released.

Little is known about the original version, although according to Sam, the changes and cuts were made as those scenes were deemed too scary for children.

Rupert Degas, who voiced Dart and Flynn in the special, was also originally supposed to voice Diesel 10. He recorded dialogue for the character but would end up being replaced by Matt Wilkinson. He says in an interview with Sodor Island that "someone felt my voice was a bit too scary, and someone else thought it was too camp, and someone else thought it was too theatrical." His line "The Steamworks is ours now!" still remains in the final cut for unknown reasons.

The latest mention of the original cut was on December 21, 2018 when SiForums and Fansite posted on Twitter that the "Original Day of the Diesels cut has never been released, it's likely to be gathering dust in HIT's vaults, but all we know about it is through word of mouth and a few visuals that have surfaced online ahead of release.

If anything major comes up, we'll do a feature on it." Slf said It's in Mattel's archives, we don't have access to it and we've never seen the full cut.


It is unknown if the original cut of the special still exists or how far into production the special was before the changes and cuts were made. It is also unknown how much of Degas' Diesel 10 lines were recorded and if they survive today.

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