Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (partially lost deleted scenes of British children's TV series; 1984-2021)

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The show's logo from Season 1.

Status: Partially Lost

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was a television adaptation of the Railway Series book series by Rev. W. Awdry. It premiered on iTV on October 9th, 1984, [1] and was a huge success upon its debut, spawning 584 episodes across 24 seasons before ending on January 20th, 2021. A reboot of the series title "All Engines Go" would begin airing later in 2021[2].

Across the 24 seasons and 584 episodes being produced, numerous scenes were filmed for certain episodes that ended up getting cut during production and various materials from these scenes have been used in various forms of Thomas media, but there are several scenes that have never resurfaced and some remain very obscure.

Deleted Scenes

Edward and Gordon

Status: Lost

Three scenes were filmed with Edward pulling coaches after being let out of the sheds by his driver and fireman. One is him pulling them on the viaduct, another one at the same location but at sunset and another one at Henry's tunnel. These were likely cut due to time constraints and only photos of these scenes remain.

Edward, Gordon and Henry

Status: Lost

A scene of Henry pulling coaches after he was left out the tunnel under a wide-arched bridge was likely cut out of the final episode due to time constraints. A single production photo exists of this scene.

Thomas and the Trucks

Status: Lost

Two production photos show Thomas pulling the trucks over the viaduct and James passes him while he passes the signal.

Thomas and the Breakdown Train

Status: Partially Lost

Shots of Thomas passing the Breakdown Train and a view of the Breakdown Train from the sheds were used in two music videos "Really Useful Engine" and "Boo, Boo, Choo, Choo". However, one scene of Thomas pushing the Breakdown Train through Elsbridge station is the only scene cut from the episode that hasn't been found and only two production photos of this scene survive.

Coal

Status: Lost

A production photo shows Sir Topham Hatt talking to Henry while James is present. The exact reason why this scene was cut is unknown.

Whistles and Sneezes

Status: Lost

A shot of Gordon (with his whistle jammed) racing past the Pond Runby was cut likely due to time constraints. Only a single production photo exists of this scene.

Dirty Objects

Status: Found

An alternate shot of James crashing into the tar wagons was reused for the music video "Troublesome Trucks".

Edward's Exploit

Status: Lost

When Edward returns to Tidmouth Sheds after returning the passengers to Knapford, BoCo and Duck are present at the sheds to make sure he is left in peace. Some production photos show that Henry was present at Tidmouth Sheds (unlike in the film episode where James is present instead of Henry). This could mean an alternate version of the scene was filmed before the one that would be untimely used in the final episode.

A Scarf for Percy

Status: Found

A scene of a troublesome truck reacting to Percy's wreck into the passengers luggage was reused in the music video " Accidents Will Happen"[3].

Time for Trouble

Status: Lost

Three scenes are known to have been cut from this episode. One is of Percy coming to Toby's rescue (after running out of water) but is on the line next to Toby and heading in the same direction as Toby, one is of Gordon crossing the viaduct with the express and one is of James boasting to Toby about pulling the express at Tidmouth Sheds. Only photos of these scenes can be found today.

Horrid Lorry

Status: Found

Scenes of Lorry 2 passing a building in the quarry, Toby looking up at Lorry 2 before he falls off the cliff and James watching Lorry 1 being loaded onto a breakdown lorry were likely cut for time constraints. The scenes were lost for some time until they were recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

A Better View for Gordon

Status: Found

A scene from inside Gordon's cab of his driver, fireman and Sir Topham Hatt after the crash was cut for unknown reasons. The scene was lost for some time until it was recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

Lady Hatt's Birthday Party

Status: Found

A shot of Bertie driving up to the quarry while James goes by was cut from the episode, along with a shot of George smirking after he drives into the mud. The scenes were lost for some time until they were recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach

Status: Found

A panning shot of Old Slow Coach in the scrapyard was cut for unknown reasons. The scene was recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

Oliver's Find

Status: Found

After Oliver shoves some trucks into the turntable, a scene took place that features James and Henry. The dialogue that was supposed to be said during the scene is unknown, making it likely the scene was cut before any narration was recorded. The scene was lost for some time with only a single production still of the scene being found, until it was recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

A Surprise for Percy

Status: Found

A scene featuring Percy talking with Thomas at Brendam Docks was likely cut for time constraints. The dialogue that was supposed to be said during the scene is unknown, making it likely the scene was cut before any narration was recorded. Only three photos of the scene could be found and was lost until YouTube user ThomasTankMerch recovered it and uploaded it on July 3rd, 2022.

Busy Going Backwards

Status: Found

A shot of Henry smiling as Toad goes by was likely cut at the last minute as Henry only has a shocked face in the final episode. This shot was recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3rd, 2022.

Duncan Gets Spooked

Status: Found

Peter Sam's role in the episode was originally meant to be larger with several shots of Peter Sam going after the trucks that gave way and him shunting trucks cut from the final episode. Other scenes that were cut include shots of the ghost train heading towards and going across the bridge (with a driver seen in its cab) and Duncan at the quarry after getting spooked. The scenes were lost for some time until they were recovered by YouTube user ThomasTankMerch and uploaded on July 3, 2022.

Thomas and the Rainbow

Status: Lost

A production still shows Salty, Thomas and James at Brendam Docks. The only scene in the final episode that takes place at Brendam Docks is when Edward tells Thomas about the legend of the rainbow. This scene can't be found anywhere.

Molly's Special Special

Status: Lost

Two scenes that were cut from the episode, one of Gordon making fun of Molly and one of Thomas finding tarpaulins. Production photos of these scenes were used in the Japanese book adaptation of the episode, but no footage of these scenes has been found.

Flour Power

Status: Lost

Originally, Sir Topham Hatt was dressed as a devil while he assigns Thomas the job to collect the flour. This was reshot for the final episode (with him being dressed as a wizard), likely to avoid any controversy from religious groups. Only a production photo can be found of this scene.

Emily's Best Friend

Status: Lost

A poster for the Storytime podcast retelling of the episode features several photos of Emily with Philip and Marion along with Edward in the photo booth. Only scenes with Edward in the photo booth are seen in the final episode while Philip and Marion's scenes in the photo booth are absent.

Gallery

Compilation of recently discovered deleted scenes and outtakes from Season 5

See Also

Thomas & Friends

Thomas the Tank Engine

Other

References