Thomas and the Magic Railroad [VHS]

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Burnett explains the problem getting Lady to steam to Lily. Lily suggests using a special coal from Sodor, and Burnett uses it to start Lady. Lady takes them along the Magic Railroad. Thomas and Lily return to Sodor. Diesel 10 arrives with Splatter and Dodge, who decide to stop helping him. Diesel 10 tries to cross the viaduct, but it collapses under his weight, and he falls into a barge filled with sludge. Mr. Conductor would have remained in his original size of ten inches on the Island of Sodor in certain scenes. The items in Sir Topham Hatt's office are described as being as large as him. a b Ebert, Roger (July 26, 2000). "Inept 'Thomas' hardly magical". Daily Record. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022 . Retrieved June 1, 2022. Thomas and the Magic Railroad Chugs Onto VHS & DVD". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Elvis Mitchell (July 26, 2000). " Thomas and the Magic Railroad: Little Trains That Could, and the Little Conductor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020 . Retrieved June 5, 2020.

This film aired in the UK twice on BBC One - once on 1st January 2004, and again on 29th December 2008. After the chase scene when Lily gives gold dust to Mr. Conductor and Junior, part of the green screen effect on Mr. Conductor's left elbow can be seen. All of these changes were featured in the original script of the film. They were cut out in either later scripts or the final release: William Thomas (January 1, 2000). " Thomas And The Magic Railroad Review". Empire. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020 . Retrieved May 25, 2019.Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland / Thomas And The Magic Railroad (Double Feature)". DVD Empire. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. The last production where Thomas' original wincing face mask is used. A new one would be gained for the seventh series until The Great Discovery. For some reason, on some digital prints of the film in the United States, the first eleven seconds of the Destination Films logo are cut off and the Samuel Goldwyn Films logo plays instead, despite them having no involvement in the film's production or distribution.

Aside from Bertie's driver, Sodor appears to be entirely devoid of people, including the engines' crews, guards and workmen, thus making the engines self-driven. Despite this, the passengers' shadows can be seen in some of the windows of the coaches.

Toby's bell sound changes for the second time since the second series, but this time, another bell sound sounds slightly different. a b "Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017 . Retrieved March 8, 2017. Title #1, Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 . It's full steam ahead for Thomas, the little blue engine with the short stumpy funnel, short stumpy boiler and short stumpy dome and his special friends Gordon, Henry, James, Percy, Edward, Toby, Annie and Clarabel the carriages and of course Boss, the Fat Controller. His friend, storyteller Ringo Starr says 'Thomas is Number One and never lets anyone forget it!'