The adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends on the island of Sodor. Thomas is often in trouble and finds it difficult to be a useful engine.
The bigger engines tease Edward for being old and unreliable, especially Gordon. But when Gordon gets stuck, he has to call on Edward to come and give him a push.
Thomas teases Annie and Clarabel about him going too fast. But when Annie and Clarabel find themselves coupled to Caitlin, they get a taste of what going really fast is like.
When the engines start to hear spooky noises at Brendam Docks, Salty spins them a yarn and has them all convinced that it is the sound of the 'Flatbeds of Fear'.
When Diesel runs out of fuel, Paxton takes him by surprise by offering him help. Paxton gives him a push to the fuel tank, and a taste of what friendship might be like.
CGI animation. Toby is always nervous when he has to go through Knapford Junction, will he be able to overcome his fear?
Toad longs to have an adventure. So when the chance comes to work with James, he takes it. But a coupling snaps and Toad gets a much bigger adventure than he bargained for!
When Duck gets stuck, James is sent to fetch Rocky to rescue him. But James does not wait for Rocky to secure his crane arm and they end up knocking down a signal!
After the Fat Controller is concerned about getting passengers to their destinations, Duck tells the other engines about the slip coaches they used on the Great Western Railway.
When Thomas and Diesel are sent to collect trucks from the Ffarquhar Quarry, they argue about who should be the back engine.
When a passenger pulls the emergency cable, Thomas has to stop quickly. But it turns out not to be an emergency at all, but a bird watcher who has spotted a rare bird.
Duncan, the grumpiest engine on the narrow gauge railway, gets a taste of his own medicine when he receives a very grumpy passenger.
Marion uncovers what she thinks is the mast of a Viking ship while doing some repairs, while Thomas suspects that she may have hit a water pipe.
Animation. Percy rushes around trying to take his mind off of how much he misses his friend, Gator, and loses control of some trucks which roll into an old mine.
There is a coal shortage at the Clay Pits. Timothy warns Bill and Ben to go easy and spare their coal.
Spencer brings an important entity back from the mainland but is so focused on doing a good job he doesn't notice he's on the wrong track.
Animation. Toad the brake van helps Gator when he insists on driving through the night even though his lamp keeps failing.
It is so cold that the turntable is frozen and only one berth is accessible. Thomas insists on saving it for Percy, but Gordon wants it for himself.
CGI animation. When the Fat Controller decides to ride in a real sleigh at the Ulfstead Castle Christmas fair, Thomas ends up looking like a reindeer.
CGI animation. Who is taking the Steamies' Christmas decorations from the Tidmouth sheds?