After The Britt Allcroft Company would come into debt following the film's failure, several minor props such as people figures and set pieces from the previous 5 seasons would be taken by the High Court Bailiffs and sold off at auction as a way of paying off the debt, this is likely why several set pieces, figures, faces and even some character models like Duncan's original large scale model, disappeared and were rebuilt the following season as well as several faces such as Thomas and Gordon's laughing faces and George's happy face turning up in unmodified Series 5 condition. This is likely also where Jonathan Saville got his figures from (bar the Series 1 small scale models). [13] When Thomas and Percy are talking at the water tower, when the camera focuses on Percy, Thomas's vacuum pipe is crooked. But when the camera focuses on Thomas, his vacuum pipe is suddenly fixed.

The next day, with the diesels trapped, the steam engines work very hard on the main and branch lines, delivering goods and passengers to every station and yards, as repairs continue. On 10 Years of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, the whistle sound used by George Carlin's Mr. Conductor during the second and third seasons of Shining Time Station is heard at the start of each episode. All of the engines and road vehicles have different whistle and horn sounds. Thomas and Percy still use the same whistle sounds, but are slightly modified. In addition, some engines share the same whistle sound; Gordon and James both use the same whistle, as do Henry and Percy. Also, Toby's bell sound changes the second time since the second series, but this time, another bell sound sounds slightly different. Also, Berite's horn is the same as series 1-3, but in a higher pitch. Diesel 10, with Junior still on his cab, races into the Smelters where he corners James who is working there. Junior tries to whistle both of them out, only to discover that he, too, is out of gold dust. As Diesel 10 drives the two closer into a melting pit, Junior uses the last of his extra gold dust to teleport himself and James away to safety much to Diesel 10's bewilderment. The two arrive near the buffers, where Mr. Conductor is there waiting. James happily departs, while Mr. Conductor and Junior, both out of gold dust, refuse to give up hope. Lily asks Burnett Stone if Tasha took a ride on Lady and if she loved her as much as Burnett did. Burnett says that she loved Lady because he loved her but could not fix her in time for Tasha to take a ride on her before she passed away. Stefano, Flying Scotsman, and Beresford were all released in multiple sections rather than as one piece. This is because they are too large to fit into a single gashapon capsule.The only time until the seventeenth series where all the engines aside from Thomas, Percy, and Toby have headlamps, albeit only used on the night scenes.

That night, as a thunderstorm breaks out, Toby can't sleep. It isn't the thunder and lightning keeping him awake, though, as he is still worried about Dusty and his windmill. Suddenly, lightning strikes the windmill, destroying it.For most of the film, Clarabel is facing the wrong way and in a scene during "Really Useful Engine," she is in front of Annie. Junior was originally intended to have an English accent, but after Michael E. Rodgers was cast for the role, Britt Allcroft decided to give Junior a Scottish accent to reflect Rodgers' heritage. Lyrics This is the story of Thomas's winter wonderland. It's a winter wonderland See the snow lay all around Bells are ringing, Ding-a-ling-a-ling, Ding, dong Sleigh bells jingle Home for the holiday we go Rushing to our winter wonderland It's a winter wonderland Little engine working hard His snowplough heaving, Chug-a-chug-a-chug, Chug Choo Bother this silly snow! Don't hold me up, please don't delay Must get to my winter wonderland It's Thomas's winter wonderland Climb aboard and join us if you can See main line engines rushing to and fro Festive decorations, people rushing home Branch line engines circle through the snow Firesides blaze, through winter haze Happy holidays Look, everybody! There's Thomas. And Percy. And James and Gordon and Henry. And look! Edward and Toby, too! Home for the holiday we go Rushing to our winter wonderland It's Thomas's winter wonderland Climb aboard and join us if you can See Terence the Tractor clear away the snow Bertie Bus is wonderful. Just look at him go! Seasons greetings; Happy Holidays Close your eyes, dream your dreams See how the magic stays It's a winter wonderland See the snow lay all around Bells are ringing, Ding-a-ling-a-ling, Ding, dong Children singing Home for the holiday we go Rushing to our winter wonderland Our winter wonderland Our winter wonderland Characters Mr. Conductor escapes Diesel 10's claw by cutting a blue/green wire instead of the hydraulic hose he cuts in the final film. His original predicament would include him having to figure which wire to cut, one opening the claw and the other tightening it which could crush him, as opposed to the pliers falling out of his hands having to reach them under 10 seconds. Instead of being catapulted to the windmill by Diesel 10's claw, Mr. Conductor would have been dropped, caught onto Diesel 10’s wheel, lost grip and bounced off a bush before landing at the windmill. After Diesel 10 and P.T. Boomer fall into the barge, they would have either vanished or would have been turned into boiler sludge via Junior's magic bandanna, who arrived at the Big Dipper by Percy.