Ashima's Amazing Arrival

"It's not about getting the dance steps just right, it's about making her feel welcome!" "Remember, she's coming to see you, when you're extra happy to see her, she will feel extra welcome."

- Annie and Clarabel Ashima's Amazing Arrival is the fourth episode of the second series of Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

Plot
When Ashima is set to arrive on Sodor, Thomas and his friends attempt to go the extra mile in order to make the island seem fantastic! Thomas plans an extraordinary welcome that includes a tiger, painted dock, and big dance number. But when the spectacular plan gets ruined at every turn, the friends imperfect welcome still makes Ashima's arrival extra special.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Ashima
 * Nia
 * Diesel
 * Carly
 * Sandy
 * Kana
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bulstrode
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Emily

Locations

 * Island of Sodor
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Norramby Beach
 * Vicarstown
 * Vicarstown Museum of History
 * Vicarstown Theatre
 * Vicarstown Bridge
 * Vicarstown Zoo
 * The Dark Woods
 * The Wobbly Bridge
 * Lookout Mountain
 * India

UK

 * Aaron Barashi as Thomas
 * Henri Charles as Percy
 * Sandeep Garcha as Ashima
 * Sade Smith as Nia
 * Henry Harrison as Diesel
 * Eva Mohamed as Carly
 * Holly Dixon as Sandy
 * Chloe Raphael as Kana
 * Jai Armstrong as the Troublesome Trucks
 * Wendy Patterson as Annie and Clarabel
 * Will Harrison-Wallace as Bulstrode and Cranky
 * Tom Dussek as Sir Topham Hatt

US

 * Meesha Contreras as Thomas
 * Charlie Zeltzer as Percy
 * Diya Kittur as Ashima
 * Talia Evans as Nia
 * Will Bhaneja as Diesel
 * Jenna Warren as Carly
 * Glee Dango as Sandy
 * Ava Ro as Kana
 * Jamie Watson as the Green Troublesome Truck and Bulstrode
 * Cory Doran as the Brown Troublesome Truck and Cranky
 * Catherine Disher as Annie
 * Linda Kash as Clarabel
 * Bruce Dow as Sir Topham Hatt

Song

 * Welcome to Sodor

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the third episode of the second series.
 * The signal smokestacks return from the first series episode, License to Deliver, albeit recoloured.
 * This episode marks the first of two things
 * Ashima's first appearance in All Engines Go.
 * The first time Ashima's name is pronounced correctly, it was previously pronounced incorrectly in the original series.

Goofs

 * Clarabel has Annie's ornate pattern.
 * Cranky is missing his blank nameplate on a few occasions throughout the episode.
 * At various points during the dance number, Percy's number and face are layered over the multicoloured smoke and - at one point near the end - his number disappears entirely for a frame.