Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine

Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine is a 2015 Japanese television documentary of Thomas & Friends, which broadcasted on NHK to celebrate 70 years of the franchise.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Oliver
 * Spencer
 * Hiro
 * Connor
 * Diesel
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Rocky
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sir Robert Norramby

Real Locomotives

 * Japan
 * JNR C11-227 as Thomas
 * No. 49616 as Hiro
 * JNR D51-1 and D51-791 as Hiro's basis
 * Dean Forest Railway
 * Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST "Jessie" as Thomas
 * BR Class 08 as Diesel
 * SR 25 Ton Brake Van as Toad
 * Talyllyn Railway
 * Talyllyn
 * Dolgoch
 * Douglas
 * Tom Rolt
 * Snowdon Mountain Railway
 * Enid
 * Wyddfa
 * Other Railways
 * BRB No. 15
 * No. 1320
 * DHR B Class

Interviees

 * Veronica Chambers
 * Christopher Awdry
 * Various children

Locations

 * Dean Forest Railway
 * Talyllyn Railway
 * Snowdon Mountain Railway
 * Lorne House
 * Rodborough Parish Church
 * Other Countries
 * Ōigawa Railway
 * Brienz Rothorn Railway
 * Mal Tiempo sugar mill as "Sugar Cane Train"
 * Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Footage

 * Thomas and Gordon
 * Edward and Gordon
 * Thomas' Train
 * Thomas and the Guard
 * Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * Off the Rails
 * Down the Mine
 * Thomas' Christmas Party
 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast
 * A Scarf for Percy
 * Buzz, Buzz
 * Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
 * Henry and the Elephant
 * A Better View for Gordon
 * Middle Engine
 * The Old Bridge
 * Merry Winter Wish
 * Thomas' Crazy Day
 * James to the Rescue
 * Percy the Snowman
 * Santa's Little Engine
 * Not So Slow Coaches
 * Spencer's VIP
 * Last Train for Christmas
 * Duncan the Humbug
 * The Perfect Gift
 * Who's Geoffrey?
 * Helping Hiro

Songs

 * Roll Along
 * Go, Go Thomas
 * Patience
 * We Wish You a Merry Christmas
 * Engine Roll Call
 * Hear the Engines Coming

Cast

 * Jon Kabira as the Narrator
 * Kumiko Higa as Thomas
 * Tesshō Genda as Hiro

Trivia

 * The subtitle of this documentary was originally titled "楽しい仲間はこうして生まれた" and was scheduled to be broadcast on 16th December.
 * A rerun of this documentary was originally titled "きかんしゃトーマス 世代を超えた70年の旅 1945～2015".
 * Real-life accidents from Off the Rails, Down the Mine, Buzz, Buzz and Henry and the Elephant were referred.
 * William Middleton's illustrations from The Three Railway Engines are shown.
 * The documentary features some re-created live action sequences of Wilbert and Christopher Awdry in two scenes:
 * Wilbert tells Christopher a bedtime story of Edward's Day Out.
 * Wilbert created a wooden toy for Christopher as a Christmas present, which he names Thomas.

External Link

 * Program website Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.

きかんしゃトーマスのヒミツ旅