Toby's Discovery

"Ghosts don't work day shifts."

- Toby's driver Toby's Discovery is the fourteenth episode of the fifth series. In the US, it aired with Toby and the Flood in an episode of Storytime with Thomas.

Plot
The Fat Controller and his family are on Holiday and ask Toby to take them around Sodor. While stopping at the beach near Norramby Church Station Stephen and Bridget made a sandcastle modelled on a castle in the heart of Sodor and the intrigued Fat Controller asks Toby to take them to find it.

They approach a signalman, who instructs them to switch the points when they reach a junction. They do just that, and Toby finds another split junction, with one track leading to the castle and the other to a mine. They visit the castle first and then the run-down mine. The mines was once ran by the Mid Sodor Railway, but everything has been left overgrown and rusty since it was closed. The Fat Controller decides to re-open the mines and the castle for the visitors, but Toby is not sure about that.

When the plans to re-open the mine start with construction, Toby is convinced that the mines were haunted and is spooked by Thomas' cheeky tale of the "Old Warrior" who haunts the mines during the night. Once night falls, Toby is horrified to be put on guard duty at the mines. Then he hears a chuffing and wheezing sound and is scared, believing The Old Warrior has come to hunt him down. After his driver and fireman return from investigating, they tell Toby that The Old Warrior wants to meet him. Toby does not want to, but he bravely chuffs forward to discovers that the ghost is really a narrow gauge engine named Bertram, who is given the nickname "Old Warrior" because of his bravery and left abandoned in the mine for several years. The two become friends, Bertram is restored and when the mine and the castle re-open, both engines bring visitors to the area.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Toby
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Bertram
 * Henrietta
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * Caroline
 * Jem Cole
 * Mrs. Kyndley
 * Nancy
 * The Ffarquhar Stationmaster's Wife
 * Farmer Trotter
 * One Little Boy
 * Mrs. Last
 * Donald or Douglas
 * Märklin Engine
 * Toad
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Harold

Locations

 * Toby's Shed
 * Norramby Church Station
 * Norramby Beach
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * The Sodor Inn
 * The Castle
 * The Castle Junction
 * Bertram's Old Mine
 * Bertram's Shed

Trivia

 * According to the film state:
 * The Fishing Village was filmed on the 21st of January 1998.
 * The Church Station and Beach set was filmed on the 23rd of January 1998.
 * The Castle set was filmed on the 3rd on February 1998.
 * The scene where Toby was chuffing on the countryside was filmed on the 10th of February 1998.
 * Any close-up shots of human characters at the above locations were filmed on the 11th of February 1998.
 * The scenes of Toby exploring and him at his shed were filmed from the 13th to 16th of February 1998.
 * Any remaining close-up shots at the above locations were filmed on the 17th of February 1998.
 * The Old Mine set was filmed on the 1st and 2nd of April 1998. Close-up shots of human characters at this location were filmed on the 3rd.
 * This episode was originally meant to be the twenty-second episode of the fifth series during filming.
 * Toad's scrap model from the third series episode Escape, scrap piece of the Märklin Engine and rusty models of Thomas and Donald/Douglas can be seen at the mine. A scrapped Lynton and Barnstaple van can be seen when the mine's restoration starts.
 * This episode marks the first time Henrietta is mentioned by name since the third series episode, Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure.
 * The set of Bertram's old mine is the same set of Boulder Quarry.
 * Duke's old shed can be seen next to Bertram when he is discovered.
 * In the deleted scene where Thomas is passing Arlesburgh Castle with Annie and Clarabel have their refurbishments, which they were not supposed to receive until Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday; it is likely that this takes place after Sir Topham Hatt's Holiday since it was originally meant to be the twenty-second episode of Series 5.
 * Another deleted scene shows Harold flying over the castle, indicating that he was to have a role in this episode,
 * According to Britt Allcroft, Bertram was supposed to be a tank engine, but budget constraints forced the model crew to repaint Duke's model and use Smudger's happy face.
 * This episode marks the only occurrence of a few things:
 * The only appearance of Bertram.
 * The only episode of the fifth series in which a landmark from the Mid Sodor Railway is seen, and the last episode that railway is mentioned.
 * The map of Sodor appears to actually be a map of North Wales.
 * Perhaps coincidentally, the real-world Ffestiniog and Welsh Highlighland Railways split at the town of Porthmadog. The FR goes to "the mine" at Blaenau Ffestiniog, while the WHR goes to "the castle" in Caernarfon.
 * The Munitions Factory, a station and the outer frame of the steel rig from TUGS appear as some of the old mine buildings.
 * The Workmen's Hut, the Anopha quarry sheds, part of the Skarloey Engine Sheds, a building from Rheneas station and a barn appear as some of the mine buildings.
 * This episode marks Caroline's last appearance until the eighth series episode Thomas and the Circus.
 * This episode is titled Toby Meets an Old Warrior on The Roku Channel.
 * During the adventure to the castle and the mine, a combination of Toby and Oliver's themes can be heard.
 * In the Korean dub of this episode, when it was aired on television there were some scenes cut, but it was original cut on VHS and DVD.

Goofs

 * When Toby is at the fishing village, Henrietta's roof is lifted up.
 * At the end of Toby's first-person view travelling along, the rails stop at a dead end.
 * The signalman's appearance changes between the time Toby first meets him and the time Toby finds Bertram.
 * The old map shows that the way to get to the castle and the mine beyond the signal box is to take the right track at the junction, but Toby takes the left track at that junction.
 * When Toby stops at the junction, some of his steam disappears, indicating a film cut.
 * In the scenes where the mine is reopened, the track Rheneas is on has no buffers.
 * When Toby comes to the junction, the lever to the points only appears when the fireman switches them.
 * When the Fat Controller says "We'll go check castle first," his close-up outside the signal box is used again.
 * When the narrator says "His name's really Bertram" and "Bertram and Toby are now friends," Bertram's tubes are missing.

Quotes

 * Toby: It's the ghost!
 * Driver: What ghost?
 * Toby: The Old Warrior. He's come to hunt me down.


 * Fireman: The Old Warrior wants to meet you.
 * Toby: Can't it wait until morning?
 * Driver: Ghosts don't work day shifts.




 * Toby: Well, bless my bell!
 * Signalman: This is your ghost, Toby. His name's really Bertram, but we call him "The Old Warrior," because he's so brave.

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Spooks and Surprises
 * My Little Thomas and Toby Adventures
 * The Complete Series 5
 * Fun Time Favourites

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

US

 * Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 5

CAN

 * Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * New Friends for Thomas/Spills and Chills Double Feature
 * Thomas' Halloween Adventure/Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Thomas' Halloween Adventures Double Feature
 * Totally Thomas Volume 1

AUS

 * Spooks and Surprises
 * The Complete Series 5

DVD Packs

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Classic Collection
 * Series Five and Series Six Double Pack

NZ

 * Spooks and Surprises

JPN

 * New Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.4
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 2 Vol.4
 * Strange Story of Thomas the Tank Engine

KOR

 * Character Special Edition Series Vol. 5
 * Friends Love Story

PHL

 * Toby's Discovery

ITA

 * Back All!

GRC

 * The Trains Have Fun

NOR

 * The Old Coach

DK

 * Forward and Backward and Other Stories

GER

 * Heroes on Rails

DVD Boxsets

 * Thomas and His Friends Box Set 1

MYS

 * Haunted Henry and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Put Upon Percy and Other Adventures

SWE

 * Little Engines Help Out

WAL

 * Fleas and 15 other Stories

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 12
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 3

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 17

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 3

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