Snow Tracks

"Perishing Pistons!"

- Gordon

Snow Tracks is the seventeenth episode of the thirteenth series.

Plot
A snowstorm has covered Sodor, and Gordon is told to take trucks needed for an important coal delivery to Brendam Docks and Thomas, to take firewood to all the stations. The Fat Controller tells Gordon to go the long way because of how slippery the snow is, though Gordon thinks of himself as special and strong and decides to take the shorter, hilly route. He is able to get up the first hill he comes across, but he slips down the other side very quickly, spraying Spencer with snow.

Gordon comes across another hill which is harder and attempts to also go over it. He is successful, but the snow gets into his face and he accidentally crashes into some slate trucks in a siding while going down the other side. Gordon still tries to go on, even though the snow is very deep, when he approaches his hill. Gordon also tries to climb it and is determined to get over it, all the while Thomas is following behind with his trucks. Unfortunately, Gordon inadvertently creates a giant snowball that starts to roll back and smashes into Thomas who derails.

Gordon apologises for what he has done and tries to get Thomas back on the rails himself, but he is unable to and so he brings Rocky over from the docks, delivering his trucks and getting cleaned in the process, to put Thomas back on the rails. Having delivered the coal, Gordon then helps Thomas deliver the firewood to all the stations. That night, Gordon announces that no engine is special, and they are all the best.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Spencer
 * Rocky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford
 * Edward
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants

Locations

 * The Watermill
 * Three-Track Level Crossing
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Knapford
 * Maithwaite
 * Maron
 * Great Waterton
 * Brendam Docks

UK

 * Ben Small as Thomas
 * Keith Wickham as Henry, Gordon, Percy and the Fat Controller
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily
 * Matt Wilkinson as Spencer and Rocky

US

 * Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily
 * Glenn Wrage as Spencer
 * William Hope as Rocky

Trivia

 * This episode was shown in select US theatres.
 * Mark Moraghan re-narrated this episode for the Santa's Little Engine DVD in 2013.
 * Various music pieces from the special, Hero of the Rails are reused in this episode, such as Spencer's theme and the racing theme.
 * This is the first and so far the only episode since the sixth series episode, Edward the Very Useful Engine to have three narrations in the English dubs.
 * This episode marks the last time a character says, "Bust my boiler!", although the quote would be said again in All Engines Go.
 * This is the only episode with a few things:
 * The only episode of the thirteenth series narrated by Mark Moraghan in the US dub.
 * The only time the writers' credit and the director's credit were on top of the episode title until the twenty-third series.
 * The only thirteenth series episode where snow appears.
 * The Korean title of this episode is the same on both dub and subtitles.

Goofs

 * Gordon's wheels stop spinning for a split second and are seen morphing through the snow just as he puffs up to Thomas to apologise for the snowball.
 * The yellow signal is red; but that type of signal is only fitted with yellow and green lamps.
 * At Maron, the workmen are called stationmasters.
 * The narrator says that Thomas and his truck of firewood derailed, but there were two trucks. The narrator also states that Thomas and his truck of firewood were lifted high in the air, but only Thomas is lifted up.
 * In Mark Moraghan's re-narration of the episode, Thomas' cry for help as the snow ball is about to crash into him is omitted.
 * When Thomas reverses into a siding, the points do not change when Gordon carries onto the main line.

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway - Rumble-Race Mountain Set
 * Take-n-Play - Gordon's Snowy Special 3-pack
 * Minis - Chillin' Gordon
 * Books - Snowy Tracks
 * Magazine Stories - Snow Tracks/Snow Tracks

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!
 * The Complete Series 13
 * 1st Class Stories

DVD Packs

 * Steam Team Collection

US

 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!
 * Santa's Little Engine

DVD Packs

 * Steam Team Collection

AUS/MYS/SWE/DK/FIN/POL/LATAM

 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!

AUS DVD Packs

 * The Lion of Sodor and Splish, Splash, Splosh! Double pack

POL DVD Boxsets

 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!/Misty Island Rescue 2-Pack

LATAM DVD Boxsets

 * The Adventures of Thomas

FRA

 * Creaky Cranky
 * Series 13

NOR

 * Friends in the Snow
 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!

CHN

 * Snow Tracks

THA

 * Snow Tracks
 * Santa's Little Engine

JPN

 * Playing in the Water and Fun with Thomas

GER

 * The Master of the Muddles

ITA

 * Merry Winter Wish

KOR
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 * Thomas and Friends Five Specials Set

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