Race for the Sodor Cup

"It's like Farona and Frederico said, 'First-time racers always derail', but I'm not a first-time racer anymore!" "Wow Kana! Does that mean you're gonna race for the Sodor Cup?" "It means I'm going to try... teammate!"

- Kana and Thomas

Race for the Sodor Cup is the first feature-length special for Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

Plot
Super-fast Kana is convinced that her speed is all she needs to win the Race for the Sodor Cup, a competition that draws engines from all over the world. However, when a racing practice gone wrong causes her partner, Kenji, to get hurt, Kana ends up paired with Thomas. Kana and Thomas will discover that it takes teamwork to become the best racers they can be, but is it enough to defeat the international champions and win the Sodor Cup?

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Hiro
 * Nia
 * Diesel
 * Kenji
 * Kana
 * Carly
 * Sandy
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Cranky
 * Bulstrode
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * James
 * Harold
 * Henry
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Farmer McColl

Characters Introduced

 * Farona and Frederico
 * Riff and Jiff

Locations

 * The Dark and Windy Tunnel
 * Knapford
 * The Maintenance Yard
 * The Tunnel of Zoom
 * Wellsworth Crossing
 * Norramby Beach
 * Harwick
 * The Hat Store
 * Sodor Wildlife Sanctuary
 * Suddery
 * The Funnel Tunnel
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Blue Mountain Hills
 * Vicarstown Lighthouse
 * The Dark Woods
 * The Wobbly Bridge
 * Crovan's Creek
 * McColl Farm
 * The Old Mines
 * Crumble Canyon
 * Cannonball Curve
 * Quickdraw Bridge
 * Whiff's Recycling Plant
 * Callan Castle
 * The Windmill

UK

 * Aaron Barashi as Thomas
 * Will Harrison-Wallace as Gordon, Cranky and Bulstrode
 * Henri Charles as Percy
 * Dai Tabuchi as Hiro and Kenji
 * Sade Smith as Nia
 * Henry Harrison as Diesel
 * Eva Mohamed as Carly
 * Holly Dixon as Sandy
 * Chloe Raphael as Kana
 * Humberly Gonzalez as Farona
 * Thomas Santoro as Frederico
 * Addison Holley as Riff
 * Evany Rosen as Jiff
 * Jessica Carroll as Riff, Jiff, and Farona
 * Matt Coles as Frederico
 * Jai Armstrong as the Troublesome Trucks
 * Bruce Dow as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Tom Dussek as Sir Topham Hatt

US

 * Meesha Contreras as Thomas
 * Neil Crone as Gordon
 * Charlie Zeltzer as Percy
 * Kintaro Akiyama as Hiro and Kenji
 * Talia Evans as Nia
 * Shomoy James Mitchell as Diesel
 * Jenna Warren as Carly
 * Glee Dango as Sandy
 * Ava Ro as Kana
 * Humberly Gonzalez as Farona
 * Thomas Santoro as Frederico
 * Addison Holley as Riff
 * Evany Rosen as Jiff
 * Cory Doran as Cranky and the Brown Troublesome Truck
 * Jamie Watson as Bulstrode and the Green Troublesome Truck
 * Bruce Dow as Sir Topham Hatt

Songs

 * When I Go Fast
 * The Training Song
 * Look It's Us

UK/IRL/AUS

 * Sing-Along Songs - When I Go Fast, The Training Song, and Look It's Us
 * "The Biggest Friends of All" Brand Advertisement *
 * "Trains and Cranes Super Tower" Advertisement *

US/CAN

 * Sing-Along Songs - All Engines Go, I'm Gonna Chug, and When I Go Fast
 * Shorts - Muddy Thomas, Surprise!, and Confetti Kerfuffle

* Excluded in AUS

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the twenty-seventh production of the first series.
 * This special marks the first for a few things:
 * The first full-length special to come out of the franchise since Big World! Big Adventures!, as both Digs & Discoveries and Marvellous Machinery were simply comprised of extended episodes from the original series.
 * The first All Engines Go media to be released in the UK, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
 * The first special in the franchise's history in which Henry and James do not have speaking roles.
 * The first in which Edward does not make any sort of appearance since Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
 * The first special since Hero of the Rails in which Annie and Clarabel do not have any speaking roles since their introductions.
 * Kenji, Kana, Sandy, and Bulstrode's first appearance in a special.
 * The first special to have two directors.
 * The first special to be Redubbed in the UK.
 * This special marks the only appearances of two things:
 * The only special to have Rick Suvalle as a producer
 * The only special directed by Jason Groh.
 * The only special where Bruce Dow, Addison Holley, Evany Rosen, Humberly Gonzalez, and Thomas Santoro voices Sir Topham Hatt, Riff, Jiff, Farona, and Frederico in the UK.
 * The only special where Shomoy James Mitchell voices Diesel in the US dub.
 * An exclusive preview of the special premiered in Drayton Manor's Thomas Land in the UK from 4th to 5th September 2021.
 * Sir Topham Hatt saying "Welcome to the 77th running of the Sodor Cup!" is likely a reference to the 77th anniversary of The Railway Series.
 * Percy splashing into the sea at Harwick is similar to how he splashed into the water in the original series episode, Percy Takes the Plunge.
 * The plot has some similarities to the 2016 special, The Great Race.
 * At the beginning of the special, Nia makes a reference to the first series episode, Music is Everywhere.
 * Events of this special will mentioned by Kana in the second series episode, Fast Friends.
 * According to Rick Suvalle, there was a scene where Hiro was meant to be referred to as Master of the Railway, but ended up being cut due to either time or children misunderstanding.
 * To tie into the special, the official YouTube Channel have released short video series called Let's Race, which sets in the same theme as the Sodor Cup race itself.
 * This special aired on 8th July 2022 on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland, and was repeated on 9th July.
 * During the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the special was repeated on Channel 5 followed by other family movies including Stuart Little, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, The Emoji Movie and Sing on Monday September 19th, 2022.
 * The UK DVD release is played at a slightly faster speed than the US Netflix release, causing the audio to be played at a slightly higher pitch.
 * The UK DVD release is shorter by approximately 3 minutes as a result.
 * The Japanese release uses the All Engines Go Theme Song.
 * The special was nominated in 2023 for the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Sound.

Goofs

 * In some scenes of the movie, Nia is missing her coal bunker.
 * In the overhead view of Brendam Docks, James is missing his buffers, couplings, dome, whistle, cab windows, cab side cutouts, lamp, lining and one of his tender axles.
 * In one scene, Emily is missing her tender.
 * In the top view of the Haystack Race, Frederico and Jiff have gained buffers in their front.
 * In the UK dub, after Sir Topham Hatt says "I think this machine needs new batteries.", the sound of the spectators sighing is not here.
 * In the UK release, the US dub credits appear at end as opposed to the UK dub.
 * In a scene where Riff, Jiff, Farona, Frederico, Kana, and Thomas couple up to their flatbeds with a boat, Jiff, along with Frederico couple up behind their flatbeds even though their front couplers are absent and therefore should be rear-facing.
 * Riff and Jiff's voices incorrectly swap after the former says that the track broke.
 * When the sing-along versions of the songs were released on the Official UK YouTube Channel, the US dub was used instead of the UK dub.
 * This error also occurred on the UK/AUS DVD.
 * Despite the movie being called "Rennen um den Sodor-Pokal" in Germany, the competition is referred to by its original name "Sodor Cup".

Merchandise

 * Push Along
 * Motorized

Home Media

 * Race for the Sodor Cup

Online

 * Netflix
 * Sky Store
 * Paramount+