Fearless Freddie

"You tricked us, and now Rheneas is lost and in trouble!"

- Skarloey

Fearless Freddie is the eleventh episode of the tenth series.

Plot
Thomas brings an old friend to the Skarloey Railway; a grey tank engine called Freddie, though everyone knows him better as "Fearless Freddie." At the Transfer Yards, Sir Handel is delighted to see Freddie and Freddie is pleased to be home. Thomas is quite surprised as he never knew that Freddie and Sir Handel were friends. Sir Handel tells Thomas that Freddie was "the fastest engine in the hills." Then Skarloey and Rheneas rush in, each claiming to have won the race. Freddie had not met Skarloey or Rheneas before, so he challenges them to a race.

On his way to the starting line at the summit of the mountain, Freddie is concerned. Due to his age, he cannot rush up the hill like he used to. Soon, they start the race and Freddie takes the lead going down the mountain. However, Freddie realises that he is running out of puff quite quickly. Luckily, he remembers the old rocky way which is a short-cut down the mountain. Skarloey and Rheneas do not see Freddie change tracks and carry on down the usual route. Once off his short-cut, Freddie reaches the bottom of the hill. When Skarloey and Rheneas arrive, they challenge Freddie to another race.

However, their second race is down the other side of the mountain which is much steeper and Freddie is secretly a little scared. Despite this, they set off. Once again, Freddie races ahead, only to start running out of puff. Then Freddie remembers another alternative route, which is much safer than the usual route. So Freddie reaches the bottom safe and sound. Rheneas, on the other hand, goes too fast and races off the rails and down the mountain side.

Skarloey arrives at the bottom of the hill and tells Freddie about Rheneas' derailment. Soon, Sir Handel arrives with Mr. Percival who has heard the news. Freddie owns up that he cheated by using the old tracks as short-cuts, but as he knows all the old tracks, they can find Rheneas. So, Freddie leads Skarloey and Sir Handel along another old track to find Rheneas. Freddie pulls Rheneas back to the rails and then leads his friends back home.

That evening, Freddie apologises to Skarloey and Rheneas for cheating, but Rheneas wants to know more about the old tracks. Freddie tells Skarloey, Rheneas, and Sir Handel all about the old tracks in the hills.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Freddie
 * Mr. Percival

Locations

 * The Transfer Yards
 * The Rocky Way
 * The Craggy Track
 * Rocky Ridge Line

Trivia

 * Some of the footage is sped up during the engines' race.
 * The US dub of this episode was never released on home media.
 * This marks Freddie's only appearance in the tenth series, excluding the learning segment, Up and Down the Hill.
 * A recap version of the episode was used in the Sodor's Special Places segment, The High Hills (Part 1) before the full episode aired.
 * This is the second event in which Rheneas derails. The first was the fifth series episode, Rusty and the Boulder.

Goofs

 * At one point during the first race, Skarloey and Rheneas are on Freddie's track.
 * Despite having been preestablished as some of the oldest engines on Sodor, Rheneas and Skarloey are called "young" multiple times in the episode.
 * When Skarloey is yelling "Faster!", he is wearing Rheneas' laughing face.
 * When Rheneas derails, his eyes are a bit wonky.

Merchandise

 * My Thomas Story Library - Freddie

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * The Complete Series 10

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * The Complete Series Ten and Hero of the Rails Double Pack

NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * Toby Gets a New Roof

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

NL

 * The Great Race on Sodor

ARA

 * Fearless Freddie

DVD Boxsets

 * Hero of the Rails

MYS

 * Emily and the Special Coaches and Other Adventures
 * Toby's Afternoon Off and Other Adventures

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 42

POL

 * Thomas and Wind

GER

 * Where is the Christmas Tree?

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 10
 * Second Season

HUN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 13 - The Trip

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 10 Vol.5
 * Thomas' Surprise!

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 5 Vol. 2

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 19

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