Emily's New Coaches

"Hello, Thomas!" "Those are my coaches. Give them back!"

- Emily and Thomas

Emily's New Coaches is the first episode of the seventh series.

Plot
Thomas returns from the yards and is very excited to meet a new engine who has just arrived. The engine has a brass safety valve and emerald green paintwork. The Fat Controller introduces her as Emily and the two engines introduce each other. The Fat Controller arranges Emily to collect her coaches, as she and her driver must learn the line, much to Thomas' impression. The only coaches that Emily's driver can find are Annie and Clarabel and he tells her that they are not "her sort" of coaches; but that they will be good enough. Annie and Clarabel are insulted at the comment, but Emily couples up to them and leaves the yard anyway.

Emily puffs along with Annie and Clarabel still insulted and says hello to Thomas as she passes by him, but Thomas angrily demands that she give his coaches back to him. Emily does not hear Thomas and carries on. She also passes Edward and Percy, but finds that they do not whistle to her, making her upset. The Fat Controller tells Thomas to go to the Docks and pick up some new coaches. Thomas reluctantly does so, while thinking The Fat Controller is replacing Thomas' coaches.

When Emily, Annie and Clarabel return to the yard, Oliver sees her and tells her that those coaches belong to Thomas. Emily finally realizes why Thomas was upset and leaves to apologise. Meanwhile, Thomas is pulling two new green coaches for Emily to pull, still complaining as he would very much want Annie and Clarabel back.

Emily arrives at a signal box, where she is flagged down and the signalman tells her driver that Oliver has not cleared his signal box yet and asks them to go and see what the problem is. Emily sees that Oliver has broken down on an intersection when she hears Thomas' whistle. He sees Oliver but knows he cannot stop in time and is about to crash into him; Emily charges and pushes Oliver across the tracks, narrowly avoiding a collision.

Later, the Fat Controller praises Emily, then presents her with two brand new coaches, the same ones that Thomas has collected. She apologises to Thomas for taking Annie and Clarabel, and Thomas apologises for being cross. Emily is now very happy that she is Thomas' friend and has now become part of the Fat Controller's railway.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Oliver
 * Emily
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * James
 * Toad
 * Butch
 * Harold
 * Bridget Hatt
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * One stone-dropping boy
 * The Inspector with the Bowler Hat
 * The Fisherman
 * Stephen Hatt
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Farmer McColl
 * Toby

Locations

 * Suddery Castle
 * Henry's Tunnel
 * Knapford
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Watermill
 * Tower Windmill
 * The Runby Bridge
 * The Mountain Village
 * Norramby Fishing Village
 * Tidmouth Tunnel
 * Maithwaite
 * The Intersection
 * Wellsworth
 * Yards
 * Dryaw
 * Dryaw Airfield
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouse
 * The Sheep Field
 * Brendam Docks

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the eighteenth episode of the seventh series.
 * This episode marked the first of several things:
 * The first episode narrated by Michael Brandon in the US.
 * The first episode produced by HiT Entertainment.
 * Jocelyn Stevenson's first episode as executive producer.
 * The first episode in the UK dub to use the original opening credits since the fifth series episode, Snow.
 * The first time a female steam engine is a main character and has appeared in an episode.
 * Britt Allcroft's first episode as script consultant.
 * Annie and Clarabel's first speaking roles since Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
 * The first production to feature Thomas' new wincing face since the original one made its last appearance in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
 * Oliver's first speaking role and Toad’s first appearance since the fifth series episode, Busy Going Backwards.
 * The first appearances of Tidmouth Tunnel and Callandale Fishing Yard since the third series episode, Percy, James and the Fruitful Day.
 * The first appearance of Edward's angry face since the third series episode, Escape, not counting a deleted scene appearance in the sixth series episode, Harvey to the Rescue.
 * The first appearance of Oliver's worried face since the fourth series episode, Thomas and the Special Letter.
 * The first episode to use stock footage produced by Clearwater Features since the fourth series episode, Paint Pots and Queens.
 * Extended mirrored stock footage from Thomas in Trouble and a deleted scene from Thomas and Stepney are used.
 * In a rare picture, Oliver and Emily have switched tracks at Wellsworth.
 * Michael Angelis' dubs of this episode uses both Original music and New music in different airings on DVD and television.
 * According to a SiF interview with Robert Gauld-Galliers, Oliver's role in this episode was originally meant for Toby or Percy. A piece of concept art shows Toby in Oliver's role, and the caption beneath it says "Percy and Emily's Line," with "Toby" written above Percy much more faded. This suggests that more than two different characters were considered for the role. In addition to that, Emily was originally meant to wear her wincing face as it was shown in the artwork. Had Toby been utilised, the reason for him getting stuck on the crossing might have been due to him running out of water because of his small water tanks as a reference to the third series episode Time for Trouble.
 * At Maithwaite, a London, Midland and Scottish Railway poster is seen.
 * In Michael Brandon's dub, Oliver says "Thanks!" and Emily pants "We did it!" after they nearly miss Thomas. Additionally, Oliver says "Help!" instead of "Ohhhh!" when Thomas whistles.
 * The very first shot of the episode is mirrored.
 * When Emily leaves the yards with Annie and Clarabel, a faceless Toad model can be seen next to her.
 * The LT Warehouse from TUGS appears at the intersection.
 * This episode marks Annie and Clarabel's only speaking roles in the seventh series.
 * This episode was released on the Happy Little Helpers VHS and DVD the same day it aired on television.
 * Michael Brandon's dub of this episode did not appear on DVD. A clip from the episode with his dub was shown on bonus feature, "How Did Thomas Meet his Friends?" Trivia Game in the 2010 DVD, The Greatest Stories. The full episode was later released in the 2012 DVD, Engine Friends.
 * This episode marked the last one to introduce a new future Steam Team member until Big World! Big Adventures!. This would happen again in the twenty-second series.

Goofs

 * Percy has James' whistle sound at the beginning.
 * The narrator mentions Thomas taking Annie and Clarabel back to the yards, but he is pulling red branch line coaches instead.
 * Emily's safety valve is referred to as her "dome."
 * Emily consistently wobbles throughout this episode.
 * In two scenes of Annie and Clarabel (such as when Clarabel whispers, "How dare he say we'll do!"), her right eye (viewers' perspective left) is damaged.
 * Throughout the episode, Oliver continually gains and loses his lamp and his right (viewer's left) lamp iron.
 * Studio equipment is visible on the top right of the screen when Thomas says to Emily, "Give them back!"
 * After Emily drops Annie and Clarabel off at the yard, her siderods suddenly change position as she leaves to find Thomas.
 * When Oliver cries "Ohh!"/"Help!" his left eye (viewers' perspective right) slightly moves on its own.
 * In the wide shot of Thomas missing his near collision with Emily, before the narrator says, "Just in time," Emily's driving wheels do not move when she pushes Oliver across, indicating that Emily may have been pulled instead.
 * When the narrator says, "Later, the Fat Controller praised Emily," Oliver looks cross instead of happy.
 * Emily's eyes jitter a bit when the Fat Controller tells her she was a very brave engine.
 * In a close up of Emily's coaches after the Fat Controller presents them to her, one of the coaches does not have its clerestory roof fixed properly.
 * When Thomas apologises to Emily, his eyes are a little wonky.
 * Thomas appears to be smiling when he saw Oliver on the crossing.

Quotes

 * Sir Topham Hatt: Thomas, meet Emily.
 * Thomas: Hello(, Emily)!
 * Emily:
 *  Angelis : Hello to you.
 *  Brandon : Hello, Thomas.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Emily, collect your coaches. You and your driver must learn the line.
 * Emily: Yes, sir.


 * Emily's Driver: These aren't your sort of coaches, but I suppose they'll do.
 * Clarabel: How dare he say, "we'll do"!


 * Sir Topham Hatt: I want you to go to the docks to pick up new coaches.
 * Thomas: New coaches? But, sir...
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Really useful engines don't argue.


 * Sir Topham Hatt: Well done, you were a very brave engine.
 * Oliver: The bravest!
 * Sir Topham Hatt: It gives me great pleasure to present you with two new coaches.
 * Emily: Thank you, sir! (Thomas,) I'm sorry I took Annie and Clarabel.
 * Thomas: And I'm sorry I was so cross.
 * Emily: Friends?
 * Thomas: Friends.

Merchandising

 * Books - Emily's New Coaches and Thomas and Emily
 * My Thomas Story Library - Emily
 * Engine Adventures - Emily

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Happy Little Helpers
 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * Hip Hip Hooray for Thomas

US

 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
 * Starting This Fall on PBS
 * Engine Friends
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures
 * Engine Friends

DVD Boxsets

 * New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures/Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills
 * Totally Thomas Volume 4

AUS

 * Rusty Saves the Day
 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Packs

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
 * Trainloads of Thomas Fun
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

SWE

 * The Snow Engine

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.1
 * Welcome Aboard! Pleasant Fellow First Appearance On Sodor Island

MYS

 * Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures
 * Railway Adventures

DK

 * Snow Engine and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

ITA

 * The Queen of Sodor

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature

ZA

 * All Aboard with the Steam Team

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 23

TWN

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 6

HK
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 18
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 11

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