Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) - full transcript

Hello, I'm Mr. Conductor,

and I'm going to tell you
a story about trains,

folks far apart
and the magic railroad
that brought them together,

Every story,
like a railroad,
has its heroes.

Meet Thomas,
he's our number one hero.

Hello!

But he's running
a little late today.

This is the island of Sodor
where Thomas
and his friends live.

It's at one end
of my special universe.

- Hello, Thomas.
- Hello, James.

-I like helping out here.



By the invitation of
Sir Topham Hatt, of course.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Who do we appreciate?

Practicing your
numbers, Gordon.
That's a good engine.

I'm counting how
many seconds late you are.

What does that sign say?

Hmm...
"Sodor Railway.

"Really reliable
and right on time."

Signed, "Head of the railway,
Sir Topham Hatt."

But you weren't on time,
little Thomas.

And you're being bossy, Gordon.

Please excuse me.
I'm meeting Mr. Conductor.

He's looking after us
while Sir Topham Hatt
takes a much needed holiday.

I think we can
take care of ourselves.



Get out of my way!

I have unfinished business here

and I wanna finish it fast!

Diesel 10's back!

Yes, ten out of ten

for devious deeds
and brutal strength.

The blast from the past
who hates steam engines.

Maybe we do need
Mr. Conductor here after all.

On time!

At the other end of my universe,

far away across oceans of time,

up and over Muffle Mountain
and hidden deep in a valley,

is my hometown,

Shining Time.

# Every now and then

# There appears a sign

# That points just round the bend

# To a place you'll find

# Covered in clover

# The magic comes over you

# Showing up right on time

# This is your Shining Time

# Climbing through stars to

# Your own cloud nine

# Soft strokes of lightning

# Paint the skies brightening

# Up all your Shining Time

And by the way, I think you're
going to help me and Thomas

somewhere in this story.

If Diesel has unfinished business,

there's sure to be trouble
right around the corner.

Sandal, fly! Boo, fly!
Shoo, fly! That's it!

Better still, buzz off.

Botheration!

You weren't concentrating, Thomas.

Lucky for you
that the buffers were there.

That's what buffers are for,
to stop engines from crashing.

Why are you in the sheds, James?

I'm feeling a little blue.

Which isn't so hot
when you're red.

I was naughty and Sir Topham Hatt

told me to think about
all the ways
I can be Really Useful.

Then I can come out again.

He's just trying to
make this a better railway
for steam engines.

He says, the harder we work,
the less he'll need
diesels to help.

Help you?

You'll always need help!

Because steam engines
are cowardly, cranky,

wornout hunks of metal
who couldn't hurt a fly.

- No, we're not!
- Yes, you are!

- Aren't!
- Are!

- Now, I've come back
to find a lost steam engine.

I'm gonna destroy her
and dominate you!

And then you'll be nothing
but useless scrap!
Right, Pinchy?

Big bully! Stinker!

We're Really Useful engines!

You won't dominate us
and you won't destroy her!

We won't let you.
Neither will Mr. Conductor.
I'm off to fetch him now.

What lost engine?

There, Mutt,
the paint job's finished.

I reckon Shining Time
has the best welcome sign
of any town in our valley.

I'm glad you agree.

Billy's old map sure helped a lot.

He's on his way back now, is he?

You hear that train
whistle sooner
than it hears itself.

Fine work, Patch.

Thanks.

Oh, I've been looking at your map.

What are these mysterious
shadowy lines?

They look like
straight railroad tracks,

but I can't see any tracks
around here, except the ones
you travel on.

It's mysteries that
make this land so...

Magical?

I better be off
to Muffle Mountain.

I promised Mr. Stone
that I'd clean his yard.

Does Burnett Stone
ever give you a smile?

No, but he doesn't frighten
my horse, either.

Which means,
I don't think he's a bad man.

I think he's just sad.

I didn't know that in
Muffle Mountain there was

a secret that Burnett had shared

only with his
childhood friend, Tasha.

One day, Tasha, I'm going
to drive this engine.

And I'll take you with me.

Promise you will,
Burnett. Promise!

I promise.

This engine was vital
to the magic that held

these worlds together,
but only Burnett knew that.

Hello. Shining Time Station.
Manager Stacy Jones speaking.

Oh, yes, the 10:15 from
Pelican Falls to Shining Time

is right on schedule.

-You're welcome.

The 10:00 to Lucy's Leap
is leaving now.

Oh, Billy, I found
this child's drawing

in an old locker
in the lost and found.

Look at the signature, Billy.

Burnett Stone!

It's hard to believe Burnett
could have ever looked
that happy.

Burnett had a wonderful smile.

And he loved railroading, too.

How did you find me here?

I found the entrance
to your workshop ages ago.

But I would never tell anybody.

See that switch on the wall?

Flip it on.

I guessed there was
something mysterious
about this mountain.

Yeah. All mountains
have their secrets, Patch.

Shouldn't surprise a kid like you.

Could I help you,
Mr. Stone?

Sure. You can help me
dust her off.

This engine's name is Lady.

Why is she locked up?

She isn't.
She's safe from harm.

Long ago, I made a mistake
as Lady's caretaker.

An evil diesel found Lady
and threatened to destroy her.

He chased her
and used up all her coal.

He made her go too fast

and then he crashed her.

Then I brought her here.

I tried my best to fix her up

but I've never been
able to make up
for the mistake I made.

And I've never been able to

bring her to life.

To make her steam.

Patch, she's as precious as gold.

Pinchy, you captured the real me.

That's beautiful. I could cry.

- Boss?
- We're here.

Listen, you two.
I've got a job for you,
Splodge.

- Actually, it's Splatter.
- And Dodge.

I ain't got time
to say both names!
Oh, well.

I've come back
to find a steam engine.

That's easy.
Yeah,
they're everywhere.

Not the one I want.
She escaped me once before.

As long as she exists,
so do the others.

But if she can be destroyed...

Destroyed.

Did you say the destroyed?

Yeah, destroyed!

There's one problem.

Mr. Conductor's coming,
and he won't let you destroy.

I can do whatever I want!

I'll get him, too!
With Pinchy!

Ow! Pinchy,
I hate it when you do that!

- Hello, Mr. Conductor.
- Hello, Billy.

Tool kit? Check.

Ticket puncher?

Check-check.

All aboard!

Just testing, Billy.
Mustn't let my
conducting skills get rusty.

Important day, Mr. C?

It is a very important day!

I'm going to the island of Sodor.

It's the only place
in my universe
where I fit in size-wise.

Sir Topham Hatt has given me
a big responsibility.

Diesel 10 is back
and I have to make sure
he behaves himself.

Excuse me, Billy.

I hope your visit
goes well, Mr. C.

Thank you.

I must be responsible,
reliable and...

Don't tell me.

Really Useful. I knew that.

Well, Thank you, Moby Dick.
I like my sparkle, too.

You know,
gold really is your color.

Stacy, where did you find
this painting?

In an old locker. It was done
by Burnett Stone
when he was a child.

I was told that he used
to work on this railroad.

But he never leaves
the other side
of the mountain now.

You seem puzzled,
Mr. Conductor.

Well, I am puzzled.

This place looks like
the island of Sodor

but how would
Burnett Stone travel there
without gold dust?

Sparkle's been the only way
to make the trip

since the lost engine disappeared.

Anyway, I just came
to say goodbye.
I have to go now.

Right now?

Yes. I have to make sure
everything's safe and sound

on the island of Sodor
just as I try to do here.

Like Stacy, Mutt sensed danger,

he didn't want either
Billy or me to leave
Shining Time.

Old Smoky,
you stay right here
until I get back.

Ah, there you are.

Is something wrong here?

Ah!

I'm going to be late.
I'll get back
as fast as I can.

I have to concentrate now, Mutt.

I'm suddenly having problems
with my sparkle.

Mutt?

-Goodbye, Mutt.

-Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle.

Mr. Conductor,
where are you?

I know you live far away,
but you always seem
to get here on time.

Oh, Mr. Conductor!
Are you all right?

Yes, Thomas. But sometimes
everything happens at once.

I have to see Sir Topham Hatt
to get my orders right away.

The journey from Shining Time
keeps getting
bumpier and bumpier.

- A big bully Diesel is back.
- You had better be careful.

Sir Topham Hatt
warned me about Diesel.
Don't worry, Thomas.

I'll just pop in and out
with my sparkle
wherever he goes

and keep him in order.

I hope.

# Old MacDiesel had a plan
Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee

# A pinch-pinch here,
and a pinch-pinch there
Here a pinch, there a pinch #

I crack myself up.

Tasha, the Conductor family
has a little steam engine,

with her own railroad,
and has wonderful energy
because of it.

But a diesel wants to destroy her.

And without her,
the Conductor's universe
will vanish.

The man with the sparkle
told me that one day,

one of his family will return,

but until then,
"To guard her well,
young Burnett."

But I didn't guard you well.

I just don't

seem to understand about...

About magic anymore.

This is where
Burnett's granddaughter,
Lily, comes into our story.

She lives with
her mom and dad
in the big city,

a few hours train ride
from Shining Time.

She sees magic
no one else has time to,

like lovely reflections
of light on a rainy day.

Soon, she was off to stay
with her grandpa
on Muffle Mountain,

Grandpa's been so sad
since Grandma Tasha died

and he never comes here to see us.

Well, maybe your visit
will cheer him up. Hmm?

Did you get his present?

Here. I'm making him
a friendship bracelet.

Honey, that's beautiful.

But I'd rather just
stay here with you.

I know. Come here.

- I'm gonna go up this way.
- Okay.

- Be careful.
- You always say that.

See you in a minute.

You're coming with me
to Grandpa's, Bluebird.

I know how much
you like to travel.

Faraway on Sodor,

the steam engines
were confident, cheerful,

and determined
not to be bullied by Diesel.

Only James, who now felt
Really Useful too,
was complaining.

- Wobbly wheels.
- Puffy pistons.

Thomas,
I should have
collected Mr. Conductor!

James is right, little Thomas.

Collecting Mr. Conductor
is an important job.

Important is big.

James is a big engine.

You, Thomas, are small!
Small, small, small.
Teeny, weenie, weenie.

And I am a big, blue engine
who knows everything.

Bossy sprockets!
All that steam
has gone to your funnel!

- There they are.
- We'll fix their wagons.

I'm no good
at backing up.
Me neither.

What's important is
to stand up on our own wheels
to Diesel.

Diesel knows
that the lost engine
in the legend really exists.

- What engine?
- What legend?

An engine whose magic
makes her more powerful
than Diesel will ever be.

That's why he wants to find her.

Then we'd better find her first.

Leave it
to the big engines,
Percy.

Little engines can do big things.

Especially when they have nice
blue paint like me.

Hey,
just watch what happens
to that blue puffball...

When Harold
the flopper chopper
flies past here.

Right!

Routine fly-by, chaps. Hello.

The boss dumped
sneezing powder everywhere.

Let's start laughing now.

Oh, sorry, fellas.
A bit of a dust up.
Love to stay and clean up.

Got to go. Bye.

Did you mean to look like that?

- No.
- Neither did I.

This must be
Diesel's doing!
Toot!

"Where were you?

"My wife said
she couldn't miss
our little holiday.

"We'll telephone to make sure
you have arrived."

Signed, "Sir Topham Hatt."

Sir Topham Hatt.

Where were you?

Good afternoon, sir.

A real honor, sir.

Like my family before me.

And how is Lady Hatt?

Yes. Watch out for Diesel.
Definitely.

Keep an eye
on Henry's health.
Certainly.

Yes, sir, the three R's,
reading, writing
and arithmetic.

I mean...

I will be responsible,

reliable

and Really Useful.

Yes, sir.

We will all get
a good night's sleep.

Looking forward to
a hard day tomorrow.

Goodbye, sir.

So, who dropped the ball then?

Oh, there you are.

I'd like a nice cup of hot cocoa.

Would you fellas care to join me?

No.

Go outside and play?
Well, I can understand that.

What do you think?
Why do you keep
hitting him like that?

You need a time out.

Just a little sweeter, I think.

All right, Pinchy,
my little bucket of badness,

time to feast yourself.

Ah! Now that's better.

Cinders and ashes!
It's Diesel!
Oh, no!

Hello, Twinkle Toes!

I've got a plan
and you're not in it!

-You can't catch me, Diesel!

- Losing your sparkle, huh?
- What perfect timing.

You won't find her here.

You're not clever enough
to stop me.

Oh, yes, I am!

No, you're not. Is that...

That's right.
It's sugar, Diesel.

And if I throw this
in your tank,
it'll seize you up for good.

Make the most of tonight,
Twinkle Toes,

because you won't like tomorrow!

Neither will that
line of tin kettles!

Shut up, Pinchy.

Mr. Conductor,
but what happened
to your sparkle?

I don't know, Thomas.
I'll just have to
sleep on that.

On your sparkle?

No, Thomas.

On the problem
of what happened to it.

But, Mr. Conductor,

without your sparkle
or the lost engine,

you can't travel here
to help us anymore.

I'll solve the problem.

You just go to sleep now.

Easy for you to say.

Sparkle, gold dust, magic,

railroad, buffers, lost engine.

The family told me, as long as
there is a railroad,
there will be harmony.

As long as there is gold dust,
there will be energy.

You will never have to worry.

Yeah, sure.

Mr. C?

Mr. C!

Why aren't you here?

Why couldn't you
travel anymore
to the island of Sodor

or back home here
to us in Shining Time?

The magic is all gone.

What's going wrong
with our railroad and why?

My universe is in danger.

I've got to find more gold dust!

Next morning,
Mutt traveled with Billy
to the big city station.

Mutt was sure Lily could help
her grandpa,

and that together
they could help me,

but only if Lily
met someone special
at Shining Time first.

The train
for Muffle Mountain
will depart from Track 3,

last stop, Muffle Mountain.

The train for Shining Time
will depart from Track 4.

I don't suppose you know
where Track 3 is, do you?

You do?

Well, why not?

-I hope you're right.

Mutt was feeling pleased
with himself.

He had put Lily on the wrong train

but he knew he had done so
for the right reasons.

# I know how the moon must feel

# Looking down from the heavens

# Smiling at the silly things

# We put ourselves through

# Missing magic each day

# And not seeing the wonder

# That's how the moon

# Must feel

# I know how the moon must feel

# When he makes someone happy

# That's the feeling I will feel

# When you smile at me

# I'll be floating on air

# I'll be beaming with wonder

# That's how the moon

# Must feel

Left a bit... Ah!
Right a bit.

Up a bit!

There, James.
Tickle all gone now?

No. Still itchy.

Hey, Mr. C, why do you
look so tired?

Is it because I'm red?
Diesel says red
is a very tiring color.

But, Mr. C,
red looks so nice
against the snow.

It's not me, is it?

No, of course not, James.
Red is bright and cheerful.

- Oh, good.
- Just like my sparkle.

Or at least it was,
and must be again!

Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm going to the windmill

to search for something important.

Now off to work, please.

Okay.
Keep your steam up.

What happened?
Where's the windmill?

That's where I'm supposed to be.

Now I've completely lost
my sense of direction.

Oh...

Now my gold dust
really is all gone.

If I can't find the source
for making more,
the consequences will be bad.

I saw them in my dream last night.

My family never told me
what to do
in a gold dust crisis.

They only said,
"If you can't remember
the clue,

"the windmill
will remind you."

But where is the windmill?

And what is the clue?

- Smile, you steamers.
- It's a sunny day.

It's not sunny,
'cause Mr. C's
not at the windmill. I looked.

I think his sparkle's all gone.

My smoke box
doesn't feel sunny.
It feels stuffed up.

Nasty fumes from dingy Diesel.

And Diesel is after
the lost engine.

And if he finds her,
I fear that will
destroy us all.

What, even an engine as big as me?

Yes, Gordon, even you.

Say it, don't spray it, Thomas.

I've still got
sneezing powder
up my funnel.

Now I'm going to look
for Mr. Conductor.

Let us get back to work.
That's what he would want.

How about a race, Thomas?

Sorry, Bertie. I can't today.

I have to be
a Really Useful engine and
solve some mysteries instead.

I guess
that means I win.
Perhaps another day.

What's that?

What's this?

"I notice you left
your thinking cap behind.

"Try these instead.
They're good for the brain.

"Gone fishing. Rabbit."

Well, well, well!

How very thoughtful.

Plane, drain.

Mountain, fountain.

That might be something.
I think I'll try the celery.

Sausage, bicycle.

Toothpaste, beach.

Wait a minute.

Beach.

Beach! That's it! That's it!

I have to find a bellflower.

I need to make a call.

# It's a summer Sunday
and I'm under

# A cloud that shades
my happiest blunder

# Catching the wave of another

# This easy life Oh!

# I never thought that I

# Could ever give
my life to one girl

# I feel like I'm finished

# Washed up and unaccomplished

# I've dissolved too soon

# Thinking of swimming on a Sunday

# To a lady more fair
than the spray and the cool #

That's my shell phone!

Junior is that you?

Oh, hi, Cous.
Are you in a tunnel?

This isn't a very good line.

Where are you?

Hmm... I'm in paradise.

I got on cloud nine,
and here I am.

Listen to me,

You've got to come
to the island of Sodor
right now.

Now? But I'm waiting
on the perfect wave!

Oh, no, you're not!
You're coming here.

You have to help me
find the source
of our family's gold dust.

What is the source?

That's the trouble.
I haven't a clue.

And I've used up most
of my gold dust, too.

What?

Then go to
Shining Time Station first,

and in my signal house,
in the box
under the staircase,

you'll find my
emergency whistle
with the last of my supply.

Please take care of this and...

Don't talk to anyone
about the buffers!

What buffers?

Shh!

This is a really bad line.

Hello!

My shell phone's
not working properly.

You've got to
come here right away!
I'm counting on you!

Hello?

I want my money back.

Shining Time?
What does that mean?

- Do you want me to get off here?

Where is everyone?

What have you brought me here for?

That's gonna
leave a mark! Oh!

Maybe it's in here.

Oh, cake!

Ugh, that's not cake!

-How cute. Six little...

Five little glass figurines.

Ooh! Hello?

This is too much.
I've got to get back
to the island.

I've got to get to cousin.

Hiya. Who are you?

I'm Lily. Who are you?

C. Junior.

Did I drop some sunglasses
when I came in here?

I don't know.

Oh, well, I might as well use
some more of this stuff.

See you, Lily.

What is this stuff?

The magic is gone.

Why did I take my gold dust
for granted?

I can't help without my gold dust.

What is the source
of my gold dust?

Is someone there?

Thomas, is that you?

Mr. Conductor?

-Mr. Conductor!

Oh, Mr. Conductor,
where are you?

Thomas?

How could I possibly say that
I'm Really Useful now?

Excuse me. Are you Lily?

Yeah.

Hi. I'm Stacy Jones.
I'm manager here.

Your grandpa's very upset.

You must've gotten
on the wrong train.

I'll take you to Muffle Mountain.

Thank you.

Stacy, did you know my grandma?

My mother did.
She said Tasha
was a wonderful dancer.

I think Grandpa
liked to call Grandma "Lady."

Lady?

Yes.
I heard him say that name
when they were talking.

I wish...

Oh, never mind.

Turn right here, you can't miss it

Stacy, I'm a little nervous.

Well, maybe your grandpa is, too.

It's been a while
since you've seen each other.

Thanks a lot.

Hello, Burnett.

Stacy.

Hello, Lily.

Hi, Grandpa.

Have a good evening.

Thanks, Stacy. Good night.

You said, "I wish..."

I wish?

Oh, yes.

I wish you'd come back
and see us tomorrow
at Shining Time.

If your grandpa lets you.

Here, Grandpa.
This is a friendship bracelet.

Grandma taught me
how to make one
when I was little.

This one's for you.

Thank you, Lily.

As the sound of Lady's magic
echoed through the night

on Muffle Mountain,

the engines on Sodor
had her very much
in their thoughts,

Thomas, I was thinking.

How does Mr. Conductor
travel here?

By gold dust.

But if there'
s a lost engine, maybe
there's a lost railway, too.

Mr. Conductor's railway!

The journey gets
bumpier and bumpier.

That's what
Mr. Conductor told me.

Oh!
He talked about buffers
in his sleep!

Buffers are at the
end of a railway.

I think that's how
he travels here,
on a secret railway.

Belonging to the lost engine!

Percy, you are clever.

Oh! My wheels are suddenly
feeling very wobbly.

I think Diesel's around here!

I'm sorry, you two.
Diesel heard every word
you said.

I'm going after him
to see what he does next.

You'd better get
the mail delivered.

You're very brave, Toby.

Diesel won't bother
with an old engine like me.

He thinks I'm really useless.

# I've been working on the railway

# All the livelong day #

Who wants to work
a livelong day anyway?

There he is.

Come in! Come in and
join the party, Splodge!

Hooray!
We're gonna have a party.

I love parties.
Who's got
the balloons?

What?

Correction.
Join the party that's over.

Just like Twinkle Toe's
magic railway
is gonna be over.

Hmm.

Gone, like the lost engine
and the buffers
that lead to her.

What are you gonna do?

That's a good question.

It's time
to put Twinkle Toes'
lights out.

Ooh.

This is a job for the boss!

I've got to delay him.
I've got to distract him. Hmm.

- It's the old teapot!
- Smash him!

- Pinchy, get back here!
- I hate it when you do this!

Good show!

Uh, Boss, did you mean to
let the roof fall in?

All the way in?

I always mean what I do,
you rattle traps!

Diesel was in a dump,

but the steam engines
were still right on track.

# He's a Really Useful engine
You know

# All the other engines
They'll tell you so

# He huffs and puffs and whistles

# Rushing to and fro

# He's
the Really Useful engine
we adore

# He's a Really Useful engine
You know

# 'Cause the Fat Controller
He told him so

# Now he's got a workshop
to call his very own

# He's
the Really Useful engine
we adore

# He's the one

# He's the number one

# Thomas the tank engine

# He's the Really Useful engine

# We adore

Morning, Henry.
What's the matter?

I've got boiler ache.

And I'm collecting
one, two, three, four,
five, six trucks

of special island of
Sodor coal for you.

Oh, Thank you, Thomas.

Special coal
will make me feel
much better.

But I wish I could
make Mr. Conductor
feel better too,

by finding him.

Hello, Thomas
and your five coal trucks.

Five?
But I'm supposed to have six.

Hello, Percy.

Oh, Thomas,
I've been worried
about you.

Bertie says you lost
a coal truck today.

Yes. It disappeared
when I was at the buffers
near the little grotto.

Maybe those are
the buffers that lead to
the secret railway.

And the grotto is
the lost engine's
special platform!

Yes!

Percy, you protect
those buffers from Diesel...

...and I'll find
Mr. Conductor.

- Because you're
a brave engine, Percy.

Oh, I forgot.

- Hello, Twinkle Toes!
- Remember me?

Fat Hatt won't have much use
for you looking like that.

Oh, I see you forgot
to bring the sugar.

How careless of you.
Say hello to Pinchy!

Okay, Twinkle Toes,
I know about the buffers.

- That's what I saw in my dream!
- It's coming true!

My universe is starting
to crumble!

And I know about
the magic railway.

And when I find that engine,
you and all those puffballs

will be history!

Now tell me where
the buffers are! Now!

-You got 10 seconds.

Ten, nine,

eight, seven,

six, five,

four, three, two...

Too late, Diesel!

Did you put all this here for me?

You must've known
that I was coming.
How kind of you.

Oh! I'm at the windmill.

That's what I call
a perfect landing.

This must be the clue to
unlock the source of
the gold dust.

Where has the writing gone?

So, Boss...

How come you let
Twinkle Toes escape?

Oh, that!
Well, uh,
I did it on purpose.

I was testing him
to see if he could escape.

- Liar, liar.
- Pants on fire.

All right!
Playtime's over, Splodge.

Uh-oh.

Now it's time for
the next lesson, huh?

I call it
"How to stop being stupid."

That's gonna ruin my facial.

Oh.

Bet you can't climb that tree.

See?

-On my fire escape.

Hi. I'm Patch.

I'm Lily.
Do you live around here?

Yes.
My mom and dad
run the stables.

- Morning, Patch.
- Good morning, Mr. Stone.

I'm riding into Shining Town.
Could Lily come with me?

- If she'd like to.
- I'd like to.

Sure, she can go.

Be back by sunset, Lily.

Do you wanna come, too?

I never go there now.

Bye, Grandpa.

So, have you ever ridden
a horse before?

No.

I've always wanted to go this way.

We're following some
shadowy lines
I've seen on a map.

They're like railroad tracks
without any rails.

Well, Lady, what are we to do?

It all seemed so much easier
when Tasha and I
were children.

Junior?

Presto!

I'd given up on seeing you again.

What's blue, green and red
and goes beep.

A parrot and you mean chirp-chirp.

No, trains. Talking trains.

And I'm off to see them
right now in the island of
Sodor, and cousin.

But I overslept
and I'm in a bit of a hurry.
Do you want to come?

Can we be back here by sunset?

I hope so.
I wanna get back
to the beach.

- Okay.
- Good.

It's this way.

We'll take the shortcut.

-Hmm...

There's two of us.

Oh, well. That means
I'll have to use Cous'
extra supply of gold dust.

It doesn't matter.
We'll have plenty more soon.

Can I take this little bit
back for Grandpa?

Be my guest.

I'll take care of it for you.

Ready? Here goes.

You've grown bigger.

May be you're smaller.
I'm adjusting to my
new surroundings.

This is the only place
this ever happens to me.

Whoa!

A bit bouncy, isn't it?

-Conductor's railroad.

-Whatever.

We're traveling miles
and miles to the island.

But I don't know if this
railroad's gonna last
much longer.

-It'll vanish like the engine.

The engine that used to
travel on this railroad.

Cous and I never saw it.
We don't know what
happened to it.

Hey, what's that doing there?

You ready, Lily?
Here are the buffers.

Now!

Where are we?

The island of Sodor, of course.

This way.

-Oh, bogus!

I think I'm allergic to grass.

It's a good thing
I like climbing things.

Grass.

What's that noise?

The trains. They talk.
We're just too far away to
hear what they're saying.

Good morning.

Annie! Clarabel!
There's Mr. Conductor!

We found him!

Oh, bunko! It's Junior.

- Junior, look!
- It's Thomas!

Thomas, now, don't look
so surprised. I know you
haven't seen me since...

You stuffed party poppers
down my funnel!

- We had a laugh.
- You did.

- You're talking to each other.
- Ah! First prize.

Lily, Thomas. Thomas, Lily.

Now, where's my cousin?

-Hi.
-Hello, Lily.
Welcome to Sodor.

Come on, Lily.
I'm very at home on trains.

Annie, Clarabel,
I'll send Percy back
to fetch you.

We've heard that one before.

-Travel sickness.

What's that shining
at the windmill?

Presto, Lily.
I think it's my cousin!

Mr. Conductor!
Mr. Conductor!

Thomas!
Thank throttles
you're safe!

Come on, Lily.

Hey, Cous, what's up?

-No, Junior, I am not.

As a matter of fact,
I just landed here

after escaping
a heavy metal monster.

Junior, where have you been?

Is your sparkle back,
Mr. Conductor?

No, Thomas, it isn't.
But I do know the clue.

Stoke up the magic in
the mountain...

Darn!

Dither!

Hey, Cous,
you're looking terrible.

Why don't we get
more gold dust
'cause I used yours up.

Then you can go back home
and I can go to the beach.

Junior, I want you to listen
to me very carefully.

Uh-oh.

- I'll get that.
- I've got it.

Hello?

No, this is his cousin.

Give the phone.

Who's this?

Oh, hello, Hattie.

No, no. He's hanging
around here somewhere.

Yes, Sir Topham Hatt, sir.

No, he just wanted to be friendly.

No, he is not a dog.

Let's just say he's a puppy
in need of a good trainer.

No, nothing to worry about, sir.

Goodbye, sir.

Cous, this is Lily.

She's staying with Grandpa Stone.

Hello, Lily.

Hello.

- Junior?
- Whoa!

- What are you doing up there?
- Come down.

It's too windy!

This is just like the fun fair!

Give us two seconds.
Whoo-hoo!

Two seconds is all it takes
for you to land in trouble!

- Ah-ha! Twinkle Toes Junior!
- Oh, no, my beach bag!

You won't be doing any surfing
up here, Mr. Kahuna.

Really? Watch me.

Hang on tight, Moon Doggie!

Yee-haw!

Diesel's hijacked him!

What's gonna happen to Junior now?

My family's pretty good
at getting themselves out of
trouble. Eventually.

I don't know what eventually means

but it sounds very, very long.

-I wish I knew.

I'm sorry.
She wasn't at the station
when I went back for her.

It's okay, Patch.

We'll find her. Don't worry.

I am brave.
I am brave.

Thomas says I'm brave,
so I'm brave.

Oh! It's not easy being brave.

Shiver my pistons!
There's Splatter and Dodge!

Oh! They found the buffers.
Oh, now what's going
to happen?

- Howdy partner.
- Excuse me.

Oh, that's just nothing.

Ah!
That nothing was something.

These must be the buffers
Diesel's looking for.

Are we supposed
to go through them?

Not we, you.

Not me, you.

This is a job for the boss.

We'll tell him tomorrow.

Yeah, tomorrow's good.

Oh,
I'd better hurry back
and warn Thomas.

I was doing my best
to keep Lily cheerful.

I knew she was worried
about being late
for her grandpa,

Mr. Conductor,
I was supposed to be
back by sunset.

You know, Lily,
perhaps your grandpa
can guess where you are.

-Maybe.

Because I think
he's been here himself,
long ago.

And if he can help,
I do wish he'd hurry.

I haven't told Junior this,
but soon he'll grow
as weak as I am.

Junior said there used to be
an engine that traveled on
the magic railroad.

And if only we could find that
we could still head back to
Shining Time.

Oh, that engine disappeared.

Never to be seen
or heard from again.

I have to tell you
something, Mr. C.

I've heard a train whistle
and it sounded like it came
from the mountain.

Mountain. I just remembered
another part of the clue.

"Stoke up the magic
in the mountain
and the lady will smile."

But we need
more information, Lily.

And I know that your grandpa
could help if he would just
believe that he could.

Lady?

She can whistle.
I've heard her.

Yeah, so have I.

It's because she's magic.

This must be the map
of her magic railroad.

But the railroad's energy
is fading away.

I sensed it
when we were out riding.

Lily and I were traveling
on the ground above it.

The railroad needs Lady

but I don't know
her special secret.

And I need to know it now
more than ever.

-Yes, because of Lily.

So, Thomas,
we must get Lily back
to her grandpa now

incase Diesel
gets rid of the railway.

But how can Lily go
without gold dust?

Only in the lost engine.

-Unless...

Thomas, will you please take Lily?

Through the buffers?

But what if I go
on the railway and
my wheels don't work?

-But what if, if...

- It will be for a while.
- And cold.

- Maybe.
- And how will
I get back again?

Because you're a
Really Useful engine
and will find a way.

Then I'll try.

I promise
I'll get you home
to your grandpa, Lily.

Follow me, partner.

Right this way to Bufferville.

- Just a walk in the park.
We're going
through, Lily.

You're on your own from
here on in, little buckaroo!

Little engines can do big things.

It is dark and cold and bumpy

but I'm not afraid.

Oh, there's
the missing coal truck.

Coal truck?
"Stoke up the magic
in the mountain."

That's part of
Mr. Conductor's clue
to his gold dust.

And, Lily,
that's what you do
with coal,

stoke it up to make steam.

We're going to be really
reliable and help
Mr. Conductor.

We're going back
for that coal truck.

Buffers. Coal truck.

We're starting to solve
the mysteries, Lily.

You're a Really Useful engine,
Thomas.

- Lily, where are we?
- Muffle Mountain, Thomas.

I think I feel a little dizzy.

I can't go any further.
My wheels won't let me.

Then I'll be back, Thomas.
I promise.
But I must find Grandpa.

It's getting windy up here.

Bust my boiler!

I've left the coal truck behind!

Where's Grandpa?
Can you take me to him?

- Jump up.
- I knew I could count on you.

Stop, wheels. Stop!

Whoa!

Grandpa!

Oh, Lily.
I'm so glad to see you.

There's this island with
talking trains and they said
you might have been there.

But Mr. Conductor's very sick
and Junior's in danger

and I had to leave
poor Thomas behind.

Please help me.

I'd like to, Lily.
Nothing seems to work.

This is the lost engine
from long ago.

Now we can go
back to the island and bring
Mr. Conductor and Junior home.

I can't make her steam.

I've tried all
the different coals
in the valley.

Lady.

-Yes.

Coal. Special coal
from the island of Sodor.

That's what Lady needs.

Patch, there's a coal truck
up at the top of the mountain.

- Do you think you could
get some?
- Of course I will.

I'm sorry, Lily and Cous,

I haven't been
responsible, reliable,
Really Useful...

But I will be!
But I will be!

James!

So you've lost
your sparkle, too, huh?

Bye-bye, Twinkle Toes.

Oh! It's empty.

Here we go.
Junior,
what are we gonna do?

We'll think of something.

That's it.

I'll find you some more, Lily.
I promise.

But if I'm going to be
any help at all,
it's now or never.

I've got to use up
the rest of this stuff.

- Are you ready?
- No, we're not.

James the brains,
get us out of here.

Now we are.

What the...

- Bye, James.
- Bye, Junior.

Sorry I've been so long, Cous.

But better late than never?

Junior, we are all out
of gold dust, aren't we?

Bankrupt.

Hey!

It's a beautiful day!

I mean we're down,
but we're not out.

No, we're out...

But we are not down.

Did Grandma love Lady
as much as you do?

Did she take a ride on her?

Grandma loved her
because I loved her.

But she never took a ride on Lady.

I couldn't fix her in time.

Lily, look.

The railroad's
getting its energy back.

Well, my Lady, the lights
are all green for you now.

Green for glory.

- Tasha would have loved
this journey.
- Yes, she would.

And she'd love it
that you're with me now.

So, Burnett,
you didn't forget about magic.

It's safe inside you.

Thomas!

You've found her!
And she's beautiful!

We're on the island of Sodor.

Stop, Grandpa.
Stop, Lady.

Hello, Junior. Hello, Mr. C.

Mr. Conductor,
this is my grandpa.

I'm glad you were able
to find your way back.

Junior, do you realize
who this is?

I reckon this is
one beautiful engine.

Oh...

This is the lost engine.

Oh, are we glad to see you.
Now we can go back
to Shining Time.

Junior.

We won't make it back
to Shining Time
without the gold dust.

Without it, the magic can't exist.

Ah-ha!
There's the blue puffball!

And look who he's with.

Splodge, come and destroy.

No.
You do it yourself.
We don't like you.

- We mean that.
- Emphatically.

- What does that mean?
- I have no idea.

Run, Lady. Quickly!
And I'm going to help you.

So am I, my Lady.
I'll not let you down again.

Who needs you, Splodge?

Watch out for the viaduct.
It's dangerous!

What's the matter?

Lady.
That engine's name is Lady.

- She's part of the clue
to the source of...
...The gold dust!

Now I'll get you, Burnett Stone.

No, you won't, because
the magic you refuse
to believe in

will get the better of you.

You can run, but you can't hide.

Right, Pinchy?

- Pinchy's hungry.
- Get back!

Come on, Lady.

Coming, Puffball.

Look out!

Here I come! Duck, Pinchy!

I like my lunch steamed.

Pretty fast for a puffball.

Well, Lady, this is your
shining time, too.

I hope so.

Come on, Lady.
Little engines
can do big things.

Well done, Thomas!
Well done!

Hey! Ooh! What's going on?

Oh! Hold it!

Puffball!

Teapot!

Tin kettle!

Oh, well.
Nice time of the year
for a cruise.

But, Mr. Conductor,
you still don't have
your gold dust.

I think he will soon.

Wait a minute.

"Then watch the swirls
that spin so well."

Swirls. Like the shavings
around Lady when we were
on the railroad.

- Is there anything else?
- Of course there is.

"So well."
A well means water.

Lily, put the shavings in
with the water.

Go ahead, Lily.
Throw it up in the air.

Please! Please!

Now, Lily.

- Gold dust!
- Gold dust!

Yey!

Gold dust!

Lady, you're
a really helpful engine.

And helping each other
brings to life the magic
in all of us.

Come on, Mutt.
Let's look around.

Lily...

I think I promised you something.

Here.

Take some.

So, Cous, how else can I help?

You mean, you don't want
to go back to the beach?

No.

Well, maybe for a holiday.

But I'm ready to work.

You got a job for me?

You know, Junior,
there is a railroad.

-One or two.

-Sunny spells.

I'll take it.
What's the way?

This is the way.

Hello.
Oh, yes, Sir Topham Hatt, sir.

You're on your way back right now.

Splendid news.
I'll be at the sheds
to welcome you.

Oh, yes, sir.
Everything is under control.

Goodbye, sir.

Well, see you in Shining Time.

Here, Grandpa.

I'd like you to have this.

Well, how sweet of you, Lily.

Here. Give me the bluebird.

I think we should share it.

Now we'll always remember
our Shining Time together.

Have a great time.

Ah!

And so we've come
to the happy end of our story.

But it's time for all of us
to go home,

just like Thomas.