Thomas & Friends: The Hidden Railway/Transcript

This is the transcript of Thomas & Friends: The Hidden Railway.

Transcript
(The screen fades out of a tunnel as Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel are puffing out of the tunnel.)

Thomas: What a lovely day! The birds are singing, the trees are whistling, and the sun is shining brightly!

(Thomas begins to accelerate a bit faster.)

Annie & Clarabel: Oh! Slow down, Thomas!

Thomas: Come on, you two. Have some fun along the tracks!

(Then, Thomas goes very faster, while Annie & Clarabel are screaming.)

Thomas: Woo-hoo!

(Thomas approaches Maithwaite station, and slows down. Thomas laughs.)

Thomas: Seriously, you two, you need some experience on what a real passenger train does.

Annie: We're only saying, since you might come off the rails if you continue rushing off like that, Thomas.

Thomas: I know, Annie. I'm always careful.

Clarabel: If you say so.

(The stationguard blows his whistle and Thomas leaves the platform. Meanwhile, along the branch line...)

Annie: Hey, Clarabel, do you remember that strange theory?

Clarabel: What theory?

Annie: That a lost railway exists in the mainland.

Clarabel: Huh, no.

Thomas: What are you two talking about back there?

Annie: Nothing, Thomas.

Clarabel: Yeah, it's nothing. We're talking about if coaches like us exist on the mainland.

Thomas: Of course they do. Considering I've been built in the mainland.

Clarabel: Okay, Thomas. If you say so.

(Thomas arrived at Knapford. Sir Topham Hatt was waiting.)

Sir Topham Hatt: Ah, Thomas. I need to talk to you. I've got a special job for you.

Thomas: What is it, sir?

Sir Topham Hatt: Tomorrow, you are to take a goods train with 22 cars to the mainland.

Thomas: Oh. Well, since the train I'll take would be heavy, who will help me out?

Sir Topham Hatt: Well, Thomas, I recently ordered a new tank engine to help you out, and she'll arrive here tomorrow morning.

Thomas: That's good. At least I'll have a new friend to talk to on the way.

Sir Topham Hatt: That's right, Thomas. Now, wake up early and meet back here. Philip will shunt your trucks for you.

Thomas: Yes, sir.

(Thomas goes to the yard to leave Annie & Clarabel.)

Thomas: Bye, Annie & Clarabel. Sir Topham Hatt has given me a special job in the mainland.

Annie: Is that so, Thomas? Well, see you soon!

Clarabel: Be careful there, Thomas!

Thomas: Don't worry, Clarabel. I will!

(At night, Thomas arrived at Tidmouth Sheds.)

Percy: Hello, Thomas!

Thomas: Hello, Percy.

Percy: So I heard all about your special job!

Thomas: You did?

Percy: Yeah. Going to the mainland with a new engine? That's fun!

Thomas: Oh, yeah. I'm still wondering who the new engine is.

James: Ha, ha! Don't get lost on the mainland, Thomas. You don't want to get trapped in a big working facility again.

Gordon: Or when you had to go to London!

Thomas: Stop it! I think the new engine will know the way, since she's from the mainland too.

James: Or she probably forgot!

(All the engines laugh. Thomas felt upset.)

Percy: Don't listen to them, Thomas. I know you'll do a really useful job.

Thomas: We'll see, Percy. We'll see.

(Percy left Tidmouth Sheds to take the mail train. The next morning, Thomas woke up with a smile on his face.)

Thomas: I can't wait to see who the new engine is! I bet she's fast and strong!

(He hurried into Knapford station.)

Philip: Hello, Thomas!

Thomas: Hello, Philip. Where's the cars?

Philip: I'm still setting it up. But don't worry, I'm almost done.

Thomas: Oh. Well, I'll be waiting at the platform.

(Thomas pulled up to platform 1. Then, he saw a steam engine coming down the line.)

Thomas: Cinders and ashes. Who's that?

(The engine had the same name as Oliver the Great Western Engine, a white lamp on her right lamp iron, and the number 1450 on her side tanks.)

Female Engine: Hello. Is this Knapford?

Thomas: Yeah. You're in the right place.

Female Engine: Oh, goodie! It would've been embarrassing if I arrived in the wrong station.

Thomas: I know, I can relate to that.

Female Engine: Anyways, you're Thomas, right?

Thomas: Yep, that's my name. What about you? What's your name?

Lauren: I'm Lauren.

Thomas: Oh! Well, nice to meet you, Lauren.

Lauren: And it's nice to meet you too, Thomas.

(Sir Topham Hatt opened his office door and went outside.)

Sir Topham Hatt: Ah, Lauren, my new engine. You're right on time!

Lauren: Hello, sir!

Sir Topham Hatt: So, Lauren, you'll be working together with Thomas to bring a goods train to Leeds on the mainland. Do you know where that is?

Lauren: Yes, sir, I've been there long before I was bought here.

Sir Topham Hatt: Excellent! Then you can help Thomas along the way.

Lauren: Oh, yes! I've never worked with another engine before! This is gonna be fun!

(Thomas chuckles.)

Thomas: I can definitely agree with you, Lauren.

Philip: Here you go, Thomas! Your goods train is up and ready!

Thomas: Thanks, Philip! Come on, Lauren. Let's get started.

Lauren: Coming, Thomas!

(Begin a montage where Thomas and Lauren are being coupled to the train. Then they blow their whistles. Meanwhile, on the main line.)

Lauren: So, Thomas, how long have you been on this island?

Thomas: Well, I've been here for years now. And I don't want to move away.

Lauren: Wow. You've been here for a long, long time, haven't you?

Thomas: Yeah. I was.

(A whistle can be heard.)

Lauren: Who's that?

Thomas: That's Gordon. He's pulling the Express early today.

(Gordon can be seen pulling up behind Thomas and Lauren.)

Gordon: Express coming through!

(He notices Thomas and Lauren ahead of him.)

Gordon: Oh, Thomas, you silly little engine. This train is too long and too heavy for you to pull on your own.

Thomas: That's why I have an engine pulling the train with me.

Gordon: Ha! Even if you have another engine pulling it with you, it's still too heavy for the both of you. Sir Topham Hatt could've used Henry or me to pull that train.

Thomas: Don't forget, Gordon, that I once pulled the Express with Percy and Duck!

(Gordon didn't hear Thomas.)

Lauren: Is he really like this?

Thomas: Don't worry about him. He's just teasing. He thinks he's the best engine on Sodor, just for pulling the Express.

Lauren: The best at teasing, if you ask me.

(Later, Thomas and Lauren stopped for water. Lauren was worried.)

Thomas: What's wrong, Lauren?

Lauren: I'm not sure if everyone is a lot like you. I mean, with what "Gordon" said to us today.

Thomas: Like I said, he's just having fun.

Lauren: I know, but calling you a "silly little engine"? That doesn't sound fun at all to me.

Thomas: It's just another name for "really useful engine". You can't be silly without doing some really useful work.

Lauren: But from where I came from, it doesn't mean that.

Thomas: You'll get used to it soon, Lauren. I promise.

TBA.