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Concept Art by Robert Gauld-Galliers
Vehicles
Harry Topper's bi-plane
Cranes
Landmarks and Storyboards
Brendam Docks (for Cranky Bugs)
The Narrow Gorge (for Horrid Lorry)
The Old Engine Shed
Special Express Coach interior (for Gordon and the Gremlin)
The Coal Mines (for Put Upon Percy)
The Dam (for Toby and the Flood)
Castle Ruin (for Toby's Discovery)
The Coastal Runby (for Something in the Air)
The Coastal Scenic Runby
The Coastal Scenic Runby Branch Line
Hotel at Tidmouth Hault
Crosby (for Busy Going Backwards)
Muddy Pool Area (for Busy Going Backwards)
The Ravine (for Snow)
The Slate Mine (for Snow)
Modelling
Thomas' gauge 3.5 model under construction
Butch's faceless model and Henry's chassis
Sir Topham Hatt's large scale car
Episode Production
Filming for Series 5 started on 1st September 1997 and ended on 30th April 1998.
Images and Photos
A collection of models on standby
Behind the Scenes Footage
Rushes and Camera Assist Tapes (July 2022)
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Crewmember Photos
Character/Building Models and Faces
Toby's close-up model in Mattel's storage unit in Southampton, England
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'Arry and Bert's models formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios
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'Arry's model during construction of the new prop exhibition at Drayton Manor in 2023
'Arry's model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
Skarloey's large scale model (in HiT Entertainment era condition) on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022
Skarloey's large scale model alongside a 16mm model of Talyllyn and a figurine of Tim Dunn
Skarloey's large scale model on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 in the Talyllyn Railway in 2023
Skarloey's large scale model on display at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at the Talyllyn Railway for a limited time
Skarloey's model in October 2023
Rheneas' large scale model (in HiT Entertainment era condition) formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios
Rheneas' large scale model on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan
Peter Sam's large scale model (in HiT Entertainment era condition) on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan
Rusty's large scale model (in HiT Entertainment era condition) formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios
Rusty's large scale model on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan
Annie and Clarabel's original resin models as owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Old Slow Coach's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Old Slow Coach's model during construction of the new layout in 2023
A large scale red narrow gauge coach on display at Awdry Extravaganza in the Talyllyn Railway in 2021
The coach on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 in 2023
A large scale (lowered buffer beam) slate truck owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Two standard slate trucks and one lowered buffer beam slate truck, on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 in 2023
A large scale narrow gauge coal truck owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Lorry 1's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2020
Lorry 1 at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2022
Faceless Lorry 1 at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Lorry 1's on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2023
Lorry 3's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Faceless Lorry 3 at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2009
Faceless Lorry 3 at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Lorry 3's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2023
Butch's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Butch's model in 2021
Butch's model on the new layout in 2023
Butch's model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
Tiger Moth's model and its pilot on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Tiger Moth's model and it's pilot on the new layout in 2023
Tiger Moth's model and it's pilot on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
Thumper's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Thumper's model on the new layout in 2023
Thumper's model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
Sir Topham Hatt's current car's original model owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
The car next to Percy's plastic model
The car's original model on display at Edison in 2022. Photo was taken by DukeMidSodor
Sir Topham Hatt (Series 1 model) next to the car. Photo was taken by DukeMidSodor
Taxi 2's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Taxi 2's model on display at the second Clearwater Event
Taxi 2's model on display at the Tugs Exhibition Spring Event
One of the fire engine's models on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Two of the fire engines' models on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
Cranky's model formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios
Cranky's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
Cranky's model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023
LT garage from TUGS currently being leased by the Star Tugs Trust
Norramby Fishing Village engine shed on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
A signal box's close-up model at Mattel/HiT Entertainment's storage prior to being thrown out
The Tower Windmill on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
The Tower Windmill on the new layout in 2023
The carousel in storage as taken by Instagram user roundme
Sir Topham Hatt's fifth series dented hat head (right)
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One of Sir Topham Hatt's damaged suit model that was used in Lady Hatt's Birthday Party and formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios (Note: missing his mouth)
The same model on display in 2021
One of Dowager Hatt's small scale figures owned by Simon Spencer
Mrs. Kyndley's large prop head in 2019, owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Mrs. Kyndley's seated body and Lady Hatt's head as owned by Twitter user Hectorfan2008
Two of the wedding guests' figurines in 2019
A narrow gauge driver/fireman's gauge 3 figure on display at Awdry Extravaganza in the Talyllyn Railway
Another narrow gauge driver/fireman's gauge 3 figure prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
One of Harold's Pilots' close-up scale figure on display in 2022
A fireman's figure on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park
A figure from Thomas and the Rumours prior to being sold by the Prop Gallery
A figure from Make Someone Happy owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
A workman figure from Make Someone Happy as prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
A small scale female guest figure prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The figure as formerly owned by Twitter user TheRailwayBoard
The figure prior to being resold on eBay
The figure as owned by Twitter user Lew the Racoon
A miner's small scale figure as prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The figure as owned by Twitter user TheThomasFan
Another miner's small scale figure as prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The figure as formerly owned and prior to being resold on Facebook Marketplace by Facebook user Steven Pond aka Bearded Skull Memorabilia
Another miner's small scale figure and formerly owned and prior to being resold by Steven
Another miner's walking small scale figure and formerly owned and prior to being resold by Steven
A miner's small scale head on a passenger body as owned by Twitter user BowledOut95
A miner's body on an unfinished Series 8 head and finished arm prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery
The figure after being bought by The Movie Reliquary
The figure as formerly up for sale on eBay by The Movie Reliquary
The figure as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor
The Bull's model on display at The Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition
A coal load prior to being sold by The Movie Reliquary
Thomas' unused third series jolly face
Thomas' unused third series alarmed face
Gordon's unused second series astonished face
Stepney's unused fourth series concerned face
Stepney's unused fourth series shocked face
Skarloey's unused fourth series angry face
Rheneas' unused fourth series horrified face
Duncan's unused fourth series shocked face
Bertie's unused second series shocked face
George's unused fourth series shocked face
George's unused fourth series sad face
Thomas' jolly face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Thomas' alarmed face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Henry's disgusted/spitting face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Gordon's wincing face prior to being by The Prop Store
Gordon's laughing and wincing faces owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
The back of Gordon's wincing face (Note: The rewritten text and number due to the number change of the expression on the face refence sheets in the HiT Entertainment era)
Gordon's astonished and sad faces on display in 2022
Percy's smiling and yawning faces on display in 2022
Five of Oliver's faces after the model series ended
'Arry and Bert's annoyed face owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Skarloey's large scale shocked face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022
Skarloey's large scale shocked face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2023 (Courtesy of Twitter user _Crankster)
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Nine of Rheneas' small scale faces after the model series ended
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Ten of Duncan's small scale faces after the model series ended
A Troublesome Van's happy face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
A Troublesome Van's shocked face on display in 2019
A Troublesome Van's scared face owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor
Five of Toad's faces after the model series ended
Toad's smiling face owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Unused large scale red and blue narrow gauge coaches faces
Terence's unused concerned face on display in 2021
Some of the Horrid Lorries' faces in storage bags previously owned by a private collector
Lorry 1's mischievous face owned by Twitter user TomsProps
Lorry 2's unused worried face owned by Twitter user ThomasFan01
Four of Lorry 3's faces owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch
Lorry 3's mischievous and sad/upset faces
Thumper's smiling face during construction of Drayton Manor's new prop exhibition
Cranky's smiling face prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery in 2022
Backdrops
Robert with regular sky backdrop
Robert with sunrise/sunset sky backdrop
Robert with stormy sky backdrop
Crew preparing to build a set next to a regular sky backdrop
Crew set building next to the regular sky backdrop and sunrise/sunset sky backdrop
A regular sky backdrop
A sunrise/sunset sky backdrop
Production Measurement References
Thomas' model
Henry's model
Gordon's model
James' model
Percy's model
Percy, Thomas and James
Toby's model
Mavis' model
Derek's model
Rusty's large scale model
Bertram's model
Annie's resin model
Toad's model
Bertie
Harold's model
The Horrid Lorries' models
Lorry 1
Lorry 3
Butch's model
The Fire Engine's model
Thumper's model
Cranky's model
Reference Sheets
Duncan (large scale)
Promotion and Marketing
List of Sets
Gauge 1 sets
A total of 95 Gauge 1 sets were constructed for filming of the fifth series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:
1 - Brendam Docks (1)
2 - Brendam Docks (2)
3 - Brendam Docks (3)
4 - Tidmouth Sheds
5 - Ffarquhar Quarry
6 - The Flour Mill
7 - The Narrow Gorge
10 - Wellsworth
11 - Kirk Ronan
12
14 - Ffarquhar
15 - Callan
16
17 (redressed from 16)
18 (redressed from 17)
19 - The Coal Mines
20 - Gordon's Hill (1)
21 - The Unsafe Tree Hill
22 - Knapford Yards
(redressed from 4 - Tidmouth Sheds)
(redressed from 4 - Tidmouth Sheds)
23 - (redressed from 6 - The Flour Mill)
24 (redressed from 72)
25 - Gordon's Hill (2)
26 - Brendam Docks (4)
27 - Boulder Quarry Sheds
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29 - Tower Windmill
30 - Crosby
31 - Maithwaite
32 (redressed from 69)
33 - Sodor Ironworks (1)
34 - Sodor Fuel Depot
35
36 - Toby's Village
37 - Toby's Flood Bridge
38 - The Dam
39 - The Waterfall
40 - Old Stone Bridge
41 - Hawin Lake
42
43 - Sodor China Clay Company
(redressed from - Ffarquhar Quarry)
(redressed from - Ffarquhar Quarry)
44 - Brendam Docks (5)
45 - Stepney's Shed
46
47
48
49 - Tower Windmill (2)
(redressed from 48)
(redressed from 48)
50
51 - Sodor Ironworks (2)
52 - Sodor Ironworks (3)
53 - Sodor Ironworks (4)
54 - Sodor Ironworks (5)
55 - Toby's Shed
(redressed from 45 - Stepney's Shed)
(redressed from 45 - Stepney's Shed)
56 - The Church Station
57
58
59 - The Castle Junction
60 - The Old Castle
61 - Bertram's Old Mine
62 - Tidmouth Beach
63
64 - Knapford Harbour (1)
(redressed from 1 - Brendam Docks (1))
(redressed from 1 - Brendam Docks (1))
65 - Knapford Harbour (2)
66 - Knapford Harbour (3)
67 - The Seaside Village
68 - Tidmouth Hault
69 (redressed from 23)
70 - Sodor Ironworks (6)
(redressed from 1 - Brendam Docks (1))
(redressed from 1 - Brendam Docks (1))
71
72
73
74
75
77
78 (redressed from 50)
79 - Old Manor Station
80 - Hackenbeck Tunnel
82 - Dryaw
84
85
86
87 - Miner's Halt
88
89 - Tidmouth Bay
90
91
93 - Rheneas Viaduct
94 - Boulder Hill
95 - Tower Windmill (3)
Gauge 3 sets
A total of 11 Gauge 3 sets were constructed for filming of the fifth series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:
Close-up sets
A total of 38 Close-up sets were constructed for filming of the fifth series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:
1- Brendam Docks (1)
2- Brendam Docks (2)
6- Brendam Docks (3)
8- Kirk Ronan (1)
9
10
11- Kirk Ronan (2)
12- Topham Hall
14- Kirk Ronan Road (1)
15- Kirk Ronan Road (2)
16- Kirk Ronan Road (3)
17- Kirk Ronan (4)
16- Kirk Ronan (5)
17- The Coal Mines (1)
18- The Bull's Field
19- Brendam Docks (4)
20
21
22
23
24- Wellsworth (1)
25- The Ram's Field
26- Maithwaite
27- The Coal Mines (2)
28
29
30- Wellsworth (2)
31
32
33- Sodor China Clay Company (1)
34- Brendam Docks (5)
35
36- Sodor Ironworks
37- Sodor China Clay Company (2)
38 (redressed from 35)
See also
- Series 1 Reference Sheets
- Series 2 Reference Sheets
- Series 3 Reference Sheets
- Series 4 Reference Sheets
- Series 5 Reference Sheets
- Series 6 Reference Sheets
- Series 7 Reference Sheets
- Series 8 Reference Sheets
- Series 9 Reference Sheets
- Series 10 Reference Sheets
- Series 11 Reference Sheets
- Series 12 Reference Sheets
- Behind the Scenes Images
- Model Specifications