Secret Journey of Thomas the Tank Engine (Japanese: きかんしゃトーマスのヒミツ旅 誕生70年 世代を超えたおくりもの) is a 2015 Japanese television documentary of Thomas & Friends, which broadcasted on NHK to celebrate 70 years of the franchise.
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Oliver
- Spencer
- Hiro
- Connor
- Diesel
- Annie and Clarabel
- Rocky
- Bertie
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Sir Robert Norramby
Real Locomotives[]
- Japan
- JNR C11-227 as Thomas (Ōigawa Railway)
- No. 49616 as Hiro (Ōigawa Railway)
- JNR D51-1 and D51-791 as Hiro's basis (Archive Footages)
- Dean Forest Railway
- Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST "Jessie" as Thomas
- BR Class 08 as Diesel
- SR 25 Ton Brake Van as Toad
- Talyllyn Railway
- Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Other Railways
- BRB No. 15 (Brienz Rothorn Railway)
- No. 1320 (Mal Tiempo sugar mill)
- DHR B Class (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway)
Interviees[]
- Veronica Chambers
- Christopher Awdry
- Various children
Locations[]
- Dean Forest Railway
- Talyllyn Railway
- Snowdon Mountain Railway
- Lorne House
- Rodborough Parish Church
- Other Countries
- Ōigawa Railway (
Japan) - Brienz Rothorn Railway (
Switzerland) - Mal Tiempo sugar mill as "Sugar Cane Train" (
Cuba) - Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (
India)
Footage[]
- Thomas and Gordon
- Edward and Gordon
- Thomas' Train
- Thomas and the Guard
- Thomas, Terence and the Snow
- Off the Rails
- Down the Mine
- Thomas' Christmas Party
- Thomas Comes to Breakfast
- A Scarf for Percy
- Buzz, Buzz
- Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
- Henry and the Elephant
- A Better View for Gordon
- Middle Engine
- The Old Bridge
- Merry Winter Wish
- Thomas' Crazy Day
- James to the Rescue
- Percy the Snowman
- Santa's Little Engine
- Not So Slow Coaches
- Spencer's VIP
- Last Train for Christmas
- Duncan the Humbug
- The Perfect Gift
- Who's Geoffrey?
- Helping Hiro
Songs[]
- Roll Along
- Go, Go Thomas
- Patience
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Engine Roll Call
- Hear the Engines Coming
Cast[]
- Jon Kabira as the Narrator
- Kumiko Higa as Thomas
- Tesshō Genda as Hiro
Trivia[]
- The subtitle of this documentary was originally titled "楽しい仲間はこうして生まれた" and was scheduled to be broadcast on 16th December.
- A rerun of this documentary was originally titled "きかんしゃトーマス 世代を超えた70年の旅 1945～2015".
- Real-life accidents from Off the Rails, Down the Mine, Buzz, Buzz and Henry and the Elephant were referred.
- William Middleton's illustrations from The Three Railway Engines are shown.
- The documentary features some re-created live action sequences of Wilbert and Christopher Awdry in two scenes:
- Wilbert tells Christopher a bedtime story of Edward's Day Out.
- Wilbert created a wooden toy for Christopher as a Christmas present, which he names Thomas.
External Link[]
- Program website Archived from the original on 5 January 2016.