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Night Train is the first song from the fifth series dedicated to the engines working during the night. The song is based on the post train theme from the third series which in turn is partly based on Thomas' theme. A version of the song with completely different lyrics that was in fact not about night trains at all (but rather about Thomas and Percy entering a mine) was heard in the Thomas Saves the Day live show. The original song was later re-released with a new CGI music video as part of Thomas' YouTube World Tour on 30th September 2015.

Lyrics

Original Version

See how the night sky glows,
See the light from the night train,
The fire glow from the night train.
On down the line he blows...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
On down the line he blows.
All through the night he goes.
Hear the sound of the night train,
The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train.
Hear how his whistle blows...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
Hear how his whistle blows.
Pulling, heaving, big engine breathing.
Pistons pushing side by side.
Driver checking, gauging, peering,
Fireman stoking by his side.
On down the line they go.
Fast track for the mail train,
Clear away for the post train.
Nonstop all night they go...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
Nonstop all night they go.
See how the night sky glows.
Clear ahead for the night train,
Green light for the night train.
On down the track he blows...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
On down the track he blows.
Dawn is breaking, sleepy town waking.
Children waving, watch him go.
Freight trains, milk trains,
Boat trains waiting,
Stand aside to let him go.
There in the morning glow
The sunlight on the night train,
Silhouettes the night train.
On down the line he blows...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
There in the morning glow.
On down the line he blows
Hear the sound of the night train,
The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train.
Hear how his whistle blows...
Woooooo-oooooo!!!
Hear how his whistle blows.
On down the line he blows,
On down the line he blows.

Thomas Saves the Day

Into the mines we go
We're a little bit scared but
Now we're together
Together here we go (Woooo woooo!)
Together here we go
When you are all alone
The mine seems so scary
Dark, dark and so scary
Friendship will light the way (Woooo woooo!)
Friendship will light the way
Thomas leading, Percy shaking
Thomas bravely leads the way
Percy's nervous but he knows
With Thomas he will be okay
When you are all alone
The mine seems so scary
Dark, dark and so scary
Friendship will light the way (Woooo woooo!)
Friendship will light the way
Friendship will light the way

Characters

Locations

Footage Used

Deleted and Extended Scenes

  • The Flying Kipper:
    • A deleted scene of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper through Knapford.
    • A deleted angle of Henry puffing into Wellsworth while pulling the Flying Kipper.
    • An extended faded ending of Henry passing Wellsworth.
  • Thomas, Percy and the Dragon - An extended faded ending of Thomas and the dragon leaving the docks.
  • Thomas, Percy and the Post Train:
    • Deleted scene of Thomas by the Watermill.
    • Deleted scene of Thomas chuffing through Suddery.
    • Deleted scene of Thomas passing a signal box.
    • An extended ending of Thomas and Percy travelling through Wellsworth.
    • Deleted scene of Thomas going over the bridge while Percy goes under the bridge.
    • An extended faded beginning of Percy passing Lower Suddery.
  • One Good Turn - An edited extended scene of Bill pulling trucks and the sky goes from dawn to daylight.
  • Fish - An extended shot of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper past the beach.
  • Something in the Air:
    • An extended faded ending of the first shot of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper passing the Yard Manager's Office.
    • An extended faded beginning of Henry pulling the Flying Kipper disappearing in a cloud of steam.
  • Oliver's Find - An extended faded ending of Oliver with his train going under the bridge.
  • Unknown:

Trivia

  • This is the first song not released on home video in Australia.
  • A version with lyrics can only be seen on the UK VHS/DVD, Peep Peep Party and the Japanese VHS/DVD, Sing-Along and Stories 3.
  • This is the only series 5 song to never have the sing-along version released on home video in the US.
  • The first few seconds of this song were cut on the Thomas' Train Yard Tracks CD.
  • A closeup of Oliver's whistle is mirrored.
  • Some of the scenes from One Good Turn and The Flying Kipper are edited.
  • The song was featured in the original script of Thomas and the Magic Railroad while Thomas and Percy were delivering the Mail Train.
  • This song (along with Navigation and Doing it Right) are the only songs in which none of the lyrics were cut for the CGI music video.

Goofs

  • In a closeup of Percy's whistle blowing, the sky is light when it should be dark.
  • In a closeup of Thomas' wheels, a red wire is sticking out from his running board.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese O Trem Noturno
Japanese それいけナイトトレーン
Korean 친구만 있으면 무섭지 않아
Latin American Spanish El Tren de la Noche

Home Media Releases

UK

DVD Boxsets

US/CAN

DVD Boxsets

JPN

CDs

Music Videos


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