Season 2
Director(s)	David Mitton
Producer(s)	Britt Allcroft David Mitton Robert D. Cardona
Starring	Ringo Starr (UK/US) George Carlin (US)
Music by	Mike O'Donnell Junior Campbell
Preceded by	Season 1
Followed by	Season 3

The second season of the television series aired in 1986. Ringo Starr narrated all twenty-six episodes in the UK as well as sixteen of them in the US, with George Carlin later re-narrating all of the episodes for the US.

Episodes

1. Thomas, Percy and the Coal/Double Trouble - Thomas becomes a little too cheeky for his own good. Trucks and coal bring disaster.
2. Cows/A Cow on the Line - Gordon and Henry tease Edward for letting cows uncouple his trucks, but Edward has the last laugh.
3. Bertie's Chase - Bertie pursues Edward to give him Thomas' passengers.
4. Saved from Scrap - Edward meets an old traction engine called Trevor, and tries to save him from scrap.
5. Old Iron - Edward proves he's not so slow when James runs away.
6. Thomas and Trevor/A New Friend for Thomas - Trevor is bored, but is delighted when he is asked to help Thomas clear the new harbor.
7. Percy and the Signal - James and Gordon fool Percy into thinking there are such things as "backing signals".
8. Duck Takes Charge - Percy is having a hard time, so the Fat Controller buys a tank engine named Duck to do his work.
9. Percy and Harold/Percy Proves a Point - Percy challenges a helicopter called Harold to a race to the harbour.
10. The Runaway - Thomas returns from the Works with a stiff handbrake that almost causes disaster when he runs away.
11. Percy Takes the Plunge - Percy wants to see why he is forbidden to pass the "Danger" board on the quay, but soon wishes he had not.
12. Pop Goes the Diesel - A Diesel arrives in the yard and makes a fool of himself when trying to move some trucks.
13. Dirty Work/Diesel's Devious Deed - Diesel blames Duck for making him look silly and vows to get revenge.
14. A Close Shave/A Close Shave for Duck - Duck is chased by a goods train into a barber shop.
15. Better Late Than Never - Thomas is held up by repairs on the viaduct and Bertie gives him a hard time, until he breaks down.
16. Break Van/Donald and Douglas - A spiteful brakevan causes grief for Donald and Douglas.
17. The Deputation - Percy is chosen to ask the Fat Controller not to send Donald and Douglas away.
18. Thomas Comes to Breakfast - The Ffarquhar stationmaster gets a nasty surprise when Thomas crashes into his dining room.
19. Daisy - The new diesel railcar is fussy and rude.
20. Percy's Predicament - The trucks pay Percy out by pushing him into the back of a train.
21. The Diseasel - A mysterious "diseasel" takes Bill and Ben's trucks.
22. Wrong Road - Gordon is mistakenly sent onto Edward's Branch Line, and is harassed by Bill and Ben.
23. Edward's Exploit - Edward braves wet weather and a broken crankpin to bring some enthusiasts home.
24. Ghost Train/Percy's Ghostly Trick - Percy pays Thomas out for calling him silly.
25. Woolly Bear - Treacle, wind and hay don't mix, as Percy soon finds out.
26. Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree - The Christmas party is almost ruined when Thomas collides with a snowdrift while bringing the Christmas tree home.

Characters

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Toby
• Annie and Clarabel
• Henrietta
• Bertie
• Terence
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Stephen Hatt (cameo)
• Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
• Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)

Characters introduced

• Duck
• Donald and Douglas
• Bill and Ben
• Diesel
• Daisy
• BoCo
• Harold
• Trevor
• The Spiteful Brakevan
• Jem Cole
• The Vicar of Wellsworth
• Sam the Farmer (mentioned)

Trivia

• The Missing Coach was going to be an episode in this season, but it was cancelled and replaced by Thomas, Percy and the Coal.
• In the Ukrainian narration, Ringo Starr's voice can still be heard in the background.
• The Norwegian version credits Ringo Starr as the narrator, even though it was re-dubbed in Norwegian.
• This was Ringo Starr's last season as narrator.
• From this season onwards, the trucks have molded faces.
• Henry regains his wheel arches, which were removed when he got his new shape in.