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The Thomas' YouTube World Tour TrackMaster Shorts are a series of videos which were released as a part of the Thomas' YouTube World Tour series of online videos. The videos were made with the TrackMaster range, and also featured CGI faces over Thomas' normal face ala Series 12. Joseph May voices Thomas in all of the videos, and Peter Hartshorne's music from The Adventure Begins was used.

Despite being released in 2015, the Thomas model much of the track originate from the pre-2014 TrackMaster line

Thomas Goes West[]

Thomas Goes West is the first video of the TrackMaster shorts. It was originally released on 4th March 2015.

Plot[]

Thomas isn't in Sodor anymore! Thomas ends up in the Wild West and goes on a great adventure. But will he make it back to Sodor before Sheriff Tophatt sees him or gets caught by cowboys?

Characters[]

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Remixed versions of Edward, Percy, and Sir Topham Hatt's classic series themes from The Adventure Begins are used.
  • This video was uploaded onto the Thomas and Friends UK channel on July 7, 2015. However, John Hasler (Thomas' UK voice actor) does not provide the voice for Thomas, despite the channel being UK-based.

Goofs[]

  • When Thomas goes down the hill, the sound effect of him puffing starts playing before he actually moves.

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Czech Tomáš mezi kovboji
French Thomas au Far West
Greek Ο Τόμας πάει στη Δύση
Italian Il Trenino Thomas e eil selvaggio West
Russian Томас на Диком Западе!
Taiwanese Mandarin 湯瑪士西部遊
Turkish Thomas Vahşi Batı'da

Video[]

Thomas Heads North[]

Thomas Heads North is the second video of the TrackMaster shorts, released on 25th March 2015.

Plot[]

Frosted fenders! Thomas is in the Arctic! He finds a woolly mammoth, sees the northern lights, and encounters a giant yeti! How will he ever get back to Sodor?

Characters[]

  • Thomas
  • Gordon (cameo)
  • James (cameo)
  • Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
  • Harold (cameo)

Locations[]

Trivia[]

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Czech Tomáš potkal Yettiho
French Thomas s'aventure vers le Nord
Greek Ο Τόμας πάει στο Βορρά
Italian Il Trenino Thomas al Polo Nord
Russian Паровозик Томас на Севере!
Taiwanese Mandarin 湯瑪士北部遊
Turkish Thomas Kuzeye Gidiyor!

Video[]

Thomas Goes for Gold[]

Thomas Goes For Gold was the third video released for the TrackMaster shorts, and was released on 15th April 2015.

Plot[]

Bubbling boilers! Thomas is in the rain forest! He's surrounded by parrots, elephants, and ancient temples! Will Thomas find gold inside the temple or something much more dangerous?

Characters[]

  • Thomas
  • Gordon (cameo)
  • James (cameo)
  • Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
  • Harold (cameo)
  • Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • The classic themes of Thomas, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt and Edward, as well as the runaway theme from The Adventure Begins, are used.
  • Thomas running away from the skeleton's skull is a reference to the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. It is also reminiscent of Rusty and the Boulder.

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Czech Tomáš archeolog
French Thomas à la Recherche d'Or
Greek Ο Τόμας πάει για Χρυσό
Italian Il Trenino Thomas esplora la foresta pluivale
Polish Tomek i przygoda w dżunglii
Russian Паровозик Томас - золотоискатель!
Taiwanese Mandarin 湯瑪士掏金之旅
Turkish Thomas Yağmur Ormanında!

Video[]

Red Hot Chili Thomas[]

Red Hot Chilli Thomas is the fourth and final TrackMaster short to be released. It was uploaded on 13th May 2015.

Plot[]

Flaming funnels! Thomas has come a long way to the big city and has run out of coal. Thomas tries some of the native "coal" to re-fuel and finds that it might be just a bit too hot for him to handle!

Characters[]

  • Thomas
  • Gordon (cameo)
  • James (cameo)
  • Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
  • Harold (cameo)
  • Percy (mentioned)
  • Cranky (mentioned)

Locations[]

Trivia[]

In Other Languages[]

Language Title
Czech Tomáš ve městě
French Red Hot Chili Thomas
Greek Κόκκινος Καυτός Τόμας
Italian Il Trenino Thomas va in città
Polish Red Hot Chilli Tomek
Russian Паровозик Томас и супер топливо
Taiwanese Mandarin 紅辣椒湯瑪士
Turkish Eyvah, Thomas Yolda Kaldı!

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