A copy of the pilot was given to Rick Siggelkow, who showed it to his wife and then to a preschool class.

As of 2023, footage of the pilot has never been seen other than short clips used as stock footage in the final episode. The pilot was test screened in 1983 and was greenlit by ITV. The pilot had simpler, fewer characters, and flatter lighting.

This episode was originally written and filmed in 1983 as the test pilot for the television series.

The dialogue script for this episode was completed on 8 March 1983.

A deleted scene from Thomas and the Guard and stock footage from Thomas and Bertie is used.

With that, the two allies head back to the sheds. Now that both engines are in disgrace, they agree to form an alliance and help each other in the future. Gordon accepts Thomas' apology because he had made him laugh. Thomas apologises to Gordon for his cheekiness. A long cable is fastened between them and after a lot of hard work and pulling, Gordon manages to finally free Thomas from the chasm.

Arriving at the scene with a winch attached to his buffer beam, Gordon promises to have Thomas out in no time. Once he hears about Thomas' situation, Gordon heads to the rescue laughing.

Thomas feels uneasy about this, given how much he has teased Gordon. A crane would be too heavy for the ground to support, so he decides to call in Gordon to pull Thomas out. The Fat Controller arrives having seen everything and chastising Thomas for his naughtiness, begins to think how to get him out. He moves over unsafe rails, which collapse under his weight, leaving him lodged in a small chasm and feeling very silly. When his fireman leaves the cab to change the points, Thomas bumps the trucks hard enough that he knocks his driver off the footplate, allowing him to pass the board. Thomas has often tried to pass the board, but has always failed. At the points, there is a board warning engines not to enter the area. The tunnels' roofs are strong enough to hold up the weight of trucks, but not engines. The mine has many underground tunnels dug up long ago. Thomas is pleased with his clever joke as he heads off to collect trucks at the lead mines, leaving his coaches still in shock. Before Gordon can respond, Thomas leaves with his coaches.Īnnie and Clarabel are shocked at Thomas' rudeness and scold him for it, but he does not care. As soon as Gordon stops, Thomas jokes about him smelling of ditch water.

One day while Thomas is waiting at Lower Tidmouth, Gordon - who is in disgrace after recently causing trouble by falling into a ditch - pulls in with some trucks.

Down the mine crash roblox