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King of the Railway
Thomas & Friends- King of the Railway poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Rob Silvestri
Produced by
  • Brian Lynch
  • Ian McCue
  • Halim Jabbour
Written by Andrew Brenner
Narrated by Mark Moraghan
Starring
Studio
Distributed by HiT Entertainment
Release date(s) 2 September 2013 (2013-09-02)
Running time 62 minutes
Language English
Money made $572,255

King of the Railway is a 2013 direct-to-video CGI-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film of the TV series, Thomas & Friends. The film's CGI animation is provided by Arc Productions.

Directed by Rob Silvestri, the film stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the US and the UK respectively. Co-stars include Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, William Hope and Teresa Gallagher.

Bob Golding, Mike Grady, Jonathan Forbes, Rebecca O'Mara and Miranda Raison join the cast.

Plot

Thomas, Percy, James and all their Steam Team friends become very excited when Sir Robert Norramby, the Earl of Sodor, an old friend of Sir Topham Hatt returns to the island with a big surprise. As the Steam Team discover mysteries of the past and legends of long-ago heroes, they also meet Millie, the Earl's private engine, & Stephen, one of the earliest steam engines ever built. Meanwhile, Gordon & Spencer are stunned when they encounter Connor and Caitlin, two new streamlined steam engines from the Mainland who are even faster than they are. But then disaster strikes when Stephen goes missing, and Thomas along with the other engines have to put their bravery to the test in order to find their new friend in time for the re-opening of Ulfstead Castle the very next day.

Cast

Actor/Actress Region Role
Mark Moraghan UK/US The Narrator
Ben Small Rheneas and the Troublesome Trucks
UK Thomas and Toby
Martin Sherman US Thomas, Percy and Diesel
Keith Wickham UK Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller
UK/US Skarloey
William Hope US Edward and Toby
Kerry Shale Henry, Gordon,James,Kevin and Sir Topham Hatt
UK Diesel
Teresa Gallagher UK/US Belle, Annie and Clarabel
UK Emily
Jules de Jongh US
Matt Wilkinson UK Cranky and Kevin
David Bedella UK/US Victor
Togo Igawa Hiro
Steven Kynman Paxton
UK Jack
David Menkin US
Glenn Wrage Cranky
Michael Legge UK/US Luke
Bob Golding Stephen
Mike Grady Sir Robert Norramby
Jonathan Forbes Connor
Rebecca O'Mara Caitlin
Miranda Raison Millie