Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 BritishAmericanCanadian adventure fantasy film based on the British TV series Thomas amp Friends, The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the American TV series Shining Time Station. The film was coproduced by Gullane Entertainment a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 2012 and the Isle of Man Film Commission and distributed by Destination Films a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was written, produced and directed by Britt Allcroft. When it was first released in the U.K. where critics were unfamiliar with the characters from Shining Time Station, the film was accused of Americanizing Thomas. Critical reception in the U.S. was somewhat better, but still mostly negative, in stark contrast to the praise given to the original Shining Time Station, which was an awardwinning show. Since the films release, various specials based on Thomas amp Friends have been released, although they are not directly related to this film. This is Mara Wilsons final film appearance to date.

Later that day, while Thomas and James are at Tidmouth Sheds, Dieselarrives and announces his evil plan to get rid of the steam engines on Sodor Thomas leaves to collect Mr. Conductor. The lost engine, named Lady, is hidden in a workshop on Muffle Mountain. Burnett Stone has kept her hidden after Diesel 10s last attempt to destroy her. Despite having rebuilt Lady, Burnett is unable to steam her despite using different types of coal. At night, Dieselattacks the shed where the steam engines are sleeping, but Mr. Conductor repels him with sugar after his gold dust fails him and Dieselquickly retreats.While talking at Knapford, Percy and Thomas conclude that there is a secret railway between Sodor and Shining Time. Dieseloverhears them and goes to the Sodor Ironworks to tell Splatter and Dodge of his plans to destroy the lost engine and the other steam engines on Sodor. Toby rings his bell to distract him, causing Dieselto knock the roof of the shed. Later, Henry has a bad cold, so Thomas collects six special coal trucks for him, but he has five according to Bertie because one rolled through the Magic Buffers. ........

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