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Thomas & Friends: Season 16

20 episodes Premiered Feb 20, 2012 Updated Oct 19, 2026
Previously on Thomas & Friends

Season 16 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Thomas & Friends Season 15.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 16 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 16: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S16·E1 Mytharc

Race To The Rescue

Feb 20, 2012 · 11 min

Flynn is the Sodor Island fire engine and his wheels have been adapted so that he can roll on the road as well as on the train tracks. As he sets out on the road, he is nervous an

S16·E2 Core

Ol' Wheezy Wobbles

Feb 21, 2012 · 11 min

Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. The Logging Locos don't know what to do, which makes Thomas want to help them. First he goes to the diesel works and asks Dart to come with him to h

S16·E3 Core

Express Coming Through

Feb 22, 2012 · 11 min

Dowager Hatt is having a party for some important visitors, and Thomas is chosen to pull the express, which is harder than he expected.

S16·E4 Core

Percy & The Monster Of Brendam

Feb 23, 2012 · 11 min

Percy fears a monster may be near when the fog rolls in while he's waiting at Brendam Docks; Thomas is so intent on appearing in every shot of a "Great Railways of Sodor" book that

S16·E5 Core

Ho Ho Snowman

Feb 24, 2012 · 11 min

Charlie hides behind a snowman and as Henry passes Charlie pretends to be the former to help Henry appreciate snow.

S16·E6 Core

Flash Bang Wallop!

Feb 27, 2012 · 11 min

A photographer wants to take some pictures of the engines for a book, and Thomas wants to be in as many photos as he can, but he ends up causing many of his friends to have acciden

S16·E7 Core

Thomas & The Rubbish Train

Feb 28, 2012 · 11 min

Thomas helps Whiff pull a train to the waste dump, but ends up causing an accident when he tries to get the job done faster.

S16·E8 Core

Thomas Toots The Crows

Feb 29, 2012 · 11 min

Thomas tries to help keep the crows off Farmer McColl's seeds.

S16·E9 Core

Bust My Buffers

Mar 1, 2012 · 11 min

Gordon's bufferbeam is broken and he is given a diesel's bufferbeam, much to his dismay.

S16·E10 Core

Percy & The Calliope

Mar 2, 2012 · 11 min

Percy tries to save an old calliope from the Smelter's Yard.

S16·E12 Core

Salty's Surprise

Mar 6, 2012 · 11 min

Edward tries to find Salty a Christmas present after Salty says he has no time for the holidays.

S16·E13 Core

Sodor Surprise Day

Mar 7, 2012 · 11 min

Thomas tries to get Gordon to have fun on Sodor Surprise Day, but ruins the fireworks Gordon was supposed to collect instead.

S16·E14 Core

Emily's Winter Party Special

Mar 8, 2012 · 11 min

Sir Topham Hatt tells Emily that she can pull the Winter Special if she finds his top hat.

S16·E15 Core

Muddy Matters

Mar 9, 2012 · 11 min

James gets to take Farmer McCole's sheep to a festival, and finds himself needing to make the decision of going onto muddy tracks or risk the chance on old or alternative tracks. W

S16·E16 Core

Whiff's Wish

Mar 12, 2012 · 11 min

Whiff wishes that he was as grand as Spencer, and tries to implement the advice that Spencer gave him.

S16·E17 Core

Welcome Stafford!

Mar 13, 2012 · 11 min

Spencer shows Stafford, the new electric shunting engine, around Sodor, but ignores a warning that Stafford's batteries could run out.

S16·E18 Core

Don't Bother Victor!

Mar 14, 2012 · 11 min

The Thin Controller leaves Peter Sam in charge of the Narrow Gauge Railway, telling him not to bother Victor during his visit.

S16·E19 Mytharc

Happy Birthday Sir!

Mar 15, 2012 · 11 min

Thomas and Winston attempt to restore an open-top carriage for Sir Topham Hatt's birthday.

S16·E20 Mytharc

Christmas Tree Express

Dec 25, 2012 · 11 min

Toby takes Rheneas to Misty Island to find the perfect Christmas tree.

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