Thomas & Friends: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Thomas & Friends Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Granpuff (1)
Mar 4, 1996 · 5 min
The engines are having trouble getting to sleep, so Thomas tells them the story of Duke... Duke, Stuart and Falcon worked on their own little railway years ago, until hard times ca
Sleeping Beauty (2)
Mar 5, 1996 · 5 min
Thomas tells the engines the rest of his story about Duke and how a group of people set out to save him.
Bulldog
Mar 6, 1996 · 5 min
Percy is feeling rather annoyed because he has a new coat of paint and is longing for everyone and anyone to see it. So Thomas tells him the following story... Before the problems
You Can't Win
Mar 7, 1996 · 5 min
Stuart is being rather cheeky to Duke about his old age but is taught a lesson later on that day thanks to a clever plan...
Four Little Engines
Mar 8, 1996 · 5 min
Skarloey feels lonely when Rheneas goes away to be mended; he wishes he could be young and pull coaches again. He finally gets his chance when some stubborn coaches damage Sir Hand
A Bad Day For Sir Handel
Mar 11, 1996 · 5 min
Skarloey and Rheneas are two old engines, who tire very easily. So the Manager sends for Sir Handel and Peter Sam to help them; but Sir Handel is cross and rude and gets himself in
Peter Sam & The Refreshment Lady
Mar 12, 1996 · 5 min
Whilst Sir Handel is shut up in the shed, Peter Sam is doing his work as well as his own - and does he love it! However, Henry says that if he is late, he'll leave his passengers b
Trucks
Mar 13, 1996 · 5 min
Trucks - Sir Handel doesn't like them and they don't like him. So, after some 'helpful' tips from Gordon, he tricks Peter Sam into doing his work which leads to a great dilemma...
Home At Last
Mar 14, 1996 · 5 min
Peter Sam is delighted when Skarloey returns home. He tells him about Duncan, who came as a spare engine after his accident. Skarloey would like to meet Duncan but gets to sooner
Rock 'n' Roll
Mar 15, 1996 · 5 min
Rusty and the men are working hard to mend the line; but there is still one bad bit, before the first station, which they haven't had time for. The little diesel tells Duncan to be
Special Funnel
Mar 18, 1996 · 5 min
Ever since his accident with the trucks, Peter Sam's funnel is constantly wobbling and clanking as the winter wind ties to blow it away. When the snow and frost comes, an icicle in
Steam Roller
Mar 19, 1996 · 5 min
Sir Handel brags about his "steamroller wheels" and boasts that he can go faster than the other engines. Tired of this, Skarloey tricks him into having a race with George, the grum
Passengers & Polish
Mar 20, 1996 · 5 min
Skarloey is delighted to hear the news that Rheneas is coming home from the menders. Nancy, the guard's daughter, is planning a 'welcome home' party for him; and because of this,
Gallant Old Engine
Mar 21, 1996 · 5 min
Duncan is still complaining about passengers being a nuisance. But Skarloey tells him just how important passengers are, when he tells the story of how Rheneas saved the railway, e
Rusty To the Rescue
Mar 22, 1996 · 5 min
During the springtime, a new line has been opened; it runs through fields of bluebells. Rusty thinks that what they need is a 'Bluebell Engine'. So, with some advice from Douglas,
Thomas & Stepney (1)
Mar 25, 1996 · 5 min
Stepney the 'Bluebell' engine feels sad that his line is so short, and longs for a good run to stretch his wheels; how delighted he is when he is invited to work on the Fat Control
Train Stops Play (2)
Mar 26, 1996 · 5 min
Stepney is very happy with his visit to the Fat Controller's railway. But one day, whilst waiting at a signal, a cricket team's "one and only ball" accidentally falls into one of h
Bowled Out (3)
Mar 27, 1996 · 5 min
Stepney's visit is coming to an end and Thomas, Percy and the rest are very sorry that he is leaving. But they have other things to worry about when a big-headed Diesel comes to he
Henry & the Elephant
Mar 28, 1996 · 5 min
The engines are very excited with the news that a circus has come to town. But they become bored and grumpy when it is time for it to leave; however, Henry isn't bored for very lon
Toad Stands By
Mar 29, 1996 · 5 min
Poor Oliver! Ever since his plight in the turntable well, the trucks, and their leader S.C.Ruffey, have been teasing him dreadfully. However, Toad the brakevan has a plan to stop t
Bull's Eyes
Apr 1, 1996 · 5 min
Daisy snorts about Toby the Tram Engine's cowcatchers and side plates, which prevent animals getting hurt if they stray on the line; she reckons that Toby is afraid himself and boa
Thomas & the Special Letter
Apr 2, 1996 · 5 min
Thomas, Percy and the others are invited to "the big city faraway" by a little girl as well as her friends who would like to meet them. However, Thomas becomes overexcited and has
Paint Pots & Queens
Apr 3, 1996 · 5 min
All the engines are thrilled when they hear that H.R.H, the Queen, is coming to visit their railway. But Thomas, Edward and Gordon are feeling sorry for themselves; things, however
Fish
Apr 4, 1996 · 5 min
One evening, an extra load of fish has been ordered and there are instructions that extra vans must be added to Henry's train "The Flying Kipper". But the vans added are old; and t
Special Attraction
Apr 5, 1996 · 5 min
Toby is excited when he is invited to be the "Special Attraction" for a seaside village's parade. But his excitement turns to disappointment when there isn't anymore room for him.
Mind That Bike
Apr 8, 1996 · 5 min
Percy loves seeing the cheerful postman Tom Tipper driving about in his old van and helping him with his mail train. But Tom feels very sad when the Postmaster scraps his van and r