Rampage of the Rail Bandits is a special written by "Chase the Ferroequinologist", released in August 2016.
Story can be read here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12087254/1/Rampage-of-the-Rail-Bandits
Plot[]
Thomas visit to wild
Characters[]
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Emily
- Harvey
- Arthur
- Rosie
- Stephen
- Connor
- Caitlin
- Samson
- Lucian
- Diesel
- Class 40
- Salty
- Sidney
- Winston
- Annie and Clarabel
- Toad
- Rocky
- Victor
- Millie
- Bertie
- George
- Kevin
- Cranky
- The Fat Controller
- Lady Hatt
- The Mayor of Sodor
- Sir Robert Norramby
- Detective Miles Regan
- Bear (does not speak)
- Henrietta (does not speak)
- Bill and Ben (cameo)
- Molly (cameo)
- Hiro (cameo)
- Charlie (cameo)
- Porter (cameo)
- Ryan (cameo)
- Daisy (cameo)
- Mavis (cameo)
- Norman (cameo)
- 199 (cameo)
- Bradford (cameo)
- Mike (cameo)
- Frank (cameo)
- Harold (cameo)
- The Brass Band (cameo)
- Stanley (mentioned)
- Gator (mentioned)
- Neil (mentioned)
Characters Introduced[]
- Jeb
- Bonnie
- "Blues" Truck (not named)
- Roy
- Slim Jim Langley
- Sergeants Tall and Small (not named)
Locations[]
- Norramby
- Thomas' Branch Line
- Toryreck
- Knapford
- Sir Topham Hatt's Office
- Scenic Branch Line
- Killdane
- Shunting Yards
- Sodor Police Station
- Wellsworth
- Ballahoo Tunnel
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Ulfstead Castle
- Kirk Ronan Junction
- Vicarstown
- Kellsthorpe Road
- Brendam Docks
- Arlesburgh Junction
- The Little Western
- River Hoo
- Sodor Steamworks
- The Cow Field
- Tidmouth Town Hall
- Sodor Dieselworks
Cast[]
UK/AUS[]
- Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
- John Hasler as Thomas and Roy
- Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Harvey, Salty, Bertie, and the Fat Controller
- Nigel Pilkington as Percy
- Rob Rackstraw as Toby, Donald, Detective Miles Regan, and Sergeant Tall
- Steven Kynman as Duck
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver, and Toad
- Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Annie, Clarabel, and Lady Hatt
- Matt Wilkinson as Arthur, Class 40, Winston, Rocky, Cranky, and Kevin
- Jules de Jongh as Rosie
- Bob Golding as Stephen, Sidney, and Sergeant Small
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- James Corden as Lucian
- Kerry Shale as Diesel
- Christopher Ragland and Tim Whitnall as the Troublesome Trucks
- David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- John Schwab as George
- Cory Michael Smith as Jeb
- Athena Karkanis as Bonnie
- James Cotton as "Blues" Truck
- Jim Cummings as Slim Jim Langley
USA[]
- Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
- Joseph May as Thomas
- William Hope as Edward, Toby and Rocky
- Peter Oldring as Roy
- Kerry Shale as Gordon, Henry Diesel, and Kevin
- Rob Rackstraw as James, Donald, Detective Miles Regan, and Sergeant Tall
- Christopher Ragland as Percy and some Troublesome Trucks
- Steven Kynman as Duck
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver, and Toad
- Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Bertie, and the Fat Controller
- Jules de Jongh as Emily and Rosie
- David Menkin as Arthur
- Bob Golding as Stephen, Sidney, and Sergeant Small
- Jonathan Forbes as Connor
- Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
- Robert Wilfort as Samson
- James Corden as Lucian
- Tim Whitnall as some Troublesome Trucks
- David Bedella as Victor and the Mayor of Sodor
- Miranda Raison as Millie
- John Schwab as George
- Cory Michael Smith as Jeb
- Athena Karkanis as Bonnie
- James Cotton as "Blues" Truck
- Jim Cummings as Slim Jim Langley
SoundCloud Voice Cast (songs)[]
- Chase Thede as Thomas, Harvey, Lucian, Diesel, Slim Jim Langley, Troublesome Trucks, and George
- Shira Julie as Rosie
- Sammy Pignalosa as Oliver
- Evan Macaluso as Samson
- Ian Melamed as Arthur, Sidney, and Roy
- Joshua Kass-Amsterdam as Jeb
- Ryan Gomes as Toad
- Hailey Rock as Bonnie
- Joey Morley as "Blues" Truck"
Bonus Features[]
- The Travelin' Railwayman music video
- Rosie's Blues music video
- The Law is the Law music video
- No Friends Like Those on Sodor music video
- Guess Who puzzles - Jeb and Bonnie, Roy, Rosie, Harvey,
Trivia[]
- The special takes place between Fan Season 1 and Fan Season 2.
- This special marks the first of multiple things:
- The first CGI Thomas special to run 90 minutes.
- Arthur's first appearance in full CGI.
- Rosie's first major role since Diesel's Special Delivery.
- The first time America is mentioned by name in the television series.
- The first time Toryreck has appeared in the television series since Season 4.
- The first special since Tale of the Brave to have a stylized open sequence.
- The first Thomas media of any kind to have a gun in it.
- Several music cues are references to earlier parts of the series:
- Thomas' original theme appears several times throughout the special.
- A recreation of Oliver's theme appears before Oliver and Toad are attacked.
- Rosie's theme is a recurring leitmotif whenever Rosie is on screen.
- Several references are made throughout the special:
- When Class 40, Millie, and Stephen are all teasing Samson, they make references to Harvey Takes a Stand, Samson Sent for Scrap, and Samson at Your Service respectively.
- Sidney Sings is referenced in Diesel telling Sidney to make up a song again.
- When Oliver and Toad are at Arlesburgh Junction, Duck makes reference to Close Encounters of the Toad Kind.
- Gordon's indignity with Jeb's whistle problems, and then his own, are a reference to Whistles and Sneezes.