Trouble on the Tracks (DVD)

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Trouble on the Tracks
Director(s)	David Stoten (not credited; US only) Don Spencer (UK only)
Producer(s)	Robert Anderson (Arc Productions) Ian McCue Halim Jabbour (HiT Entertainment)
Starring	Mark Moraghan Michael Brandon (US; puzzles only)
Music by	Robert Hartshorne
Distributor	Lionsgate (US) HiT Entertainment (UK/US) ABC for Kids (AUS)
Released	April 8th, 2014 (US) April 17th, 2015 (UK; iTunes) April 20th, 2015 (UK; DVD) June 3rd, 2015 (AUS)
Runtime	57 mins (US) 70 mins (UK)
Preceded by	Spills and Thrills
Followed by	Engines to the Rescue

Trouble on the Tracks is a UK/US/AUS DVD featuring five episodes from the eighteenth season. The UK/AUS DVD contains two additional episodes from the eighteenth season.

DescriptionEdit

USEdit

Cinders and ashes… there's trouble on the tracks for Thomasand his friends! The Troublesome Trucks delight in causing chaos for Thomas, as Annie, Clarabel and Toad encounter unexpected high-speed adventures. Oily Diesel gives Paxtona fright, while Salty's spooky story has the engines running scared. All Aboard for fun and exciting escapades with Thomas & Friends!

UKEdit

Cinders and ashes… there's trouble on the tracks for Thomas and his friends! The Troublesome Trucks delight in causing chaos for Thomas, as Annie, Clarabel and Toad encounter unexpected high-speed adventures. Oily Diesel gives Paxton a fright, while Salty's spooky story has the engines running scared. James runs into trouble with some slip coaches and Percy ends up frightened and alone in an old mine. All Aboard for fun and exciting escapades with Thomas & Friends!

AUS Edit

Cinders and ashes... there's trouble on the tracks for Thomas and his friends! The Troublesome Trucks delight in causing chaos for Thomas, as Annie, Clarabel and Toad encounter unexpected high-speed adventures. James runs into trouble with some slip coaches and Percy ends up in an old mine. All aboard for fun and exciting escapades with Thomas & Friends!

EpisodesEdit

1. Thomas the Quarry Engine
2. Not So Slow Coaches
3. Flatbeds of Fear
4. Disappearing Diesels
5. Toad's Adventure
6. Duck and the Slip Coaches*
7. Missing Gator*

*UK/AUS Release Only

Bonus FeaturesEdit

USEdit

• Mr. Perkins' Storytime - Pop Goes the Diesel
• Mr. Perkins' Postcard - The Dieselworks
• Guess Who? puzzles - Mavis, Thomas, James, and Toby

UK/AUSEdit

• The Earl's Quiz - Percy's New Friends and Slippy Sodor
• Calling All Engines - Paxton and Salty
• Mr. Perkins' Storytime - Pop Goes the Diesel and Toby's Tightrope
• Mr. Perkins' Postcard - The Dieselworks and Ffarquhar Quarry
• Who's That Engine? - Henry

TriviaEdit

• Originally due for release on April 8th, 2014, the DVD was pushed back to the 15th for unknown reasons. The release date was then changed back to its original release date.
• This was the last US DVD released by Lionsgate.
• The first trailer for the second 2015 special, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure was featured on the UK and AUS releases during the opening clips of the DVD.
• The Australian release is the first Thomas and Friends DVD to bear the 2015 ABC Kids logo.
• In the Australian iTunes release, the episodes are shown in production order.
• This is the first time since Happy Holidays that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has featured a trailer for a Thomas film on home media.

GoofsEdit

• On the episode selection menu, the ballast running down Gordon's Hill has no track on it.
• David Baas is incorrectly credited for directing the DVD; all the episodes were directed by David Stoten and Don Spencer.
• In the US Version of the Guess Who Puzzle, James is given Gordon's Whistle.