Railway Escapades is a Thomas VHS/DVD idea made by Pikachufreak. Released in November 2001 on VHS and in July 2002 on DVD, it has six episodes from the first five seasons, plus one song. The DVD version features an extra song.
Stories[]
- James and The Trouble With Trees (Alec Baldwin)
- Thomas and The Conductor (George Carlin)
- Whistles and Sneezes (George Carlin)
- Bertie's Chase (George Carlin)
- Diesel Does It Again (George Carlin)
- Edward, Trevor and The Really Useful Party (George Carlin)
Songs[]
- That's What Friends Are For (separate from the DVD version)
- Sir Topham Hatt (DVD only)
Bonus Features[]
- Bios of Your Favorite Friends
- Web Site Fun
Notes[]
- Narrated by George Carlin and Alec Baldwin.
- Release Date: November 27, 2001.
- The Season 5 intro, nameplate sequence (2000-2005) and the Season 5 outro are used together.
- The "Next Video Coming Up Soon!" logo is taken from the "Make Someone Happy" 2000 VHS.
- The "Music Video Coming Up Soon!" logo is taken from the "Make Someone Happy" 2000 VHS.
- The text is taken from the "Railway Escapades" 2001 VHS.
- This is the first video where That's What Friends Are For is a music video.
- Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Opening Previews[]
VHS version[]
- Anchor Bay FBI Warning
- Anchor Bay Entertainment logo (1999-2004)
- Britt Allcroft Presents logo
- Thomas and Friends Season 5 intro
- First few seconds of James and The Trouble With Trees
DVD version[]
- Anchor Bay FBI Warning
- Anchor Bay Entertainment logo (1999-2004)
- Thomas and Friends VHS Collection Trailer (2001-2002)
- Railway Escapades DVD Menu
- Britt Allcroft Presents logo
- Thomas and Friends Season 5 intro
- First few seconds of James and The Trouble With Trees
Closing Previews[]
VHS version[]
- Last few seconds of That's What Friends Are For
- Thomas and Friends Season 5 outro
- A Britt Allcroft Production logo
DVD version[]
- Last few seconds of Edward, Trevor and The Really Useful Party
- Thomas and Friends Season 5 outro
- A Britt Allcroft Production logo
Opening Credits[]
- THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE & FRIENDS
- Based on The Railway Series by The REV.W.AWDRY
- Adaptation by BRITT ALLCROFT
- RAILWAY ESCAPADES
- Storyteller GEORGE CARLIN & ALEC BALDWIN
- Directed by DAVID MITTON
Closing Credits[]
- Storyteller Direction by BRITT ALLCROFT
- Television Stories by BRITT ALLCROFT & DAVID MITTON
- Director of Photogrophy TERENCE PERMANE
- Assistant Director STEVE ASQUITH
- Production Management GRAEME MacARTHUR
- Production Co-ordinator MELANIE INSKIP
- North American Production Co-ordinator SHELLEY-ELIZABETH SKINNER
- Camera Crew NIGEL PERMANE & SIMON HECK
- Gaffer MICHAEL FLYNN
- Model Shop Supervisor BRIAN RUTLAND
- Special Effects Supervisor DAVID EVES
- Set Dresser JULIE McKAY
- Senior Model Maker MARTIN DASKELL
- Model Crew CONARD AYLING, SOPHIE BROWN, ANTON CHRISTIAN, ANGELA HAYCOCK, CHRIS LLOYD, TRACY MILHAM & JENNE de NAEYER
- Figurines JOHNATHAN SAVILLE
- Stagehands MATTHEW VEALE & ELEANOR DENMAN
- Railway Considant DAVID MAIDMENT
- Lighting Equipment Supplied by LEE LIGHTING LTD.
- Periscope Lens Supplied by GRIP HOUSE LTD.
- Sound Effects and Dubbing MAIDSTONE STUDIOS
- Dubbing Mixer MIKE ERANDER
- North American Sound Supervisor BILL MAITHER
- North American Audio Engineer MARK DeSIMONE
- Post Production Facilities THE HOUSE
- Editor JOHN L. WRIGHT
- Music Composed by MIKE O'DONNELL And JUNIOR CAMPBELL
- Made At SHEPPERTON STUDIOS, LONDON, ENGLAND
- Processed by TECHNICOLOR
- Executive Producer ANGUS WRIGHT
- Produced by BRITT ALLCROFT and DAVID MITTON
- A GULLANE PICTURES RELEASE
- A BRITT ALLCROFT PRODUCTION
- @Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Limited 1998
- ENTERTAINMENT TO GROW UP WITH
Cover Art[]
Front Cover[]
- Top: Thomas and Toby
- Bottom: Edward and Trevor from "Edward, Trevor and The Really Useful Party"
Back Cover[]
- Henry from "Whistles and Sneezes"
- Bertie from "Bertie's Chase"
Nameplates[]
After James and The Trouble With Trees[]
- Thomas
- James
- Gordon
- Henry
- Edward
- Percy
- Toby
- Bertie
- Terence
After Thomas and The Conductor[]
- Bill and Ben
- Donald and Douglas
- Duck
- Diesel
- Daisy
- BoCo
- Harold
- Trevor
After Whistles and Sneezes[]
- Donald and Douglas
- Sir Handel
- Skarloey
- Bertie
- Percy
- Harold
- Terence
- Bill and Ben
- Trevor
- Stepney
- Thomas
- Edward
- Gordon
- James
After Bertie's Chase[]
- Thomas
- James
- Gordon
- Henry
- Edward
- Percy
- Toby
- Bertie
- Terence
After Diesel Does It Again[]
- Bill and Ben
- Donald and Douglas
- Duck
- Diesel
- Daisy
- BoCo
- Harold
- Trevor
After Edward, Trevor and The Really Useful Party[]
- Donald and Douglas
- Sir Handel
- Skarloey
- Bertie
- Percy
- Harold
- Terence
- Bill and Ben
- Trevor
- Stepney
- Thomas
- Edward
- Gordon
- James