[whistle toots]
[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
children:
♪ They're two, they're four ♪
♪ They're six, they're eight ♪
♪ Shunting trucks
and hauling freight ♪
♪ Red and green
and brown and blue ♪
♪ They're the really
useful crew ♪
♪ All with different roles
to play ♪
♪ Round Tidmouth Sheds
or far away ♪
♪ Down the hills
and round the bends ♪
♪ Thomas and his friends ♪
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
[electronic music]
male narrator:
Engine of the future.
♪ ♪
male narrator: One day...
[train whooshing]
Something very strange
came hurrying over
the Vicarstown Bridge
and onto the Island of Sodor.
[train whooshing]
- Was that an engine?
- I don't know.
Maybe some kind of plane
without wings.
♪ ♪
- Oh?
♪ ♪
[horn honks]
[train whooshing]
- [exclaims]
♪ ♪
- [exclaiming]
What was that?
[yells]
Where's my hat?
♪ ♪
- [moos]
♪ ♪
- Oh.
♪ ♪
Great Scott!
Hello there!
And who, may I ask, are you?
- Hello, sir.
My name is Hugo.
I'm a rail zeppelin.
My driver has been thinking
you would like to see me.
- Franz!
[both chuckle]
Hello!
What a surprise!
- Hello, Sir Robert!
I thought you would enjoy
meeting Hugo!
I know how much you like
interesting engines.
- I'm powered by diesel,
but my engine drives
the propeller at the back.
- Well, he certainly is
impressive to look at, Franz,
but I can't really form
a proper opinion
until Hugo takes me out
for a spin.
- Not a problem, Sir Robert!
Welcome aboard!
[upbeat music]
[horn honks]
[engine whirring]
♪ ♪
narrator: Word of the new
arrival travelled quickly
across the island.
- I heard he doesn't really look
like an engine at all.
- I know!
He even has a propeller.
- A propeller?
- Is he still up at the castle?
- [gasps]
A castle?
[whistle toots]
- Ah, Thomas!
Will you please take me up
to Ulfstead Castle?
There's still a bit of time
before your next
scheduled service.
- Yes, sir.
Of course.
- [grunting]
Apparently there's
an extraordinary new engine
up there.
[laughs]
You never know when a new idea
will come along
that could improve the railway.
[whistle trills]
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
- Improve the railway?
What did Sir Topham Hatt mean
by that?
- Hmm.
I don't know.
[whistle toots]
But I think there are some cars
that need to be delivered
to Ulfstead!
[whistle trills]
- And I'm sure my passengers
would like to visit!
[whistle toots]
- Oh, and I'm coming too!
♪ ♪
Just because!
[horn honks]
[laughs]
♪ ♪
- Oh, my word!
- You're going to love this,
Sir Topham.
- [chuckles]
- Hugo is incredible.
♪ ♪
[horn honks]
[propeller whirring]
[both laugh]
- Wow!
He's amazing!
- Oh, Thomas,
that Hugo is the engine
of the future!
♪ ♪
- Wow!
What a splendid engine!
- [gasps]
Was that him?
- Huh?
Was who him?
I--I think I missed it!
No!
I missed it!
♪ ♪
- Do you think he's come to
improve the railway, Stephen?
- [laughs]
Yes!
Engines like Hugo will be
taking over everything!
I've seen it before.
Horses used to pull cars
and coaches,
and then along came
steam engines!
And steam was king
until the diesels arrived.
But now here's Hugo, and
everything is bound to change
all over again.
- [sighs]
Such a smooth ride.
And so incredibly fast.
♪ ♪
narrator: That night
at Tidmouth Sheds, the engines
discussed the situation.
- And Stephen says we'll all be
replaced by engines like Hugo!
- But I don't want
to be replaced!
I love working on
the railway.
- So do I.
It's the only thing
I know how to do.
- We'll be sent
to the scrapyard.
- Well, he won't be
replacing me!
- Hello!
[chuckles]
Is there space in this shed
for one more engine?
- Sorry, but these sheds
are full.
- That's right!
This shed is for steam engines!
- Actually, Hugo,
I'm going out to take
the mail train now.
You can sleep in my berth
if you want to.
- No, he can't, Percy!
He is trying to replace us.
- Please, don't be worrying
about me.
I will find another place
to sleep.
[instrumental music]
♪ ♪
narrator: So Hugo spent
the night at the shunting yard,
but still the other engines
continued being unfriendly.
- Hmm.
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
♪ ♪
- Why is everyone
being so mean to me?
- Because you're trying
to replace us!
- No, I'm not.
I haven't come to take over
from anyone.
- But you are very fast
and modern, Hugo!
- Stephen says
you can do anything.
- [sighs]
This is not true either.
I don't even have
a coupling hook,
so I cannot pull cars
or coaches.
both: Oh.
- And everyone worries about
my dangerous propeller,
even though
I'm being very careful
when I come into a station.
♪ ♪
- Thomas,
we've hurt Hugo's feelings,
and we have to do something
to make him feel better.
- But everybody hurt
his feelings,
not just us!
- Then everybody will have
to make him feel better!
♪ ♪
- Ah.
Good morning, Hugo!
And how are you this morning?
- Happier to see you, sir.
- I have some very important
passengers here, Hugo.
They were hoping you might
take them for a little trip
to Vicarstown and back.
[whistle toots]
[whistle trills]
- Huh?
[yells]
narrator: All day long
Hugo carried happy passengers
up and down the railway...
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
It's almost like flying.
- Oh, it's more fun than that.
narrator:
But Hugo was still sad
because of how the other
engines had been treating him.
♪ ♪
That evening when he arrived
back at Knapford,
Hugo was in
for a very big surprise.
[all cheering]
- Oh.
[laughs]
- Hooray!
[all cheering]
- What's all this?
Some kind of party?
- Yes, sir,
a welcoming party for Hugo!
- We're very sorry we were
mean to you, Hugo,
and tonight we hope
you will sleep in our shed!
- Three steam cheers for Hugo!
Pip, pip.
[whistles toot]
Pip, pip.
[whistles toot]
Pip, pip.
[whistles toot]
[horn honks]
- Hooray!
[all cheering]
- Thank you.
This is all very friendly,
very friendly indeed!
[laughs]
♪ ♪
narrator: That night,
all the engines were very happy
to let their new friend Hugo
join them in the big shed
at Tidmouth.
♪ ♪
[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
[children singing]
♪ ♪
[whistle trills]
[children singing]
♪ ♪
[whistle toots]
[bouncy music]
♪ ♪
20x23 - Engine of the Future
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.