Thomas & Friends UK channel launched on YouTube

A dedicated channel for Thomas & Friends fans in the UK has opened on YouTube.

Under the name Thomas & Friends UK, the channel has been made available on the social video website since August.

Certain clips from the original Thomas YouTube have been carried on over such as existing music videos, Learn with Thomas segments and Guess Who? puzzles narrated by Mark Moraghan.

New clips promoting the Merry Christmas, Thomas! & Big Bang Surprise DVD bundle however, were uploaded earlier this week.

Channels for fans in Latin America, Portugal and Japan are also available with all of the aforementioned, bar Japan, adding new content every Thursday.

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'Toy Train in Space' re-do promotes Portuguese Thomas

Popular YouTube video A Toy Train in Space has been remade for Portuguese audiences in a new commercial.

Promoting the country's dubbed version of Thomas & Friends for Canal 5, the TV spot sees a young boy upset at losing his Wooden Railway Thomas after a paper round launches the model from a see-saw to the boy's home roof.

Sharing the child's feelings overnight, the toy eventually lands back on to the ground after a storm looms. Uploaded by the Thomas e Seus Amigos YouTube, the trailer takes inspiration from Ron Fugelseth's A Toy Train in Space video.

Both Ron and his son Jayden along with their Stanley model became stars in the media and on television when the now four million hits viewed clip reached viral status around the world.

Meanwhile, the brand's foray in Mexico has elected Hit Entertainment to bring the show to newer audiences, with actress Galilea Montijo fronting the push.

My son Mateo loves Thomas, and when I was invited to be part of this project, I immediately said yes, she said.

Thomas and Friends is not only about fun but also about its stores that are full of positive messages and values for our kids, like friendship, teamwork and that we are all capable of achieving great things.

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Thanks to Hawk01 and SiF for the alerts.

'Calm Down Caitlin' screencap and new synopsis issued

A brief still from an episode of the Seventeenth Series has been released on the Thomas & Friends YouTube channel.

Appearing on a new Guess Who?, a screencap from Calm Down Caitlin is revealed at the end. It shows Caitlin gliding through a countryside at sunset.

A Charlie puzzle has also been released with Mark Moraghan's narration, who now replaces both Ben Small as Thomas and Michael Brandon for all future Guess Who's on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Thomas & Friends YouTube meanwhile have teased that more is to come saying; Come back every Thursday for the latest video!

Elsewhere, digiguide have published an extended synopsis for the episode; Caitlin, a big fast passenger engine from the mainland, is forced to stay the night when the Vicarstown Bridge is closed for repairs.

She is so excited that she keeps waking everyone up! But when the bridge is reopened in the morning, it is Caitlin who is the most tired of all!

The brand new seventeenth series of Thomas & Friends marks its world premiere on Channel 5 milkshake! in the UK on June 3rd 2013 at 7:35am with the episode, Kevin's Cranky Friend.

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CAITLIN

CHARLIE

'King of the Railway: The Movie' new trail on YouTube

The second official trailer of King of the Railway: The Movie has appeared online on YouTube.

Uploaded by Shining23, the latest scenes from the new special can be seen on the US Go Go Thomas! DVD which was released earlier this week.
Highlights include Percy, Thomas and James' triple header, Gordon and Spencer meeting Connor and Caitlin, Stephen almost derailing at the Blue Mountain Quarry, the rest of the Steam Team and Hiro cameoing.

However, viewing criticism on Arc Productions' animation has yet to be changed with the majority branding the CGI unfinished.

King of the Railway: The Movie premieres in the UK, US, Germany and Australia from this September.

WATCH THE SECOND 'KING OF THE RAILWAY: THE MOVIE' TRAILER ON YOUTUBE

Thomas & Friends official Japanese YouTube launched

The official Thomas & Friends YouTube account for the Japanese has been opened on the video networking website.

Under the pseudonym thomasandfriendsjp, the channel has been used to promote theatrical releases and selected DVDs.

While trailers to 劇場版 きかんしゃトーマス 『ディーゼル10の逆襲』and the ソドーせいびこうじょうはおおいそがし DVD are syndicated for global viewing, seven of the nine available videos are only enabled for Japan.

Since April 3rd, thomasandfriendsjp has managed to oversee a total of 16,000 views for its content.

Thomas and the rightfully chosen Hiro headline the monetized banner set in a typical Sodor countryside.

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Thanks to SI3DFilms for the alert.

Stanley launched in space for successful YouTube video

A YouTube clip featuring a Thomas Wooden Railway model has become a literal global hit.

A Toy Train in Space sees a son's father attaching a model of Stanley the Silver Tank Engine onto a balloon, leading to the two, coupled with a high-definition camera, to be floated into outer space.

The out of this world move dedicated to his son was made by Ron Fugelseth who works as a creative video director in California, USA.

The clip uploaded on September 20th has since made a massive impact on audiences with the real life experiment clocking up an astonishing excess of 900,000 views on YouTube within a few days of release.

Publicity has also been mounting with The Huffington Post, Thomas & Friends and PIXAR and Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich all tweeting about the video.

I love these videos SO much. @RonFugelseth goes right to the front of the awesome dad line, @leeunkrich said.

We love this video featuring Stanley traveling to space. The video was highlighted in this morning's USA Today, @TrueBlueEngine followed.

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AudioGO's YouTube Channel adds 'The Railway Stories'

AudioGO have uploaded snippets from The Railway Stories CDs on their official YouTube Channel, AudioGOUK.

The BBC Worldwide owned company formally known as BBC Audio, enlisted the few minutes of previews from nearly all of their titles at the start of this July.

The near three minutes of free listening come from not only the Michael Angelis spoken word albums, but also from The Great Discovery abridged Pierce Brosnan audiobook.

The first volume of The Railway Stories which contained The Three Railway Engines, Thomas the Tank Engine and James the Red Engine, is notably absent in the uploads.

AudioGO confirmed in June that plans were underway to continue making another Rev. W. Awdry spinoff work for an untimely release in 2013.

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Hit presents Season Sixteen PBS Kids YouTube advert

The thomasandfriends Channel on YouTube have promoted the US version of Season Sixteen via a new commercial.

Using clips from certain 2012 episodes, the PBS Kids advert provides a glimpse of the American voices taking on the most recent series.

Percy and the Calliope, Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor, Express Coming Through, Sodor Surprise Day and Thomas and the Rubbish Train are the stories previewed.

Race to the Rescue and Bust My Buffers! made their debuts in the States recently on The Kentucky Channel.

Season Sixteen of Thomas & Friends continues in the United States of America on April 14th 2012 at 9:00am on KET with the story block, All Together Now.
 
Local PBS stations across the country begin transmissions through April where broadcast dates may vary.

Japan will screen the series every Sunday on NHK starting from Sunday April 8th 2012 with the episodes トーマスときゅうこうれっしゃ and トーマスとソドーとうのおと at 7:00am and 7:20am respectively.

The latest series will return for one more day in Australia on ABC2 during Christmas 2012 with the episode, The Christmas Express. Channel 5 will also air The Christmas Express in Britain circa Christmas 2012.

For a full list of the scheduling, visit the Dieselworks Turntable Roundhouse on the right hand sidebar for more details.

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Hit Entertainment pulls own Season Twelve uploads

Hit Entertainment have removed the recent full episodes of Thomas and the Billboard and Steady Eddie from YouTube.

The company uploaded the complete US versions of the Season Twelve stories onto the video networking website last Friday in early April.

They have since been mysteriously pulled and privatised with no explanation given.

When the pair were available to watch in its HD glory, this led to a positive reaction from fans who were pleased with the move.

Full opening and closing titles appeared alongside Michael Brandon's narration as was The Island of Sodor intro and the Engine Roll Call music video, in both videos.

Hit game-changes own YouTube uploads with episodes

The official Thomas & Friends YouTube Channel manned by Hit Entertainment has made a refreshing change to their video uploads.

Rather than resorting to presenting clips from episodes set in the Animation state, for the first time, full television stories have emerged on the channel.

Thomas and the Billboard and Steady Eddie are so far the only two episodes to feature in their entirety on the social video networking site from Hit themselves.

The move has surprised fans but has gone down well in reactions. It is not currently known if the childrens character branded company will continue with the trend.

The ten minute shows from the Twelfth Series are portrayed in 16:9 Widescreen aspect ratio, in their original 720p HD appearances and narrated through the American forms by Michael Brandon.

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THOMAS AND THE BILLBOARD

STEADY EDDIE

Lionsgate promotes Video On Demand on YouTube

Lionsgate who distribute Thomas & Friends in the United States of America have been publicising selected Video On Demand titles onto one of their YouTube Channels.

Under the name of LionsgateVOD, ten of their Thomas releases which are originally available on their respective DVD's are being promoted on the social video networking site via preview clips.

From the Classic Series TV adventures, James Learns a Lesson, Halloween Adventures and The Greatest Stories are just some included onto the Channel.

This also goes for the New Series shows with Railway Friends followed by three Hit Favorites titles; Trick or Treat Tales, School Days and Friends & Family.

Moving onto the Animation, Day of the Diesels and Merry Christmas, Thomas! follow. The latter's preview can be viewed in 720p HD.

Despite not being issued on Blu Ray, Merry Winter Wish, Thomas in Charge!, Rescue on the Rails and Curious Cargo's clippings and rentals are featured in full 1080p HD.

Below presented are screencaps from the above four home video releases in their visual entirety.

The ten Thomas & Friends Video On Demand titles are available to rent and watch on the LionsgateVOD YouTube Channel, only in the US.

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thomasandfriends' YouTube makes more puzzles

The Thomas & Friends Official YouTube Channel has published two more character puzzles, exclusively available on the social video networking site.

With his twin absent, Dash the Logging Twin Engine is revealed in the first Guess Who? skit coming from the US, accompained by narration from Michael Brandon.

At the end of his identity being revealed, Dash's whistle can be heard with a still of him being shown which comes from Misty Island Rescue.

A human character is a first for the puzzles where The Fat Controller takes centre stage. Thomas, as voiced by Ben Small, narrates.

The most recent Guess Who? clips were for Belle and Flynn which can both be seen in the Extras on the Day of the Diesels DVD.
 

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DASH

THE FAT CONTROLLER

Thomas and the 'Search for Australia's Trackmaster' begins

The Official Thomas & Friends YouTube Channel have made a new competition for Thomas fans Down Under available.

The child is required to be able to operate their own Trackmaster set at home while being dedicated and having knowledge to it.

The prize for winning is to be able to visit Drayton Manor's Thomas Land in the UK as a family of four with accomodation and spending money provided.

Entering is simple, to produce a short tough tongue-twister related to Thomas and a Trackmaster set which will be awarded to one lucky fan.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR MORE DETAILS

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HQ version of second 'Day of the Diesels' trailer released

Lionsgate Shop's Official YouTube Channel have published the second trailer of Day of the Diesels in higher quality.

First released in lower quality by the Official Thomas & Friends Website in the US, Lionsgate's version can be seen more clearer.

Also available on the same channel is a 20 second commercial with a few more additional scenes and edits made.

Day of the Diesels hits US DVD/Blu Ray shelves on September 6th 2011.

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Alternate 'Steamies Vs. Diesels' video released

An alternate version of the A Guide to Steamies & Diesels video has been released on the Official Thomas & Friends YouTube Channel.

The video shows the differences between Steam Engines and Diesel Engines with Thomas and Diesel both taking part.

The version featured on the thomasandfriends Channel has a different narrator voicing over the clip rather than Keith Wickham's.

Also different is the ability to see the video in DVD Quality which is due to accompany the US and Australian Day of the Diesels DVD/Blu Ray releases.

WATCH 'A GUIDE TO STEAMIES & DIESELS' ON YOUTUBE