Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway facts for kids

King of the Railway
Film poster
Directed by	Rob Silvestri
Produced by	Brian Lynch Ian McCue Halim Jabbour
Written by	Andrew Brenner
Narrated by	Mark Moraghan
Starring	Teresa Gallagher Keith Wickham Matt Wilkinson Togo Igawa Ben Small Kerry Shale Jules de Jongh
Studio	HiT Entertainment Arc Productions
Distributed by	HiT Entertainment
Release date(s)	2 September 2013 (2013-09-02)
Running time	62 minutes
Language	English
Money made	$572,255

King of the Railway is a 2013 direct-to-video CGI-animated fantasy-comedy adventure film of the TV series, Thomas & Friends. The film's CGI animation is provided by Arc Productions.

Directed by Rob Silvestri, the film stars Ben Small and Martin Sherman as Thomas the Tank Engine in the US and the UK respectively. Co-stars include Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, William Hope and Teresa Gallagher.

Bob Golding, Mike Grady, Jonathan Forbes, Rebecca O'Mara and Miranda Raison join the cast.

Plot

Thomas, Percy, James and all their Steam Team friends become very excited when Sir Robert Norramby, the Earl of Sodor, an old friend of Sir Topham Hatt returns to the island with a big surprise. As the Steam Team discover mysteries of the past and legends of long-ago heroes, they also meet Millie, the Earl's private engine, & Stephen, one of the earliest steam engines ever built. Meanwhile, Gordon & Spencer are stunned when they encounter Connor and Caitlin, two new streamlined steam engines from the Mainland who are even faster than they are. But then disaster strikes when Stephen goes missing, and Thomas along with the other engines have to put their bravery to the test in order to find their new friend in time for the re-opening of Ulfstead Castle the very next day.

Cast