Thomas & Friends (series 18) facts for kids

Thomas & Friends
Official cover art for the series 18 DVD
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	Channel 5
Original release	25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) – 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)

Thomas & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry.

This article lists and details episodes from series 18 of the show, which first began broadcasting from 2014. Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles are indicated in bold, with the American-adapted titles underneath. This series is narrated by Mark Moraghan for the United Kingdom and United States audiences.

In April 2014, five episodes (Thomas the Quarry Engine, Not So Slow Coaches, Flatbeds of Fear, Disappearing Diesels, and Toad's Adventure) were released exclusively on the DVD "Trouble on the Tracks".

In October of the same year, a new DVD ("The Christmas Engines") was released in the U.S. on 28 October 2014. It contains the five episodes The Perfect Gift, Duncan the Humbug, Last Train for Christmas, Duck in the Water and Long Lost Friend.

In January 2015, another DVD (Dinos and Discoveries) (containing six more episodes) was released, before their official broadcast from 27 to 31 July (six months later).

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	UK title (top) Main title (middle) US title (bottom)	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	TV Order
415	1	"Old Reliable Edward"	ʁ	David Stoten	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)	ʁ	ʁ	1101a
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416	2	"Not So Slow Coaches"	ʁ	David Stoten	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	ʁ	ʁ	25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)	ʁ	ʁ	1101b
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417	3	"Flatbeds of Fear"	ʁ	David Stoten	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	ʁ	ʁ	26 August 2014 (2014-08-26)	ʁ	ʁ	1102a
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418	4	"Disappearing Diesels"	ʁ	David Stoten	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	26 August 2014 (2014-08-26)	ʁ	ʁ	1102b
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419	5	"Signals Crossed"	ʁ	David Stoten	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	27 August 2014 (2014-08-27)	ʁ	ʁ	1103a
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420	6	"Toad's Adventure"	ʁ	David Stoten	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	27 August 2014 (2014-08-27)	ʁ	ʁ	1103b
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421	7	"Duck in the Water"	ʁ	David Stoten	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	28 August 2014 (2014-08-28)	ʁ	ʁ	1104a
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422	8	"Duck & the Slip Coaches"	ʁ	David Stoten	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	28 August 2014 (2014-08-28)	ʁ	ʁ	1104b
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423	9	"Thomas the Quarry Engine"	ʁ	David Stoten	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)	ʁ	ʁ	1105a
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424	10	"Thomas & the Emergency Cable"	ʁ	David Stoten	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	29 August 2014 (2014-08-29)	ʁ	ʁ	1105b
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425	11	"Duncan & the Grumpy Passenger"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)	ʁ	ʁ	1106a
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426	12	"Marion & the Pipe"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	1 September 2014 (2014-09-01)	ʁ	ʁ	1106b
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427	13	"Missing Gator"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	2 September 2014 (2014-09-02)	ʁ	ʁ	1107a
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428	14	"No Steam Without Coal"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	2 September 2014 (2014-09-02)	ʁ	ʁ	1107b
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429	15	"Spencer's VIP"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	3 September 2014 (2014-09-03)	ʁ	ʁ	1108a
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430	16	"Toad's Bright Idea"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	3 September 2014 (2014-09-03)	ʁ	ʁ	1108b
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431	17	"Long Lost Friend"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	23 December 2014 (2014-12-23)	ʁ	ʁ	1109a
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432	18	"Last Train for Christmas"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	23 December 2014 (2014-12-23)	ʁ	ʁ	1109b
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433	19	"Duncan the Humbug"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	24 December 2014 (2014-12-24)	ʁ	ʁ	1110a
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434	20	"The Perfect Gift"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	24 December 2014 (2014-12-24)	ʁ	ʁ	1110b
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435	21	"Emily Saves the World"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Laura Beaumont and Paul Larson	ʁ	ʁ	27 July 2015 (2015-07-27)	ʁ	ʁ	1111a
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436	22	"Timothy & the Rainbow Truck" "Timothy & the Rainbow Car"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	27 July 2015 (2015-07-27)	ʁ	ʁ	1111b
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437	23	"Marion & the Dinosaurs"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)	ʁ	ʁ	1112a
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438	24	"Samson at Your Service"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Davey Moore	ʁ	ʁ	28 July 2015 (2015-07-28)	ʁ	ʁ	1112b
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439	25	"Samson Sent for Scrap"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler	ʁ	ʁ	29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)	ʁ	ʁ	1113a
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440	26	"Millie & the Volcano"	ʁ	Don Spencer	Andrew Brenner	ʁ	ʁ	29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)	ʁ	ʁ	1113b
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Voices

Joe Mills (Oliver and Toad), Tom Stourton (Duncan), Maggie Ollerenshaw (Henrietta) and Robert Wilfort (Samson) joined the cast, along with Tim Whitnall (Timothy and Reg), Olivia Colman (Marion) and Clive Mantle (Gator) (from that season's special) officially.

Actor/Actress	Region	Role(s)
Mark Moraghan	UK/US	Narrator
Ben Small	UK	Thomas and Toby
	UK	Stanley and Charlie
	UK	Rheneas, Owen and the Troublesome Trucks
Keith Wickham	UK	Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, the Fat Controller, the Thin Controller, the Wellsworth Stationmaster, Some Workmen, the Fat Controller's Assistant, some passengers, Gator's Driver and The Steamworks Worker
	UK/US	Harvey, Salty, Den, Stafford, Skarloey, Bertie, Captain, Dowager Hatt, Thomas' Guard, Bill and Ben's Drivers, The Grumpy Passenger, Some Passengers, Father Christmas, The Groundsman, The Postman and the Bird Watcher
Kerry Shale	UK	Diesel
	US	Henry, Gordon, James, Sir Topham Hatt
	AUS	Mr. Percival/The Thin Controller (Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger only)
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Teresa Gallagher	UK	Emily and The Blond-haired Boy
	UK/US	Mavis, Annie, Clarabel, The Teacher (The Perfect Gift only), The Lady with the Big Hat, Station Speakers, Some Passengers and Some Children
Matt Wilkinson	UK	Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Scruff, Rocky, Cranky, The Dock Manager and the Man with the Hat
	UK/US	Rusty and Some Workmen
David Menkin	US	Porter
Steven Kynman	UK
	UK/US	Duck, Dart, Paxton, Peter Sam and A Slip Coach
Jonathan Broadbent	UK/US	Bill, Ben and a Slip Coach
Jonathan Forbes		Connor
Rebecca O'Mara		Caitlin and a Second Slip Coach
Tom Stourton		Duncan
Olivia Colman		Marion
Clive Mantle		Gator
Robert Wilfort		Samson
Miranda Raison		Millie
Bob Golding		Stephen
Tim Whitnall		Timothy, Reg and The Deputy Minister