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"Is it Thomas?" "Uhh, there's too much steam. I can't see." "Thomas and Gordon maybe?" "There's even more steam than that. I think it's the whole team!" "It's the Steam Team!”''
 * ''“Someone's coming."
 * ―Big Mickey, Cranky and Carly

Steam Team to the Rescue is the first double-length episode of the twenty-third series.

Contents
[show]==Plot== While Harold is checking over Sodor one evening, Porter is getting ready to pick up some deliveries. With more ships coming in, Salty offers to help but accidentally bumps some trucks Cranky attempts to use. When Salty attempts to pull them back in, Carly accidentally knocks some pipes Cranky is lowering which knock Salty off the tracks and into the sea.

The next day, the Fat Controller wakes Thomas up early to get a flatbed and rescue Salty - who is being fished out by Cranky - and to take him to the Dieselworks, while having Den do Salty's job. Meanwhile, Porter gets covered in flour because of the increased workload.

While Salty is on the hoist, he shakes off some seaweed on him. Den then accidentally slips on it, which ends up leading to the Dieselworks and its sheds to close and trap the Diesels in it. This leads to Percy being asked to help out at the Docks with Salty, Porter and Den out of action. He asks Thomas to help, but the Fat Controller tells him and the rest of the Steam Team about most of the Diesels being stuck in their sheds and that they are going to need to work extra hard to do all of the work.

Despite Percy desperately needing Thomas at the Docks, the Fat Controller tells Thomas to instead get to the Blue Mountain Quarry and then to take some Diesel fuel to the Dieselworks. All the work soon overloads at the Docks with Percy unable to get it done, and it ends up collapsing in on him and Carly almost falling into the sea.

The Sodor Search and Rescue Team are called out to the Docks to help. Harold tells Thomas what is going on, leading Thomas to rush to Tidmouth Sheds for help. Although the other engines are very tired from the increased workload, Thomas is able to convince them to help save Percy.

The Steam Team and Harold soon race to the Docks to help and are able to get all the work done, while also helping to save Carly and Percy. It takes them all night to get it all done, after which they are praised for their efforts by the Fat Controller. After he does so, he begins to think if there was something he is forgetting (the Diesels still being trapped), but decides he has not.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Harvey
 * Emily
 * Belle
 * Connor
 * Caitlin
 * Porter
 * Ryan
 * Nia
 * Rebecca
 * Diesel
 * Daisy
 * Mavis
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Salty
 * Den
 * Dart
 * Sidney
 * Paxton
 * Norman
 * Philip
 * Flynn
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Sir Handel
 * Luke
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Judy and Jerome
 * Harold
 * Captain
 * Cranky
 * Big Mickey
 * Carly
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Rosie (cameo)
 * Stanley (cameo)
 * Winston (cameo)
 * Peter Sam (cameo)
 * Rocky (cameo)
 * Slip Coaches (cameo)
 * Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Merrick (cameo)
 * Owen (cameo)
 * Willie (cameo)
 * The Dock Manager (cameo)
 * The Blue Mountain Quarry Manager (cameo)
 * Ferdinand (portrait cameo; fantasy)
 * Victor (portrait cameo; fantasy)

Locations

 * Bluff's Cove
 * Knapford
 * Knapford Station Yard
 * Knapford Yards
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Office
 * MC BUNN
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Railway Works
 * Mavis' Shed
 * Anopha Quarry
 * Vicarstown
 * Vicarstown Dieselworks
 * Vicarstown Diesel Sheds
 * Diesel 10's Shed
 * Crosby Tunnel
 * Blue Mountain Quarry
 * Blondin Bridge
 * Wellsworth
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Farmer Trotter's Pig Farm
 * Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
 * Black Loch (portrait)
 * Maithwaite (portrait)
 * The Washdown (mentioned)
 * Sodor Steamworks (map only)
 * Norramby (map only)
 * Ballahoo (map only)
 * Hawin Doorey Castle (map only)
 * Kellsthorpe Road (map only)
 * Maron (map only)
 * The Mainland (map only)

UK

 * John Hasler as Thomas and Rheneas
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Harvey, Salty, Den, Norman, Skarloey, Harold, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Toby, Flynn and Big Mickey
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan, Porter, Dart and Paxton
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily, Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel and Judy
 * Jonathan Forbes as Connor
 * Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * Kerry Shale as Diesel and Iron 'Arry
 * Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
 * Bob Golding as Sidney
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * Michael Legge as Luke
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Tim Whitnall as Jerome
 * Matt Wilkinson as Cranky
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly
 * William Hope as Iron Bert
 * Jules de Jongh as Caitlin (uncredited)

US

 * Joseph May as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward, Toby and Iron Bert (uncredited)
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon, Diesel, Iron 'Arry and Harold
 * Rob Rackstraw as James, Flynn and Big Mickey
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy
 * Steven Kynman as Duck, Ryan, Dart and Paxton
 * Keith Wickham as Harvey, Salty, Den, Norman, Skarloey, Captain and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily and Caitlin
 * Teresa Gallagher as Belle, Mavis, Annie, Clarabel and Judy
 * Jonathan Forbes as Connor
 * Rebecca O'Mara as Caitlin
 * Yvonne Grundy as Nia
 * Rachael Miller as Rebecca
 * David Menkin as Porter
 * Tracy-Ann Oberman as Daisy
 * Bob Golding as Sidney
 * Rasmus Hardiker as Philip
 * John Hasler as Rheneas
 * Michael Legge as Luke
 * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
 * Tim Whitnall as Jerome
 * Glenn Wrage as Cranky
 * Lucy Montgomery as Carly

Songs

 * Don't Stop
 * Don't Stop (Reprise)

Trivia

 * As this episode is among the three double-length special episodes of the twenty-third series (the other two being All Tracks Lead to Rome and Mines of Mystery), it actually has no fixed placement among the twenty regular episodes, according to SiF's Twitter.[1]  Despite this (or perhaps because of this), several TV guides, such as Channel 5 and Digiguide, refer to this as the twenty-first episode of the twenty-third series despite not being a regular-length episode.
 * This marks the first of a few things:
 * The first episode directed by Joey So.
 * Caitlin and Sir Handel's first speaking roles since The Great Race, as well as their first speaking roles in an episode since the twentieth series episode, Engine of the Future. This also marks the first time since The Great Race to feature Rebecca O'Mara as part of the voice cast and the first time she voices Caitlin since the nineteenth series episode, Best Engine Ever.
 * Connor's first speaking role since The Great Race as well as his first appearance and speaking role in an episode since the twentieth series episode, Cautious Connor.
 * Rheneas' first speaking role since The Great Race as well as his first speaking role in an episode since the twentieth series episode, Henry Gets the Express. This also marks his first appearance since Journey Beyond Sodor and his first appearance in an episode since the twenty-first series episode, Runaway Engine.
 * Captain's first appearance in an episode since the twentieth series episode, Skiff and the Mermaid.
 * The first episode since the seventh series episode, Three Cheers for Thomas, to not play a song at the end.
 * The first double-length episode since Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, albeit with a different format unlike the former due to this being the new special as a replacement for the one-hour long specials.
 * The first production to have David Stoten as head writer.
 * The first production produced by Mattel Television since their rename.
 * The first double-length special episode of the series to be separate from the regular-length episodes to being the new special which, following the series' reboot, replaces the feature-length movie stylized special.
 * The first and only double-length special episode not to introduce any characters.
 * This episode marks the only things for several characters in the twenty-third series:
 * Edward, Caitlin, Captain and Flynn's only physical appearances (not counting Edward's appearance in Thomas' thought bubble in The Other Big Engine) and speaking roles.
 * Belle, Porter, Carly and Big Mickey's only speaking roles.
 * 'Arry, Bert, Merrick and Willie's only appearances.
 * A reference to The Great Race is made when Gordon tells Thomas to call him "The Shooting Star" in his sleep.
 * Thomas references Braveheart when he rallies the Steam Team.
 * Two references to The Adventure Begins are made:
 * Thomas calls "Wake up, lazybones!" to Gordon.
 * Gordon leaves his coaches behind in a similar manner to Thomas, by mistaking another guard's whistle for his own.
 * Salty sings a verse of "Drunken Sailor" when Cranky fishes him out of the sea.
 * Yvonne Grundy, who performs Nia's speaking voice, performed her singing lines in this episode instead of Patricia Kihoro, who was her singing double in Big World! Big Adventures!
 * The scene where Thomas, Emily and Rebecca are lifting Carly back up is similar to the fifth seriesepisode, Cranky Bugs, when Thomas and Percy are lifting Cranky back up.
 * One of the ships' horns at Brendam Docks is the same as Captain's.
 * The logo of the series overall was replaced by a stylized version of the episode's title, due to being the new special.
 * Daisy is the only diesel engine shown to still be working rather than being out of commission.
 * This is the only double-length special episode of the twenty-third series taking place on Sodor.
 * An imprint of Paxton's face is left when he tries to ram the door, a common cartoon gag.
 * This is the second episode to have the diesels out of action, the first being the similarly named eighth series episode, Thomas to the Rescue.
 * This is the only twenty-third series episode to not air on Nick Jr. or on public television at all in the US.

Goofs

 * Several characters and cast members were not credited in the UK and US end credits:
 * In the UK end credits, Edward is not listed with Keith Wickham's characters and Toby is not listed with Rob Rackstraw's characters.
 * In the US end credits, William Hope is not credited for voicing Edward, Toby and Iron Bert.
 * Annie and Clarabel are not listed with Teresa Gallagher's characters.
 * Jules de Jongh is not credited for voicing Caitlin in the UK credits.
 * In the US end credits, she is not listed with Jules de Jongh's characters.
 * When Thomas leaves the docks with Salty, his brake van is an SR 25 Ton Brake Van. Once he leaves the Dieselworks, his brake van changes to an BR 20 Ton Brake Van.
 * The Misty Island Tunnel entrance is missing at the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre. The track leading to the tunnel is still visible, but leads nowhere.
 * 'Arry is seen travelling on narrow gauge track at the Blue Mountain Quarry, despite being a standard gauge engine.
 * In the overhead shot of the docks becoming cramped, Big Mickey is not in his correct spot and appears to be clipping through the rails beneath him.
 * When Harold says "Belle and Flynn are already on their way", the scene is not cut properly; Harold speeds up for a split second, and when the scene cuts back to both him and Thomas, they are both moving faster than before.
 * In the UK version, James' US voice can be heard during Don't Stop as he pulls up to Rebecca.
 * On some versions of US Netflix, the UK version of Don't Stop is featured but the reprise is the US version.

Merchandise

 * TrackMaster Push Along - Seaweed Salty

UK/AUS

 * Steam Team to the Rescue (DVD) 