This page is a list pertaining to various Lost Media related productions related to Thomas & Friends, this mainly consists of missing film, lost or unpreserved television airings, and unreleased content such as books or film, that may have been cancelled before even going into production.
Lost Film Related Content[]
- Untitled 1953 Series (Only one episode was produced, although it was recorded onto a 105' Millimeter Roll, it's likely that the recording was destroyed sometime after the broadcast, as with many early BBC Broadcasts, it's not held within the BBC's Archives. The Archives do contain various Behind-the-Scenes print information about the airing, as-well as a photo of James' Model).
- Down the Mine (1983 Unaired Test Pilot;Footage with Mattel).
- Railway Tales (Rare 1956 show for BBC's Children's Hour;Featured Charles Stidwell narrating Railway Series stories).
- The Missing Coach (Cancelled Season 2 Episode; Footage preserved but only stills and reused footage is publicly released).
- 1997 PBS single airing of Gordon and the Famous Visitor (Preserved but not currently released to the public; These were formerly uploaded on Culdee Fell Productions YouTube Channel with other videos).
- Thomas and The Magic Railroad (Director's Cut) (1999 Workprint; One version publicly released after twenty-years;Chase-Scene from other print released in 2015).
- Full Storyboard Animations of all the CGI Specials/Episodes (Not Publicly Released).
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2 (Cancelled before going into production).
- Hero of the Rails (Model Series Special) (changed into a full CGI production)
- The Adventures of Thomas (Cancelled Movie, never publicly released. Unknown how much, if any of the film went into production; a script was completed around early-mid 2010 however).
- Girl in Green (TATMR Song; Likely never recorded).
- The Whistling Song (TATMR Song; Likely never recorded).
- Storytime with Thomas (Various Missing Airings).
- Mister Moose's Fun Time (Various Thomas Airings).
- PBS Airings (High majority is preserved; some currently missing).
- Thirteen Cancelled Episodes of Jack and the Pack (Never Recorded;Scripts Released Publically).
- Cancelled 2015 "The Great Race" Pitch (Some Storyboard Animation released; Never fully recorded).
- Thomas the Tank Engine (Cancelled 1976 Animated TV-Show; Complete Pilot episode exists, but never publicly released;One Season of Ten 30-Minute Episodes Planned).
- Cancelled Pierce Brosnan Dub of Season 12 (Unreleased to Public; Segment from Gordon Takes a Shortcut was released however).
- Ted Ray's The Railway Series Narrations (From Jackanory TV Show; September 28th 1970-January 21st 1972).
- Gordon Goes Foreign (Cancelled Episode;Never Filmed;Script Released).
- Thomas and the Stinky Cheese (Recreated CGI Test Pilot Footage; Partially released).
- The Thomas & Friends Institute of Innovation (Partially Released; Private Screenings can be requested).
- Various Other Language Dubs/Original Episode End Credits.
- Shining Time Station & Thomas & Friends Master-Tapes (In Mattel's Possession, and not publicly released;Note also that several STS Master Tapes are owned by Twitter user BostonThomasFan).
- Ringo Starr's Original Dub of 4 Season 1 Episodes (Episodes in question are unknown, but during Season 1 production, Ringo Starr re-narrated 4 episodes, as they didn't quite sound right yet. It is unknown what became of these recordings, but it can be presumed they were either discarded soon after being recorded, or recorded over for the new audio, and most likely no longer exist).
- Season 25 (Cancelled Season of Thomas & Friends;Audio lines were recorded for at-least one episode, but probably nothing beyond that).
- Season 3 Soundtrack Master (In the possession of Sam Wilkinson;Some episode tracks also acquired by Oliver11GWR, and released on YouTube).
- The Secrets of Mudslide Mountain (2013/14 Thomas Special).
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad Video Assist Tape(s) (Likely with Mattel).
- Various Behind the Scenes Images & Footage Pieces.
- Cancelled Specials.
Other Lost Media Related Content[]
- Barry the Rescue Engine (Cancelled Issue of The Railway Series).
- Engine of the Future/Hugo and the Airship (Cancelled Two-In-One Book).
- Cancelled Blur-Studios Lego Movie featuring LEGO Duplo Thomas.
Cancelled Characters[]
- P.T. Boomer (Cameo's in final cut of Thomas and the Magic Railroad; Present in Workprints, and some Misc. Books).
- Barry.
- The Austerity Engine.
- Nigel.
- Little Giant.
- Cancelled Characters.
Cancelled Merchandise[]
- [1] (TrackMaster).
- [2] (Take-Along).
- [3] (Take-N-Play/Adventures).
- [4] (Wooden Railway/Wood).
- [5] (Wooden Railway Cancelled Products; Only manufactured as employee gifts).
- Ertl Gold Rail Henry (Promo Images Exist).
- Ertl P.T. Boomer (No Prototype Images are known to exist).
- Ertl Cancelled 1990 Wooden Playset (Promo Images Exist).
- Adventures Series (Nintendo Entertainment System version).
- Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends (Cancelled PS1 Game 1999;3D Character Models & Planning Sheets Exist).
External Links[]
- [6] (Lost Pierce Brosnan Season 12 Narrations).
- [7] (Articles about Thomas related Lost-Media).
- [8] (Cancelled Episodes).
- [9] (Additional Information about Railway Tales).