Despite being on Toby's Branch Line, the windmill's usage in the opening credits made it an iconic part of the franchise, particularly with Japanese audiences, and thus the iconic imagery was encouraged. [1] As a result, there have been one-off occasions where the model appears in places other than Toby's Branch Line. These include: The first appearance of the watermill since the third series episode, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train. In the second half of both the UK and US trailers feature the instrumentals of the 1997 song, The World Is New by American band, Save Ferris. After Diesel 10 and P.T. Boomer fall into the barge, they would have either vanished or would have been turned into boiler sludge via Junior's magic bandanna, who arrived at the Big Dipper by Percy. According to David Axford, David Mitton had desired to incorporate characters from the TUGS franchise into the film as a tie-in through a scene where Thomas encountered them on a seaside run by. Many of their models were shipped over from the United Kingdom, but none were ultimately used in the film. Template:Ref

The only time for Thomas & Friends production that Shelley Elizabeth-Skinner worked on involved in production (not counting the sixth series and seventh series) The only appearances of Splatter and Dodge. They were originally going to be included in the CGI specials, Day of the Diesels and The Great Race, but were replaced by Paxton and Sidney, and the Mainland Diesels respectively possibly due to budgetary issues. When scratching James' itch, he was supposed brush James with a tree branch instead of a push brush. The ruined Tower Mill was originally going to appear in the aftermath of the storm in the 2005 special, Calling All Engines! but it was changed to the Sodor Suspension Bridge. Thomas and the Magic Railroad was released onto VHS and DVD on 19 October 2000 in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Warner Home Video and in the United States on October 31, 2000 by Columbia TriStar Home Video. In 2007, the Double Feature with The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland was released.Toby proudly takes the fallen tree to Dusty, who is delighted, as now he can use the wood from the tree to rebuild the windmill. Toby watches as Dusty and the workmen turn the tree into planks of wood. After a long time, the windmill is repaired and looking better than ever before. Sir Topham Hatt is impressed, and Dusty thanks Toby for saving his windmill. Toby smiles happily upon hearing this.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad was released theatrically in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 14th July 2000 and the United States and Canada on 26th July 2000. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square; for the purpose, a steam locomotive, LMS Fowler 3F no. 47298, painted to resemble Thomas, was brought to the cinema by low-loader on 9th July 2000. National press coverage was low, as many journalists were concentrating on the launch of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book, for which a special train called "Hogwarts Express" would run on 8th - 11th July. Diesel 10 was originally voiced by Keith Scott, but his voice was later changed; Scott believes that he was replaced due to his voice sounding too scary to younger children. He was replaced by Neil Crone, who gave Diesel 10 a Russian accent. Due to complaints by test audiences, who believed the voice could be considered offensive, Crone gave Diesel 10 a stylised New Jersey accent. He and Kevin Frank both improvised a lot of comedy in the film. The only production of Thomas' first movie not to feature Gordon's Hill since its introduction in the first series. In a 2007 interview, Britt Allcroft commented that the finished film was drastically different from the version she had written, with several scenes, plot elements and characters being cut from the final film.The posters of Sir Topham Hatt reading "Sir Topham Needs You" featured throughout the film are a reference to the Lord Kitchener and Uncle Sam recruiting posters. The Dutch, Slovenian, Azerbaijani and Korean versions were never got dubbed the songs in their respective languages but they added subtitles for the lyrics. In the end credits, Bertie and Harold, who are non-rail vehicles, are under the voice cast for The Trains. Another thing to note about the powder scene was that it originally took place at the quarry instead of Tidmouth. The windmill was not the location of the clue to the source of the gold dust. Instead, it was a large waterfall that Mr. Conductor had to climb up to retrieve a sheet of paper.

The models for Edward, James and Duke have their tenders moulded with the cab, similar to Motorized Railway, Railway Pals and Minis. Calling All Engines! | The Great Discovery | Cancelled 2009 Special | Hero of the Rails | Misty Island Rescue | Day of the Diesels | Blue Mountain Mystery | King of the Railway | Tale of the Brave | The Adventure Begins | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | The Great Race | Journey Beyond Sodor | Big World! Big Adventures! Edward was never featured in any script of the film. According to an interview with Phil Fehrle, there was not enough screen time or opportunity to utilise him in a way that added any real value to the film.A preserved storyboard drawn by Robert Gauld-Galliers suggests Percy was originally meant to be the main character in this episode [1].

Oliver had prototypes depicting him with siderods, but he was never released with them until 'Friends of Tidmouth Sheds' edition. Diesel | Daisy | BoCo | Mavis | Derek | 'Arry and Bert | Diesel 10 | Salty | Dennis | Den | Dart | Paxton | Norman | Sidney | Philip Note: In the original workprint, the same voice actors voice multiple characters. These are the only roles officially confirmed. Songs The scene where Mr. Conductor is in Sir Topham Hatt's office, pictures of the engines from past series episode, such as No Joke for James, Tender Engines, A Surprise for Percy and Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach, are seen. Thomas, Lady and Burnett return, where they and the rest of the team work out the answer to the riddle. Lily mixes water from the well with golden shavings from the magic railroad and with a little encouragement, tosses them into the air, where they form into gold dust. Delighted, the conductors resupply their whistles, while Thomas and Lady thank each other.Bertie's horn is the same one as the other one used in the first to third series, but in a higher pitch.