Thomas and Stepney

Thomas and Stepney is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season and the ninty-fourth episode of the series. It aired in the US on the Shining Time Station episode Once Upon a Time in 1995. In this episode, Thomas is jealous when Stepney comes to visit.

Plot
Thomas is shocked to learn that there is an engine with a branch line as famous as his and that the engine might visit. The engine, Stepney, has gotten bored with the Bluebell Railway and is delighted to discover he has been invited to visit the North Western Railway. When Thomas hears the news, he is jealous and refuses to meet Stepney, but the others welcome him and he works with Duck happily all day. When it is time for Thomas' last train, he is furious to be shunted to let another train pass, and amazed to find Stepney pulling it. Thomas grumbles next morning, but Stepney explains the situation and flatters Thomas, who proceeds to tell Stepney about his branch line.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * Douglas
 * Stepney
 * Rusty
 * Duck (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

 * Bluebell Valley Station
 * Stepney's Branch Line
 * Knapford
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Brendam Docks
 * Sodor Shipping Company
 * Shunting Yards
 * Callandale

Errors

 * When Thomas puffs past the field at the beginning, studio equipment is visible in the top-right corner.
 * While Percy tells Thomas about Stepney, as the camera is on Thomas, Percy's right lamp iron is bent but when the camera is on Percy, it is normal
 * While the engines wait for Stepney, a tar wagon, perched on another tar wagon, is visible behind Gordon and Henry.
 * A single passenger shouldn't need two coaches.
 * Stepney has Smudger's whistle sound in the US version and Rheneas' in the UK and Japan. Rheneas' whistle is used once in the US version as well.
 * Stepney has Duke's whistle sound when he is working with Duck.
 * In the US version, when Percy finishes talking about Stepney, his whistle sound is higher pitched.
 * In the UK and Japanese versions, Gordon, Douglas, and Duck have the same whistle sound.
 * When Thomas says "Why are we waiting? My passengers are being delayed", a black box is attached to his cab.
 * George Carlin says "Stop all train!" instead of "Stop all trains!".