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Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway (2013)

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway poster
Directed by
Rob Silvestri
Genre
animation, family
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 02m
Rated
G
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Thomas the Tank Engine looks for a new friend named Stephen who disappears while they are fixing up an old castle. The story follows Thomas on his search and shows how the friends work together.

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What happens

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway is a 2013 British animated adventure film that functions as the seventh feature-length special based on the British television series Thomas & Friends. The film was produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment with animation production by Canadian-based Arc Productions, who took over animation from Nitrogen Studios for the series and following specials from then on. It marks the debut of Mark Moraghan as the narrator for both English versions of the series. The movie centres on Thomas in the search for his new friend Stephen, who goes missing during the restoration of Ulfstead Castle. King of the Railway had a two-day limited theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2013 and was released on DVD on 2 September. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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