Thomas Saves the Day

Thomas Saves the Day is a Microsoft Windows video game released for PC based off of the children's television series, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

Introduction: Salty's Tale
One day, a storm came to the Island of Sodor. At Brendam Docks, Salty the Dockside Diesel gathered the troublesome trucks to the shed to tell them a story about a previous storm that came to the island.

In Salty's story, Thomas the Tank Engine was on his way to Knapford Station when the storm hit and put out Thomas' fire, so his driver decided to wait in a siding until the storm passes. It eventually does the next morning, but Thomas does not have enough dry coal to get over Gordon's Hill, so he goes back to look for more coal. He eventually finds a bucket of fresh coal at Wellsworth Station and heads back on his way to Knapford.

Chapter 1: Sir Topham's Important Mission
At Knapford Station, Sir Topham Hatt tells Thomas about the delays the storm caused, including some cargo from Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory, which contain important ingredients to make the chocolates, having gone lost and sends Thomas there to find out how he can help.

On the way, at Sodor Windmill, Thomas finds Edward the Blue Engine, who had came off the tracks, blocking Thomas' way to the chocolate factory. Edward explains that he was on his way to deliver Harvey the Crane Engine a new hook, but derailed after hitting something on the track. He asks Thomas to deliver the hook for him and Thomas agrees.

Thomas finds Harvey at the smelting yards and gives him the hook, then helps him make the chain before they go back to the windmill to help Edward. After Harvey puts Edward back on the track, Thomas continues on his way to the chocolate factory.

Chapter 2: Percy and the Haunted Cave
The workmen at the chocolate factory were surprised to see Thomas; they were expecting Percy the Small Engine to arrive with some supplies, but he was running late, so they ask Thomas to try to find him.

Thomas finds Percy at Tidmouth Station. Percy explains that, during the storm, he lost his cargo after hitting something in the haunted cave and was too scared to go back, so Thomas goes to find Percy a new lamp. He finds one at Knapford Switching Yards and goes back to Tidmouth to give it to Percy. The two engines then go into the cave.

In the cave, they hear lots of scary sounds and Percy thinks they must be ghosts, but they are all proven to be ordinary objects afterwards. Soon, Percy's cargo is found and they go to deliver it to the chocolate factory.

Chapter 3: The Missing Shipments
At the chocolate factory, the workers ask Thomas to look for three items that got blown around the island during the storm and gives him a list of the items. He manages to find two of the items, but has trouble with the third.

At Callan Viaduct, Thomas meets Harold the Helicopter, who tells him that the wind blew his cargo out of his net and into the river and ask him to find some tools to help him fish it out. Thomas finds a bucket at Brendam Coast, but he still needs some rope.

Thomas goes to Jem Cole's Work Shed where Elizabeth the Vintage Steam Lorry was stuck in the shed due to some debris from the storm blocking the door. This also makes it difficult to get any tools from the shed, so Elizabeth asks Thomas to find something to help clear the branches. He finds a shovel at Tidmouth Station and goes back to the work shed to get the debris cleared. He is given some rope as a reward.

Thomas returns to Callan Viaduct and gives Harold the rope and bucket which Harold uses to fish out the lost cargo, which include the last piece of missing cargo for the chocolate factory. With all three items found, Thomas goes back to the chocolate factory and the workers begin making the chocolate.

Chapter 4: Race for the Docks
After the workers finish making the chocolate, they ask Thomas to deliver it to Brendam Docks before Bulstrode the Barge leaves. The track there, which had previously been blocked by storm damage, is now clear, but the points are not set for the docks, so the player must set them as such.

However, that is not the only problem Thomas faces; the troublesome trucks were being their troublesome selves. Luckily, Salty shows up and makes the trucks behave by getting them to sing. Thomas arrives at the docks on time and Cranky the Crane loads the cargo onto Bulstrode.

Chapter 5: Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory
The workers at the chocolate factory are very pleased with Thomas for his hard work and decide to make some special chocolate for Sir Topham Hatt to honor him and his engines.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * Harvey
 * Salty
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Elizabeth
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Bulstrode (does not speak)
 * Gordon (mentioned)
 * Mavis (chocolate box cameo)
 * Jem Cole (mentioned)
 * Toby (boxart only)

Trivia

 * The game uses several scenes from seasons 1 through 6 of the television series, including season 1's "Thomas and the Trucks", season 3's "Trust Thomas" and season 6's "Harvey to the Rescue". A screenshot of Salty from season 6's "Salty's Secret" is also used.
 * At the Haunted Cave, the two buildings from season 6's Percy and the Haunted Mine are seen in the background.
 * The game plays several scene from the show, including Percy's theme for the main menu, Bill and Ben's theme for the selection screen and a portion of James' theme when Thomas is going from one location to another.
 * The title of the game is the same as the US title of the season 1 episode "Thomas and the Breakdown Train", a season 8 episode, three magazine stories from 2005, 2009 and 2015, the Finnish title of the DVD, "Peep! Peep! Hurray! Three Cheers for Thomas", a live show and a book.

Goofs

 * Michael Angelis narrated the UK version of the game, but he is not credited.
 * Harvey is missing his side rods and has black buffers, which are supposed to be brown.
 * Thomas has Edward's whistle sound.
 * Thomas' wheels always spin forward, even when he reverses.
 * Thomas tells Salty that "the troublesome trucks are acting up," but he only has one truck.
 * Jem Cole is referred to as "Jeb Cole".
 * One of Percy's sandboxes, always the one closer to the screen, are a darker shade of green than they normally are. He also has black buffer housings, which should be red, and his lamp is on his left lamp-iron when it should be on his right. His undercarriage is also green when it is supposed to be black.
 * Toby the Tram Engine can be seen on the game's US cover, but he does not appear anywhere in the actual game.