TY - ADVS AU - Spencer,Simon AU - Grant,Abi AU - Larson,Paul AU - Ingham,Dave AU - Seal,Mark AU - Mason,James AU - Asquith,Steve AU - Brandon,Michael AU - Permane,Terry AU - Hartshorne,Robert AU - Awdry,W. AU - Allcroft,Britt ED - Shepperton Studios. ED - HIT Entertainment. TI - Thomas & friends : Steamies vs. diesels SN - 1571328807 U1 - 791.45/75 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Allen, TX PB - Shepperton Studios ; produced by Simon Spencer ; written by Abi Grant & Paul Larson, Dave Ingham, Mark Seal, James Mason ; directed by Steve Asquith. KW - Thomas the Tank Engine (Fictitious character) KW - Juvenile drama KW - Steam locomotives KW - Diesel locomotives KW - Animated television programs KW - United States KW - Television programs for children N1 - Based on "The railway stories" by the Rev. W. Awdry; created for television by Britt Allcroft; Special features: includes 5 interactive stops including songs and more; 3 DVD games including: Soder sounds, Steamie Stumpers trivia game, Steamie or Diesel Difference game; character bios; Thomas to the rescue --; Henry and the wishing tree --; Squeak, rattle & roll --; Percy's new whistle; Director of photography, Terry Permane ; music composer, Robert Hartshorne; Storyteller, Michael Brandon; Not rated N2 - Thomas to the rescue: All the diesel trains get "bad" fuel and it's up to Thomas to get good fuel so the diesels can get back working. Henry and the wishing tree: Henry wishes that he could pull express coaches instead of logcars for one day. Squeak, rattle & roll: Diesel thinks that Gordon should be scrapped because of Gordon's awful sounds. Percy's new whistle: Percy wants a whistle thats better than Arry and Bert's ER -