Introduces Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt.
Trouble for Thomas
Stories
Trouble for Thomas
Thomas Saves the Day
Thomas Goes Fishing
Terence the Tractor
Notes
Introduces James, Annie and Clarabel, Foolish Freight Cars and Terence the Tractor.
James in a Mess
Stories
James in a Mess
Bertie's Chase
Percy and the Signal
Percy Proves a Point
Notes
Introduces Toby, Henrietta, Percy, Bertie and Harold.
Thomas cannot be seen in this book, but he did star in "Bertie's Chase" and "Percy Proves a Point".
In the original print, the sentence line "It was such an insult to be reminded of the time a bootlace had been used to mend a hole in his coaches." was divided by a page break, showing that this page ends with the word "an," and the next page starts with the word "insult." This is later corrected in the reprint.
A Cow on the Line
Stories
Double Trouble
A Cow on the Line
Old Iron
Percy Takes the Plunge
Notes
Toby cannot be seen in this book, but he did star in "Double Trouble" and "A Cow on the Line".
Bill and Ben made their debut but were not yet introduced.
Diesel's Devious Deed
Stories
Pop Goes the Diesel
Diesel's Devious Deed
A Close Shave for Duck
Woolly Bear
Notes
Introduces Duck and Diesel.
Edward's Exploit
Stories
Donald and Douglas
The Deputation
The Dieseasel
Edward's Exploit
Notes
Introduces Donald, Douglas, Bill, Ben and BoCo.
Bill and Ben are properly introduced in this book, unlike "Percy Takes the Plunge" in the "A Cow on the Line" book.
The Cranky Day
Stories
Cranky Bugs
Put-upon Percy
Lady Hatt's Birthday Party
Notes
Introduces Cranky, Lady Hatt, Caroline and George.
First book to include three stories.
Α Better View for Gordon
Stories
Toby and the Flood
Α Better View for Gordon
Busy Going Backwards
Notes
Introduces Oliver and Toad.
Thomas and the Rumors
Stories
Thomas and the Rumors
James and the Trouble with Trees
Happy Ever After
Notes
Introduces Old Slow Coach.
Last book to feature stories from the fifth season
Percy's Chocolate Crunch
Stories
Percy's Chocolate Crunch
Salty's Secret
A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter
Note
Introduces Salty and Mavis.
Foolish Freight Cars now called Troublesome Trucks.
James and the Red Balloon
Stories
James and the Red Balloon
Harvey to the Rescue
Thomas the Jet Engine
Note
Introduces Harvey.
Stepney is mentioned in this book in the story "James and the Red Balloon", but is not seen.
Hooray for Thomas
Stories
Hooray for Thomas
The Grand Opening
Best Dressed Engine
Notes
Introduces Skarloey, Rheneas, Peter Sam, Rusty, Duncan, Trevor and Murdoch.
Duncan only has a cameo in this book, however he will play a role in the story "Duncan's Bluff" in the "Thomas and the Treasure" book.
Proteus is mentioned in "The Magic Lamp", but he is not seen.
Notes
These books were released in America only.
The books Thomas Gets Tricked and Trouble for Thomas have a saying underneath the front cover and on the back cover, "As seen on the television show Shining Time Station".
