In December of 2019, a timecoded fullscreen workprint was leaked out online by someone who had taken part in the production of a fan funded documentary called “An Unlikely Fandom”. This workprint contains several deleted scenes and alterations of shots. This workprint contains missing music, unfinished effects, as well as the original voiceovers for the trains. Some scenes also used raw footage as CGI was not complete. The workprint was also told in flashback form by Lily, rather than the conductor. The voice used for the voiceovers was Britt Allcroft, and she had also substituted for other characters during their voiceovers. Some characters that were cut were also included in this workprint, such as P.T. Boomer, who was played by Doug Lennox and an adult version of Patch, played by Robert Tinkler.
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0:16
The workprint contains an alternate opening. In it, Lily is seen opening a scrapbook of her and Patch with her kids. Patch is seen walking towards them. They wave at him and her son asks if Thomas is in the story. Lily responds with yes and she points out her blue bird and her family in the pictures. The DVD contains the credits.
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1:04
The workprint contains an additional shot of Lily talking on the phone with her father and an alternate shot of traffic. The workprint also removes a shot of Lily and her mother talking.
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1:49
The workprint shortens a shot of Lily’s mother smiling.
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2:12
The workprint contains a longer shot of the city and then a deleted scene. In it, Burnett is seen working in his yard in the Muffle Mountains. Then P.T. Boomer is seen packing a case of explosives away in his motorbike. He rides away as a dog barks at him.
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3:16
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas, but almost removes a shot of Thomas going through the watermill.
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3:25
The workprint removes a shot Percy going through Killaban.
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3:36
The workprint contains an longer shot of the Sodor railway sign, but also three shots of Thomas arriving late.
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3:42
The workprint removes two shots, one of Gordon laughing as Thomas reads the sign and one of Thomas reading the sign.
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2:32
The workprint contains an alternate shot of Gordon as Thomas calls him “bossy”.
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3:55
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas, and an alternate and shorter shot of Gordon saying that they can take care of themselves.
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4:04
The workprint contains a slightly longer shot of Diesel 10 rushing past Thomas and Gordon, but also removes a face shot of Diesel 10.
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4:09
The workprint contains three alternate shots, one of Gordon as he listens to Thomas talk about Diesel 10, an alternate and shorter shot of Thomas talking about Diesel 10 and an alternate and longer shot of Gordon saying that maybe they do need the conductor. The workprint also removes a shot of Thomas listening to Gordon.
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4:27
The workprint contains a longer shot of the sky, but also removes a shot of a lake.
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4:50
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor sprinkling flower food on the flowers and an additional shot of him grabbing an ice cream cone out of the flower food box.
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5:38
The workprint contains a longer shot of a woman waving goodbye to her husband as the train departs.
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5:57
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter shot of Patch talking to Mutt about finishing the paint job.
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6:15
The workprint contains an alternate and longer shot, with Patch and Mutt leaving to go see Billy, while the DVD has Patch smile at Mutt.
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6:42
The workprint contains a deleted scene of P.T. Boomer racing past Billy at a railroad crossing. The workprint shortens a shot of two kids waving at Billy and the Rainbow Sun.
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7:07
The workprint contains a longer shot, with Patch asking Billy if the Rainbow Sun is alright after hearing the breaks go off. Billy says it’s fine.
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7:52
The workprint contains an additional shot of Lilly practicing what to say to Burnett when she gives him the friendship bracelet she made.
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8:26
The workprint contains a longer shot of Burnett looking at the Lady.
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8:33
The workprint contains a deleted scene. Billy walks to a bench in the Shining Time train station before P.T. Boomer approaches him. Billy recalls that P.T. Boomer had left Shining Time. P.T. Boomer asks Billy if he knows where Burnett is. Billy refuses to tell him where he is. P.T. Boomer states that he’ll find Burnett. Billy warns him to not mess around. P.T. Boomer then walks away, knocking a flower basket on the way out.
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9:25
The workprint contains an alternate and longer shot. The workprint has an interior shot of the Shining Time train station while the DVD has an exterior shot of the Shining Time train station.
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10:10
The workprint contains a longer shot of Stacy holding Burnett’s drawing.
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10:14
The workprint contains an alternate and longer scene. In it, Billy gives Stacy the flowers that were knocked out of the hanging flower pot. Stacy asks why they were knocked out. Billy explains that P.T. Boomer is back and Stacy puts the flowers back in a vase. The DVD has a longer shot of Billy explaining to Stacy that Burnett used to love railroading.
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10:41
The workprint removes a shot of Mutt walking into the Shining Time train station.
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10:55
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter shot. The workprint focuses on Billy while the DVD continues with Mr. Conductor.
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11:07
The workprint contains two alternate shots, with the workprint having Billy in the shots while the DVD focuses on Mr. Conductor.
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11:52
The workprint shortens a shot of Mr. Conductor putting away his notes.
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11:57
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas riding, but also removes a shot of Thomas thinking about Diesel 10.
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12:03
The workprint contains a longer shot of the sky.
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12:12
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas backing into the train bumpers.
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12:37
The workprint contains a longer shot of James complaining.
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12:40
The workprint contains a longer shot of Diesel 10 approaching the Tidmouth Sheds, but also removes a shot of Thomas and James.
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12:58
The workprint contains an alternate shot of Diesel 10 insulting Thomas and James. The workprint has Diesel 10 while the DVD has the reactions of Thomas and James.
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13:17
The workprint removes a shot of Thomas and James looking annoyed at Diesel 10.
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13:32
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas following Diesel 10.
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14:22
The workprint shortens a shot of Stacy listening to Mr. Conductor.
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14:32
The workprint contains an alternate and longer scene. The workprint has Billy sneaking up behind Mr. Conductor. Stacy notices and Billy signals her to be quiet. Mr. Conductor asks if there is anything wrong and she says no. The DVD has Mr. Conductor disappearing away and a shot of Billy climbing onto the Rainbow Sun.
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14:58
The workprint contains a deleted scene, with P.T. Boomer going through a newspaper stack. He finds out that Burnett is on Muffle Mountain after seeing his name on one them. He notices that the newspaper delivery person returning to collect his stack and pretends to act innocent. He watches the newspaper delivery person leave and sees a motorcycle, giving him the idea to steal it and head up the mountains.
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15:35
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor talking to Mutt and an alternate shot of Mutt looking at Mr. Conductor.
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15:42
The workprint contains an alternate and longer shot of Mutt.
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16:15
The workprint slightly shortens a shot of Thomas crossing the watermill.
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16:54
The workprint removes two shots of Diesel 10 complimenting the mountain sculpture of him.
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16:58
The workprint removes a shot of Diesel 10 talking to Splatter and Dodge.
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17:02
The workprint contains an alternate shot of Diesel 10 scolding Splatter and Dodge for correcting him.
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17:10
The workprint shortens a shot of Splatter and Dodge stating that there are plenty of steam engines in the Island of Sodor.
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17:25
The workprint contains shortens a shot of Splatter and Dodge telling Diesel 10 that Mr. Conductor is coming to the Island of Sodor and he will not let allow him to destroy Lady as well as an alternate and shorter shot of Diesel 10 showing off Pinchy.
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17:35
The workprint contains a longer shot of Thomas passing Henry, but also removes another shot of Thomas.
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17:50
The workprint shortens a shot of James being angry at Thomas.
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17:53
The workprint contains a longer shot of James telling Thomas that he should’ve been the one to pick up Mr. Conductor.
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18:04
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter shot of Gordon telling Thomas that James should have been the one to pick up Mr. Conductor. The workprint focuses on James for a longer time rather than on Gordon.
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18:16
The workprint contains a longer shot of Toby telling everyone to stop arguing, but also shortens a shot of Thomas backing up, as well as removes a shot of Splatter and Dodge arriving at Tidmouth Sheds and another shot of Henry, Toby and Percy at Tidmouth Sheds.
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18:21
The workprint contains an alternate shot of Henry talking about the lost engine. The workprint has a shot of Henry, Toby and Percy while the DVD focuses on Gordon.
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18:25
The workprint removes a shot of James asking who the lost engine is.
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18:36
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter shot of Thomas saying that little steam engines can do big things as well. The workprint also removes a scene where Splatter and Dodge are joking around about Thomas getting dusted as Harold the Helicopter flies by. The dust flies into Thomas, as well as Splatter and Dodge. Thomas then leaves the Tidmouth Sheds.
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18:44
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter scene. The workprint has Mr. Conductor sniffing some of Sir Topham’s Hatt marmalade. The DVD has Mr. Conductor reading out the letter Sir Topham Hatt had left him. He then sees Sir Topham Hatt’s top hat and puts it on. He puts it back as he looks at a poster of Sir Topham Hatt angrily pointing.
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20:30
The workprint shortens a scene of Mr. Conductor talking to a bouncy ball and a baseball bat.
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20:32
The workprint contains an additional shot of Mr. Conductor making tea, but also shortens a shot of Diesel 10 approaching the Tidmouth Sheds.
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20:39
The workprint contains an additional shot of Diesel 10 using Pinchy.
22:04
The workprint removes a shot of Diesel 10 backing away from the Tidmouth Sheds and telling Pinchy to shutup.
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22:23
The workprint removes a shot of Percy mentioning that if the gold dust fails, Mr. Conductor can no longer visit the Island of Sodor.
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22:55
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor talking to himself about the gold dust.
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23:01
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor talking to himself about the gold dust.
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23:31
The workprint shortens a shot of Mr. Conductor going to sleep.
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23:55
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor sleeping.
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24:09
The workprint contains an extended scene. In it, Burnett looks at a painting of Lady and talking to himself about how long his childhood was ago. The DVD has a scene with Diesel 10 humming to himself.
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25:00
The workprint contains an alternate and longer shot of Burnett playing with a wooden train as well as a longer shot of him looking up.
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25:13
The workprint contains a longer shot of the painting of Lady, but also shortens a shot of Burnett walking to the painting of Lady.
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25:17
The workprint contains a longer shot of Burnett looking at the painting of Lady.
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25:22
The workprint contains a longer shot of Burnett looking at the painting of Lady.
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26:28
The workprint contains a longer shot of platform 4.
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27:15
The workprint contains a slightly longer shot of the Rainbow Sun passing through a field.
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27:25
The workprint removes two shots of the Rainbow Sun passing through.
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27:34
The workprint contains a deleted scene. In it, Lily talks to her blue bird about Burnett’s favorite photo of him and her. She also mentions to her blue bird about the other person in the photo, who is P.T. Boomer. Then P.T. Boomer is seen going to Muffle Mountain.
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28:28
The workprint contains a longer shot of Burnett.
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29:19
The workprint contains an additional shot of Mr. Conductor blowing his whistle.
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30:01
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor sitting on the rock and an alternate and longer shot of him talking to himself about how to solve the lost sparkle.
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30:33
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor and a deleted scene. In it, P.T. Boomer is seen trying to dig in Muffle Mountain. Patch comes across him and realizes that the stranger and decides to go tell Billy.
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31:08
The workprint contains a longer shot of Gordon talking about the.
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31:13
The workprint removes a shot of James, Percy, Henry, Thomas and Gordon discussing Mr. Conductor’s sparkle.
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31:21
The workprint contains a slightly longer shot of James.
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32:42
The workprint contains a longer shot of Mr. Conductor looking away.
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33:04
The workprint shortens a shot of the beach.
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33:44
The workprint contains a deleted scene. In it, Lily looks out of the train window and sees Patch riding a horse. The DVD has a longer shot of Mr. Conductor going to pick up the flowers.
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34:18
The workprint contains an alternate and longer scene of Mr. Conductor and Junior talking to each other. The workprint has a split screen of Mr. Conductor and Junior as well as some additional dialogue. The DVD frequently switches to both characters.
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35:59
The workprint removes a shot of the Rainbow Sun.
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36:02
The workprint contains an additional shot of the Rainbow Sun arriving to Shining Time train station.
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36:14
The workprint contains an additional shot of Mutt at the Shining Time station.
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36:28
The workprint contains an alternate shot. The workprint has a shot Shining Time’s cathedral, while the DVD has a shot of the some houses. The workprint also removes a shot of a trains wheels in motion.
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38:32
The workprint removes a shot of Mutt.
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38:41
The workprint contains a deleted scene. In it, Patch goes to Billy to warn him of P.T. Booomer. He mentions that he is probably there to destroy Muffle Mountain. Billy thanks him and both of them start looking at the forest. Patch asks why there are two lines and Billy says he doesn’t know. The DVD has a longer shot of Lily holding the magic dust.
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39:17
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter scene of Stacy meeting Lily at the Shining Time station.
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39:55
The workprint contains a longer shot of Stacy’s car driving and a deleted scene. In it, P.T. Boomer finds Burnett. He asks him if Lady is in Muffle Mountain. Burnett tells him that it is no use for him anyway. P.T. Boomer corrects him and says that Lady is good for scrap.
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40:34
The workprint contains a deleted scene, with Lily asking who P.T. Boomer is before he leaves. The DVD has some alternate shots of P.T. Boomer leaving, Burnett and Stacy and Lily exiting her car.
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40:55
The workprint contains some longer
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41:32
The workprint contains a deleted scene. In it, Lily tells Burnett that she saw Junior at the Shining Time station. She asks him if he believes that. He says that he used to believe that, but now only believes in things that he can see with his eyes.
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42:04
The workprint contains an alternate and shorter shot. The workprint has Stacy’s car backing up, while the DVD continues on Burnett driving away. The workprint also has two deleted scenes. P.T. Boomer is seen using an excavator to find Lady in Muffle Mountain. Then, Lily and Burnett are seen eating dinner. Lily asks why Burnett chooses not to live in the valley. He responds saying that he does not like trains. Lily then goes and gives him the friendship bracelet she had made. He thanks her and hands her the dishes. He heads to his record player and turns on “He Loves and She Loves” by Fred Astaire. He begins to reminisce about him and Tasha dancing in the backyard. Lily walks in and asks if that was Tasha’s favorite song. He says and tells her to go to bed. The DVD has a shot of Burnett driving to his house, Burnett stoking a fire and Lily in bed.
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45:06
The workprint contains an alternate and longer shot of Burnett listening to the train whistles.
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45:49
The workprint contains some alternate shots of Percy and Thomas discussing about how Mr. Conductor is able to travel to the Island of Sodor.
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