Product Description

See and hear Thomas & Friends brought to life like never before in this all new animated special Hero of the Rails ! In a daring race with boastful Spencer, Thomas discovers an abandoned engine, Hiro, who comes from a far off place. Fearing he ll be sent to the smelters yard, Thomas enlists his trusty friends to help rescue him. But will sneaky Spencer foil their plans? Jump on board for adventure and excitement in Thomas greatest adventure yet!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #360 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-10-12
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Synopsis
All aboard for more railway fun with Thomas and friends in HERO OF THE RAILS. Whilst out racing with Spencer, Thomas comes across an old abandoned engine called Hiro. Desperately in need of repair, Hiro faces the sad prospect of the Smelters Yard. Can Thomas and his friends save poor Hiro from his fate? And can they really trust Spencer not to ruin their plans?

Customer Reviews

A mega hit from HIT
As the father of a 3-year old Thomas addict, my entire basis for reviewing this DVD was my son's reaction to this film. In short, he loved it. I mean he really loved it.

As good as the original Brit Allcroft Thomas videos are, there is something a little cold about them. In introducing a full CGI effect so that the engine's faces come to life with expressions and voices like never before, Thomas and his friends have a charm that totally captivates. Indeed, this improved animation technique adds much greater greater emotional depth and character to engines making the story visually more interesting and engaging. I also found that the CGI animation colouration was much truer to the illustrations in the original books, which was a nice surprise.

I liked the story. I liked the voices and narration. It was perfect. Even my 7 and 8 year old daughters joined my son when he watched it.

I found myself watching it too.

And I think the Rev Awdry would have approved of this very much too. So thank you HIT Entertainment. Well done and thank you for producing a brilliant movie that bears repeat watching. (My son has watched it 20 times and he has never done this with any of the others.) More please.

hero of the rails
a great flim all the voices are good and spencer was qutie funny when back under slate hopper at the quarry after backing away from mavis

the best yet
Bought this video for our great grandson aged 3.He has played it 43 times already and is word perfect on the songs!!