Snow Engine

“Just an observation, Mr. Oliver: snow is wonderful."
"Pah!”

― Toad and Oliver

Snow Engine, retitled Oliver the Snow Engine in American releases, is the fourteenth episode of the seventh season.

Plot

Oliver hates the snow and is upset when he has to take a special to a mountain village. On the way there, he sees some children building a huge snowman. Unfortunately, Oliver slips on the icy rails and ends up crashing into the stomach of the children's snowman. It's too late to rescue Oliver so, when the children see Oliver, fast asleep, the next morning they think the snowman has grown eyes in its stomach.

Nowadays, Oliver appreciates the snow. Toad, on the other hand, has changed his mind.

Characters

Oliver
Toad
Sir Topham Hatt
Stephen Hatt
Duck (does not speak)
Bridget Hatt (cameo)
Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
Nancy (cameo)

Locations

Trivia

Stock footage from Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure is used.
In the American narration, Oliver gained a Western accent.

Goofs

Toad was facing in the opposite direction from Oliver, but when Oliver derails he slides up alongside him.
The snowman should have melted, as Oliver's boiler would've still been hot.
Throughout the episode, Oliver is missing his right (our left) lamp iron.
It would have been impossible for the children to build the snowman that high, especially not in one day.
Some of the children are wearing shorts in the snow.
Toad is smiling when he derails.
The narrator said that the village inn had a toasty warm room for Oliver's driver, but the fireman and guard aren't mentioned.
When Duck arrives to help Oliver, a wire can be seen moving under him.