Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
	Film poster
Directed by	Rob Silvestri
Written by	Andrew Brenner
Produced by	Brian Lynch; Ian McCue; Halim Jabbour;
Starring	Teresa Gallagher; Keith Wickham; Matt Wilkinson; Togo Igawa; Ben Small; Kerry Shale; Jules de Jongh; Bob Golding; Jonathan Forbes; Rebecca O'Mara;
Narrated by	Mark Moraghan
Music by	Robert Hartshorne; Peter Hartshorne;
Production; company	HIT Entertainment
Distributed by	HIT Entertainment
Release date	August 23, 2013 (UK);
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$572,255

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway is a 2013 British animated fantasy comedy adventure film that functions as the seventh feature-length special based on the British television series Thomas & Friends. The film was produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment with animation production by Canadian-based Arc Productions, who took over animation from Nitrogen Studios for the series and following specials from then on. It marks the debut of Mark Moraghan as the narrator for both English versions of the series. The movie centres on Thomas in the search for his new friend Stephen, who goes missing during the restoration of Ulfstead Castle.

The film had a two-day Limited theatrical release in the UK on 23 August 2013 and was released to DVD shortly afterward.