Name: Pilot: Down the Mine
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure
Duration: 5 min
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Ringo Starr

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That was great long long ago in 1983 Down the Mine is the original 1983 test pilot of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends before the first episode aired in the United Kingdom in 1984. Although it was filmed entirely, it was not officially released until 2025. Gordon has stop on to the platform in the station thomas was smell like stinky thomas said:what's that smell? Annie said:i can smell at smell. Thomas said:it just gordon. So thomas moving into track to bashing the trucks. And them thomas fall into the below into the large hole, thomas said:i'm sunk!! Gordon pull the thomas! To rescue! Thanks.

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Produced in 1983 by Britt Allcroft, this pilot episode was seen for the first time since its creation on the official Thomas and Friends YouTube channel to mark the brand's 80th anniversary.

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