Plot
A new Sodor search and rescue centre is being built by Jack and his crew. It is for Harold the Helicopter, Rocky the Crane, and a lifeboat called Captain; Jobi wood imported from Japan pulled by a tug called Ten Cents is required to build it. All of the engines want to help deliver the Jobi wood. Salty, the dockyard diesel, tells the other engines about Misty Island off the southern coast of Sodor that is perpetually surrounded by mist. Wanting to haul all the logs for Henry himself, Thomas inadvertently insults Diesel by saying he cannot be useful. In retaliation, Diesel attempts to prove himself by taking the Jobi wood. Thomas chases after him, knowing that he is headed for an unfinished bridge. Diesel almost falls off before being rescued by Thomas, but all of the entire train of logs he had fall into the ocean below and are lost. Thomas saves Diesel and is rewarded with a visit to Great Britain since Vicerstown bridge is under repair. There is no room for Thomas on the ship that he is scheduled to take, so he asks Ten Cents to be carried on a raft, but the chain unleashes and Thomas later wakes up run on ground on Misty Island.
Thomas is soon rescued by the logging Locos: A Climax C Class named Ferdinand and two small twins, Bash and Dash, who were sent to the island after causing trouble on the mainland. Sir Topham Hatt receives a call telling him Thomas is missing. A search party is sent to find him, to no avail. Everyone, including Diesel, miss him.
Thomas discovers a logging station and learns that Misty Island is the only place other than Japan that grows Jobi wood. The only way out of Misty Island was a tunnel but it was blocked off, so they use O' Wheezy, an old but working steam shovel.
Meanwhile, back on Sodor, Percy is taking charge of Thomas's branch line. He stops at a level crossing when he sees Diesel, who says nothing, still thinking about Thomas.
Meanwhile, the work is done, and Thomas and the others decide to go back to Sodor with the wood using the tunnel that connects Misty Island to Sodor. Halfway through the tunnel, it caves in. Thomas rams into it and the other side is blocked. Thomas finds a hole in the ceiling of the tunnel and puffs steam out through it as a smoke signal, which is seen by Harold as the mist covering Misty Island clears. Sir Topham Hatt, Edward, Gordon, and James hear Harold tell the news while Percy and Diesel, who had been shunting in Knapford yards, enter the tunnel. Percy and Diesel use Jack and Alfie to dig through the collapse and rescue Thomas and the logging locos. Realising that Edward, Gordon, and James arrived on Misty Island, Thomas returns to the island and reunites with them. Thomas and the logging locos attend the grand opening of the search and rescue centre. Meanwhile, Diesel 10 watches the engines from afar, and vows revenge.
Reception
Common Sense Media gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and said of the film, "For fans of Thomas & Friends, this is standard fare and follows the formula that is well established." [9] On Rotten Tomatoes, Renee Schonfield gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and said the "latest train adventures are suspenseful but not too scary". [10]
In May 2025, on the Thomas & Friends 80th Anniversary Podcast, Sharon Miller stated that Misty Island Rescue was her favourite Thomas film that she worked on. [11]
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