Really Useful Engine

Really Useful Engine is a song that was heard in Season 4 and then in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and then again in The Adventure Begins and again in The Great Engine Hunt.

Season 4 version
He's a really useful engine, you know All the other engines they'll tell you so He huffs and puffs and whistles Rushing to and fro He's the really useful engine we adore!

He's a really useful engine, you know Cos the Fat Controller, he told him so Now he's got a branch line To call his very own He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

He's the really useful engine we adore!

Thomas and the Magic Railroad version
He's a really useful engine, you know All the other engines they'll tell you so He huffs and puffs and whistles Rushing to and fro He's the really useful engine we adore!

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

He's a really useful engine, you know Cos the Fat Controller, he told him so Now he's got a branch line To call his very own He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

Little blue train, he's always there Whenever you need a hand If you need help with a situation Who comes into mind

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

He's a really useful engine, you know Maybe little, but he's never slow Stand back in amazement Just you watch him go He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

He's the really useful engine we adore!

Beginning version
He's a really useful engine, you know All the other engines they'll tell you so He huffs and puffs and whistles Rushing to and fro He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the one you know Thomas the Tank Engine

He's a really useful engine, you know Cos the Fat Controller, he told him so (Maybe little, but he's never slow) Stand back in amazement Just you watch him go He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the one you know Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine

Ending/official version
He's a really useful engine, you know All the other engines they'll tell you so He huffs and puffs and whistles Rushing to and fro He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

He's a really useful engine, you know Cos the Fat Controller, he told him so (Sir Topham Hatt, well, he told him so) Now he's got a branch line To call his very own He's the really useful engine we adore

He's the one, he's the one He's the really useful engine that we adore He's the one, he's the number one Thomas the Tank Engine

Series 4

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Oliver
 * Bill
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Butch

The Adventure Begins

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * One of Dowager Hatt's Friends
 * The Ginger-Haired Boy

Series 23

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Ashima
 * Nia
 * Rebecca
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Dory
 * Marlin
 * Nemo
 * Lightning McQueen
 * Cal Weathers
 * Bobby Swift
 * Brick Yardley
 * Pingu
 * Tinky Winky
 * Dipsy
 * Laa-Laa
 * Po
 * The Fat Controller

Classic Series

 * Thomas and Gordon
 * Thomas's Train
 * Thomas and the Trucks
 * Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * Thomas and Bertie
 * Thomas in Trouble
 * Down the Mine
 * Thomas's Christmas Party
 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast
 * Percy's Promise
 * Thomas Gets Bumped
 * Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
 * Trust Thomas
 * Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure
 * Thomas and Stepney
 * Henry and the Elephant
 * Thomas and the Special Letter
 * Paint Pots and Queens

The Adventure Begins

 * Thomas the Quarry Engine
 * The Adventure Begins

Series 23

 * The Adventure Begins
 * The Secret of the Cave Treasure

Deleted and Extended Scenes

 * Thomas and the Breakdown Train:
 * A deleted shot of Thomas leaving the yard after seeing the Breakdown Train.
 * A deleted shot sees Thomas pushing the breakdown train into place.
 * Thomas Comes to Breakfast - An extended scene of Thomas' wheels when puffing out of the shed.
 * Trust Thomas:
 * A deleted scene of Thomas pushing his stone trucks at the quarry.
 * Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure - Some deleted scenes of Thomas with Annie and Clarabel arriving at a church.
 * Unknown:
 * A scene from the first series when Thomas is puffing on Toby's Old Tramway with Annie and Clarabel.
 * A closeup of Thomas' whistle.
 * The Secret of the Cave Treasure:
 * A deleted scene of Thomas leaving Knapford Station with Annie and Clarabel with Ashima, Nia, Percy, James, Dory, Marlin, Nemo, Lightning McQueen, Cal Weathers, Bobby Swift and Brick Yardley watching him leave proudly.

Performer

 * Steven Page (Thomas and the Magic Railroad)
 * Robert Hartshorne and the Kidmore Children's Choir (The Adventure Begins)

Trivia

 * A version without subtitles is seen on Your Favourite Story Collection UK VHS and The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories US VHS.
 * This is the first song dedicated to a character without being based on the character's theme, and the second song to be dedicated to Thomas.
 * This is a differently mixed instrumental and pronounced vocals from Thomas and the Best-Kept Station Competition.
 * This is a first few seconds are cut off from Singalong with Thomas.
 * This is the fourth song to be rereleased with different lyrics and footage. The first was Engine Roll Call, the second was Go, Go Thomas and the third was Working Together.
 * The Adventure Begins version of this song is the first song since Where, oh Where is Thomas? to be sung by children.
 * In The Adventure Begins, as Thomas approaches Edward before he says, "What are you so happy about today, Thomas?", Thomas can be heard humming the song. This is only present in the US version.
 * A small riff of this song is heard in Philip to the Rescue when Edward tells Thomas that Philip reminds him of a little tank engine who wanted to see the world.
 * In the US, it was first introduced in the Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales episode, Missing Whistles. An orchestral and shortened version of the song, with the original children's voices and added backup vocals by Steven Page, was used in Thomas and the Magic Railroad. A third version was made, with vocals by Robert Hartshorne and the Kidmore Children's Choir and slightly modified lyrics for The Adventure Begins.

Goofs

 * When the CGI version of the song aired in the Series 19 airing, Finders Keepers, in the ending credits, Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell are mistakened as the composers of the music video.