"Rusty to the Rescue" is a fourth season episode. It first aired on February the 7th, 1995.
Plot
Rusty enjoys visiting a forest railway called the "Bluebell Railway", but Rusty's driver is concerned that the line needs an engine, and so Rusty consults Douglas. During the conversation, Douglas mentions that only diesels travel to the Other Railway, which is where he found Oliver. That suits Rusty, and the next day he travels to the Other Railway, slipping past the diesels by lying he is an inspection diesel. He finds a tank engine named Stepney hiding on a siding, and convinces him to travel with him to Sodor.
Featured characters
- Rusty
- Thomas
- Percy
- Douglas
- Stepney
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Duncan (cameo)
- Henry (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Duck (cameo)
- Diesel (cameo)
- Daisy (cameo)
- Mavis (cameo)
- BoCo (cameo)
- The Diesel (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
- Oliver (mentioned)
Goofs
- In the British narration, when Thomas puffs past Rusty he has Edward's whistle sound.
- It is said that Rusty's driver came back to the sheds, but he actually returned to the siding.
- When Rusty says "Right, we'll find one tomorrow" he has dry glue around his face.
- Daisy was on the left side of the yard (viewer perspective) when Rusty arrived, but when he left she is on the right side of the yard.
- The narrator says that Rusty's engineer agreed to be Stepney's fireman. He was never seen in Rusty's cab, so how could he get to the Other Railway?
- In the British narration, when Rusty and Stepney return Edward, Henry and Gordon's whistles are heard.
- The manager on the Bluebell Railway is identical to the one who managed Duke's old line.
- In real life, the Bluebell Railway is a heritage line in England.
- The "Complete Fourth Season" DVD description says that Rusty gets advice from Oliver, not Douglas.