In the Australian trailer, P.T. Boomer makes an appearance, a rod is connected to Thomas' coupling hook and Thomas and Diesel 10 have their original voices at certain points. The Korean VHS/DVD does not contain any of the UK or US company logos; instead, it only had DVD Acadamy's logo.

In the second half of both the UK and US trailers feature the instrumentals of the 1997 song, The World Is New by American band, Save Ferris. Hayes, Dade (March 3, 2009). "Hit Entertainment gets into movie biz". Variety. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009 . Retrieved April 17, 2020. As Burnett reveals to Patch that Lady is magic, they realise that the railroad is vanishing and that it needs Lady. But Burnett does not know her secret, and time is running out. Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland / Thomas And The Magic Railroad (Double Feature)". DVD Empire. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015.The only special in which Edward does not appear until the Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go special, Race for the Sodor Cup. a b c "Hollywood vetoes Liverpool accent as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine". Independent.co.uk. April 29, 2000. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022 . Retrieved August 25, 2017. There is something on Muffle Mountain, a secret that Burnett only shared with his childhood friend and future wife Tasha: he promised he would drive an engine and take her with him. When Patch sees the engine, Burnett reveals the engine's past - her name is Lady since she was sealed inside Muffle Mountain after Diesel 10 crashed and nearly destroyed her long ago. Burnett has fixed her up but informs Patch that she still needs coal to fully run again. Unfortunately, Lady requires special coal to build up steam, which he has not found yet.

Irene Gallin, Logan Hart, Jessa Halterman and Victoria Kingswood opened the presentation with a performance of "Thomas' Anthem" and later on performed "He's a Really Useful Engine". Dayna Manning performed a new version of "I Know How The Moon Must Feel" during its respective scene in the presentation. Arun Blair-Mangat and Miriam-Teak Lee performed a cover of "Some Things Never Leave You", as did Eric Scherer and Katie Nail with "Shining Time". Scherer also performed "Summer Sunday" during the scene where Mr. Conductor calls Mr. C. Junior. Three songs from the original series that were not heard in the original film were covered in this version: Connor Warren Smith, Jake Ryan Flynn and Alexander Bello performed "It's Great to be an Engine" during the scene where Mr. C. Junior and Lily arrive in the Island of Sodor following their flight over the Magic Railroad; Eric Scherer and Katie Nail performed "Night Train" during the scene where Thomas and Percy come to the realization about the Magic Railroad's existence; and Bradley Dean and Alice Fearn performed "The Island Song" after the climatic chase scene. [37] [38] [39] [40] Cut and extended sequences, particularly those featuring P.T. Boomer, were restored for this reading. Edward and George the Steamroller, two characters from the franchise who did not appear in the original scripts and 2000 film, were incorporated into this version. Edward is portrayed here as the train who takes Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt on their holiday, thus explaining his absence from the film. [41]Thomas and the Magic Railroad 20th Anniversary Celebration Official Trailer (Video). Rainbow Sun Productions. July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021 . Retrieved July 15, 2020– via YouTube.

For some reason, on some digital prints of the film in the United States, the first eleven seconds of the Destination Films logo are cut off and the Samuel Goldwyn Films logo plays instead, despite them having no involvement in the film's production or distribution. Hit Entertainment's Hit Movies Division Begins Development Of First Feature Film Based on the Adventures of Thomas and Friends". HIT Entertainment. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011 . Retrieved August 14, 2010. Joe Corey (July 17, 2020). " Thomas & The Magic Railroad Arrives On Blu-ray In September". Inside Pulse. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020 . Retrieved August 15, 2020. Justin K. Arnold (July 16, 2020). "Live-Action Thomas the Tank Engine Film to Make Blu-ray Disc Debut". Media Play News. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020 . Retrieved August 15, 2020. The only appearances of Splatter and Dodge. They were originally going to be included in the CGI specials, Day of the Diesels and The Great Race, but were replaced by Paxton and Sidney, and the Mainland Diesels respectively possibly due to budgetary issues.The railway was undergoing major repairs throughout the film, which would explain why Tidmouth Sheds was under repair in the final cut. For the 16:9 widescreen release, the top and bottom of the film are cropped to fit the widescreen frame, however, several scenes were filmed in 16:9 widescreen, such as: Interview: Britt Allcroft – Producer". Sodor-island.net. May 19, 1999. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013 . Retrieved December 6, 2015. A special video presentation commemorating the 20th anniversary of the film and the 75th anniversary of the Thomas & Friends franchise (produced by Rainbow Sun Productions) premiered on YouTube on July 20, 2020, and was available for viewing through August 2. The four-hour event, directed by Eric Scherer, was a virtual script reading of a "reimagined extended edition" of the film, utilizing elements from the May 1999 draft, the August 1999 filmed script, and the finished 2000 film, along with new original material and live performances of the film's songs being intercut with the reading. Britt Allcroft quits as Thomas flops". The Guardian. September 8, 2000. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015 . Retrieved December 11, 2016.

Before the film was released, a sequel was originally already being developed by Destination Films. However, due to the negative reception and poor box office bomb performance, the sequel was cancelled. [12] The scene where Mr. Conductor is in Sir Topham Hatt's office, pictures of the engines from past series episode, such as No Joke for James, Tender Engines, A Surprise for Percy and Thomas, Percy and Old Slow Coach, are seen. There was an extra scene where Henry would return feeling a lot better and would thank Thomas for helping him.In the first teaser for the film, Thomas has his regular whistle sound, albeit pitched down a few tones. Another thing to note about the powder scene was that it originally took place at the quarry instead of Tidmouth. When scratching James' itch, he was supposed brush James with a tree branch instead of a push brush. In the original script, the chase scene with Thomas, Diesel 10 and Lady was originally going to have Lily with Burnett. However, this was cut.