In the eighth season episode, James Gets a New Coat, James was admiring his new red paintwork by looking at his reflection in the canal and later Thomas tried to stop James over here from pulling the Sodor football team. The canal only appeared in the eight season episodes, James Gets a New Coat and As Good as Gordon, and two tenth season episodes, Thomas and the Colours and James the Second Best, the canal also appeared in a deleted scene from Percy's Big Mistake.