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Polar Express Coming Through! is the twelfth episode of Season 15. It marks the debut of Bear.

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With Gordon preoccupied with The Great Railway Show, Sir Topham Hatt calls upon an unlikely engine to pull a very important train!

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  • This is the second Christmas episode of Season 15.
  • Mallard is mentioned in this episode as well as his and Spencer's mishaps.
  • James mentions the events of Flash Gordon and Toby's Turntable Fable.
  • This episode marks:
    • Stepney's first speaking role since the thirteenth season episode, Sideplates and Skirmishes, as well as his and Patrick's only speaking roles in the fifteenth season.
    • Bear's only speaking role in the fifteenth season.
    • Bowler's first appearance since Oliver's Eleven, as well as his last appearance until the sixteenth season episode, Bad News Bear. References from this episode are made in the said episode of the said season.
    • Mike's last appearance to date.
  • The title is a portmanteau using Gordon's catchphrase, "Express Coming Through!" and the 1985 Christmas book as well as the 2004 film adaptation, The Polar Express.
  • Bear is referred to as a polar bear by the Flying Scotsman at the end of the episode.
  • The painted coaches are just like the green express coaches Gordon pulls in the Thomas & Friends T.V. series.
  • Sir Topham Hatt's line, "Quickly! To the front of the train!" is similar to the phrase, "Quick! To the Batmobile!" from the Batman television series.

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