If I'm being honest, instead of some animal gimmicky thing (don't know if that's the special yet), I'd just release a normal variant of Edward and do a five pack of Thomas, James, Rosie, Truck and a mail van in their old liveries called "The Good Old Days" set or something.
@boomhotdog2 Do people like know what these terms actually mean or just assume
This is a divide started during the cold war
First world: NATO and close allies, Second world: ussr, warsaw pact and thier close allies, Third world: everyone else