Continuity mistake: When Salty gets blocked by the trucks, his face increases in size.
Saved You! - S12-E10
Continuity mistake: After he is rescued by Thomas, Toby's face changes size between shots.
Thomas Puts the Brakes On - S12-E17
Continuity mistake: Thomas has a brake van when he arrives at the bridge. When Stanley, Thomas, Murdoch, and Rocky start looking for the bricks, the brake van disappears.
Answer: Butch the breakdown truck must have pulled Gordon's tender all the way up the rails so the breakdown train can reach it and also Butch helped to get Gordon close to the winch.