Season 3

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The **Third Season** of Tales From The Tracks started airing on November 28th, 2021 and concluded on September 10th, 2023. This season marks a lot of changes for the show, and consists of 11 episodes.

## Season 3

### Written By

* Leland Nitzel
* EdwardBachmann 12
* Skye Rose

### Directed By

* Leland Nitzel
* Skye Rose

### Composer(s)

* Mike O' Donnell
* Junior Campbell
* Robert Hartshorne
* Nobuyoshi Koshibe
* Leland Nitzel

## Episodes

* The Switch
* Steam-Friendly
* Racing Rivalry
* Thomas' Treasure
* Horrid Hector
* Excellent Edward
* Signals
* Toby's Church Service
* Chasing Scotsman!
* Emily And The Famous Artist
* The Last Mail Train

## Songs

* A World Around You
* Busy
* Ode To Gordon
* Emily's Song

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Bertie
* Duck
* Bill and Ben
* Harold
* Oliver
* Toad
* Stepney
* Andy
* Arry and Bert
* Cranky
* Emily
* Salty
* Sir Topham Hatt

### Characters Introduced

* Donald and Douglas
* Skarloey *(Cameo)*
* Spencer
* The Post Office Manager
* The Protesters
* The Hijacking Protesters
* The Vicar Of Wellsworth
* Team RWBY
	+ Blake Belladonna *(Not Named)*

## Trivia

* This season marks the first occurrence of a few things:
	+ The first season to have episodes written by Skye Rose.
	+ The first season to feature the expanded layout.
	+ The first season to have the Knapford Station Buildings.
	+ The first season to have posters hung up at stations.
	+ The first season to feature the Skarloey Railway, with Skarloey making cameos in the background.
	+ The first season to feature more than 2 station models.
	+ The first season to feature Spencer, and several human characters.
	+ The first season to feature models of recognizable cars from real life and other media in the background.
	+ The first season to write more about the characters, their relationships and development.
	+ The first season to be more character driven.
	+ The first season to use the new, higher quality camera and lighting.
	+ The first season to feature the XLeeHS Entertainment logo sequence and the logo in the credits.
* This season marks the last occurrence of a few things:
	+ The last season to feature the 1980's Gordon model.
	+ The last season to feature the Bachmann Cranky as a character model and have Cranky stationed at the Coaling Plant.
	+ The last season to feature stock footage from the Second Season.
	+ The last season to feature prominent use of the narrator.
	+ The last season to have episodes written in a more "Thomas" style.
	+ The last season to use the original Henry model from Season 2.
* This season marks the only occurrence of a few things:
	+ The only season to feature both the original and expanded layouts. (Not counting stock footage.)
	+ The only season to feature both the 1980's and 2000's Gordon model.
	+ The only season to be made during a point in time where new assets for the show were being purchased and added to the show while it was on a temporary hiatus. This is why both the original and expanded layouts are featured.
	+ The only season to use both the old and new camera and lighting equipment.
	+ The only season to use the old and new opening and ending sequences.
* Leland wanted this season to be completed as fast as possible so he could start working on the rest of the season and other projects, but the production of the layout expansion held this back.

## External Links

* The Season's Playlist On YouTube
* The Season's Playlist On BitView