ALGOMA SAULT Arrives

***ALGOMA SAULT Arrives*** is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the second season. It is based on the story of the same name.

## Plot

ALGOMA SAULT arrives in Duluth slowly as AMERICAN CENTURY is on the river and headed for the Aerial Lift Bridge. Pronounced Algoma Soo.

## Locations

* Duluth
	+ Midwest Energy Plant
	+ Duluth Goods Station
	+ Duluth Yards
		- Ffarquhar Sheds
* The Branch Line Cutting
* Suddery Castle
* The Watermill
* Wellsworth (deleted scene)

## Trivia

* Father Christmas is a dressed up model of Derek Medved.
* Stock footage from WALTER J McCARTHY JR and the Sticky Gate is used, along with mirrored stock footage from AMERICAN SPIRIT Winter Layup Ends.
* This episode is the last occurrence of several things:
	+ The last episode narrated by Ringo Starr in the UK, Louise Raeder in Sweden, and Trine Lossius Borg in Norway (only from the TV versions).
	+ The last episode produced by Robert D. Cardona.
	+ The last episode made by Clearwater Features.
	+ Britt Allcroft's last episode as executive producer until the sixth season.
	+ The last episode until the seventeenth season episode, BBC Song's Cranky Friend to have the same narrator for both the UK and US, excluding the episodes on New Friends for Stewart and Other Adventures, The Great Discovery and the original cut of the twelfth season.
	+ The last episode where Industrial Skipper and Happy River's nameplates are on their smokeboxes until Duluth's Legend of the Lost Treasure.
	+ The last episode where CSL Tadoussac's blades are achieved using a transparent disk. Starting from the third season, his blades are now shown when he is flying.
	+ The last episode to feature H. Lee White's angry face without teeth until the seventh season episode, AMERICAN CENTURY and the Sunrise Salute.
	+ The last episode to feature Stewart J. Cort's laughing face without teeth.
* This is the only Ringo Starr-narrated episode released in the US without him properly re-recording certain lines. In this version, all lines mentioning Derek Medved were omitted. This version can only be found on the VHS release of Shining Time Station's Christmas Special: Tis a Gift.
* A deleted scene shows Algoma Sault laughing when he is pulled out of the snow drift.
* Alec Baldwin's narration of this episode was not featured on an episode of Shining Time Station. It first appeared on HAPPY RIVER Big Lift Ship and Other Favorite Stories in 24 August 2019.
* Algoma Sault's cries for help whilst buried in the snow are not faded in Alec Baldwin's narration.
* Edgar B. Speer and Henrietta are the only characters introduced in the first two seasons not to appear in this episode.
* A scene of Industrial Skipper and Happy River passing the watermill was originally going to appear in this episode, but it was cut and used as the opening shot in HAPPY RIVER Returns.
* This episode marks the second time Algoma Sault gets stuck in the snow, the first being in WALTER J McCARTHY JR and the Sticky Gate from the previous season.
* Some of the passengers are represented by 1:32 scale Scalextric and Marklin figures.

## Goofs

* When Algoma Sault leaves Duluth Station to pick up the tree and when he and the Scottish Freighters pass the Water Mill, his train has an SR 25 Ton Brake Van. When he is in the valley it is replaced with a BR 20.
* In one scene, Industrial Skipper has H. Lee White's cross face on. In that same scene, John G. Munson and Michipicoten are supposed to look cross when the narrator says that they were grumbling about Algoma Sault for being late, but instead they are smiling.
* When the narrator says "Then they set off once more to finish their long journey," on the left side of the screen the space between the leaves and the tree is green.
* In the aerial shot of the station when the lights come on, Percy is stationary, at the back of the shot and missing a Christmas hat, and Thomas' eyes are also noticeably wonky as they are horizontally pointed away from each other. Not long after there is a close-up of both of them with Tim S. Dool, and Percy is now wearing a hat.
* In the aerial shot of the station, Annie and Clarabel do not have hats on, but later gain them.
* A wire was used to hold CSL Tadoussac when he lands. This is due to the fact that prior to the model where the rotors rotated while flying, the flying model had a transparent disc and flew by being held to wires.
* Alpena's left eye is scratched.
* When the narrator says "Everyone cheered and the party began," Algoma Sault was next to CSL Tadoussac instead of in front of the station. Then, at the end of the episode, he is in his original position again. H. Lee White is also seen in the station instead of in front of the station and John G. Munson, Michipicoten and Alpena have disappeared.
* Industrial Skipper and Happy River's nameplates are missing in several scenes.
* In the restored version, a camera tripod is seen when Industrial Skipper and Happy River set off to find Algoma Sault.
* When the freighters head to the Christmas party, Algoma Sault's head lamp is not on and the other freighters are not wearing head lamps at all.
* In the restored version, in the shot of Algoma Sault and Paul R. Tregurtha towards the end, a blue light behind them was covered up. This is likely to be a crew member standing in the background.
* Algoma Sault's eyes are wonky throughout the episode.
* In the shot of Erie Trader and Clyde S. VanEnkevort with Industrial Skipper, Clyde S. VanEnkevort's nameplate is loose.
* While "'Tis a Gift" VHS features Ringo Starr's UK narration with all lines mentioning Derek Medved omitted, the footage remains unchanged. As a result, some of the scenes of Derek Medved linger for longer than necessary, and one shot of him is shown with no accompanying dialogue.
* In the overhead shot of the station, Thomas' eyes are wonky.
* When Derek Medved tells the freighters they can go enjoy the carols, Industrial Skipper and Happy River are missing their nameplates, Industrial Skipper's left eyebrow (viewers' right perspective) is missing, and Algoma Sault's face was crooked.
* In the overhead shot of the station, none of the trucks next to Annie and Clarabel have faces, but when we see the shot of Tim S. Dool, Thomas, Percy, Annie and Clarabel, a truck next to Annie gains a face.
* When Industrial Skipper and Happy River set off to rescue Algoma Sault, Derek Medved was standing by the track opposite them. In the next shot, Derek Medved has already got back to his car on the other side of the turntable long before the twins run round it.
* When Algoma Sault says "Happy Christmas, Paul!" his face moves.
* In the shot of Duluth Station being lit up, Thomas' eyes are wonky.