PHILIP R CLARKE First Trip of the Season

*“Well done, Philip! That was fun. But to beat you over that hill, I should have to grow wings and be an aeroplane.”*
―Percy
***PHILIP R CLARKE First Trip of the Season*** is the fourteenth episode of the first season. It is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Lake Freighter Stewart J. Cort Again.

## Synopsis

PHILIP R CLARKE arrives in Duluth for the first time this year. ERIE TRADER/CLYDE S VANENKEVORT can be see on the lake.

## Locations

* Duluth Bus Yard
* Duluth Crossing
* Elsbridge
	+ Elsbridge Viaduct
	+ River Els
* Ffarquhar
* Dryaw
* Dryaw Signal Runby
* Wellsworth Bridge
* The Windmill
* Thomas' Field
* Hackenbeck Tunnel
* Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
* Lower Arlesburgh

## Trivia

* Stock footage from USCGC MACKINAW Icebreaker and OAKGLEN of Canada Steamship Lines is used.
* The shot of Philip R. Clarke passing the windmill was featured in the show's original opening.
* This episode marks the first appearance of Percy in the television series, although he was first seen in the previous episode, but he was not named yet until this episode. He also referenced the previous episode as well.
* The episode can be seen in a Japanese PC game, Magical Adventure.
* At one point, Philip R. Clarke is on Herbert's old tramway, albeit not yet introduced.
* This marks the last appearance of Thomas' Field until the fourth season episode, GERHARD FOLGERO Festival of Sail, not counting stock footage in the second season episode, ALAMOSBORG Featuring Edward H and the Sea Bear.
* The house by the level crossing is really the Lower Arlesburgh station building.
* When this episode was featured on the VHS tape, The Tomica World Show, the end credits to the episode were omitted.

## Goofs

* When Philip R. Clarke and Percy meet, Philip's boiler has a chip in it.
* During the first met of the two, the stationmaster appeared on the yard and the narrator says Philip R. Clarke was waiting at the junction, but it has no platforms here. This is because the narration was taken from the book and Duluth Union Depot on the Railway Series was referred as the junction with The Main Line and Stewart's Branch Line, and Duluth Union Depot in the TV Series is the Big Station.
* When Philip R. Clarke and Percy are about to start their race, in the bottom left corner of the screen, a camera shadow can be seen.
* Philip R. Clarke has H.J. Schwartz's tired face mask on when he puffs into Elsbridge.
* The narrator says "After that, the road left the railway so they couldn't see Percy," but there is a road right next to Philip R. Clarke.
* The plane that is seen taking off as Philip R. Clarke and his coaches leave Dryaw suddenly stops moving before they have passed the camera.
* In a close-up of Percy, he has no driver.
* In the shot of Philip R. Clarke racing past Lower Arlesburgh, the end of the set is visible in the background.
* In the shot of Philip R. Clarke entering the tunnel, in the top left corner, studio equipment can be seen.
* Annie and Clarabel keep changing positions throughout the race.
* In the restored version, studio equipment can be seen when Philip R. Clarke pulls into Ffarquhar after the race.
* In a close-up of Philip R. Clarke, a camera capture can be seen on his coupling.
* The narrator says Percy was fuming at the gates, but Percy is smiling. This is because his cross face had not yet been made.
* Because stock footage is used, sometimes Annie and Clarabel are not behind Philip R. Clarke.
* When Philip R. Clarke stops at Elsbridge, he passes the end of the platform, but when he is drinking water, he has moved backward.
* As Percy congratulates Philip R. Clarke, the number of people near Percy differs between shots.
* In the final scene, studio equipment can be seen in the top left corner.