Tales From The Tracks

Tales From The Tracks is a Thomas & Friends fan series created by Leland Nitzel. It follows the adventures of Thomas and his friends on the Island Of Sodor as they get into mischief, solve problems, help each other and be Really Useful, so they can Make Tracks To Great Destinations.

## Show Overview

### Producers

* Leland Nitzel
* Skye Rose

### Composers

* Leland Nitzel
* Mike O' Donnell
* Junior Campbell
* Robert Heartshrone
* Ed Welch
* Jeff Williams
* Masato Nakamura

## History

Tales From The Tacks was created at some point during the 2010's. It was originally filmed on the floor in one of the rooms in Leland's house, then it was filmed on a train set, and for Season 2, the layout was moved and remade. For Season 3, the layout used to film the series is set to expand to include more locations. Leland writes, directs, voices and composes the series, with model work also done by Preston Nitzel (BillyFan, Leland's Brother), additional voice work done by willthomas199 ("Dear Chistopher" and "Welcome To Sodor" Openings) and Skye Rose ("Making Tracks To Great Destinations" Opening, Learning Segments, DVD Menus, Gordon, Stanley, Spencer and Sir Topham Hatt in Standing For Sodor and Gordon, Spencer, Stanley, Donald & Douglas and Sir Topham Hatt's Bios (and James' Original Bio) on The Official Website).

## Characters

Current Characters:

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Bertie
* Terrence *(Take-Along/ERTL model, Cameo Only)*
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Harold
* Bill and Ben
* Duck
* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Toad
* Flying Scotsman
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Duke
* Stepney
* Arry and Bert
* Cranky
* Diesel 10
* Emily
* Spencer
* Murdoch
* Salty
* Molly
* Neville
* Freddie
* Rosie
* Stanley
* Den *(Mentioned)*
* Dart
* Team RWBY
	+ Ruby Rose
	+ Blake Belladonna
	+ Yang Xiao Long
* Team JNPR
	+ Nora Valkyrie
	+ Pyrrha Nikos *(Statue Cameos)*
* Team CFVY
	+ Coco Adel
	+ Velvet Scarlatina
	+ Yatsuhashi Daichi
* Emerald Sustrai

Original Characters:

These were original characters that Leland created. They were scrapped post-Season 1.

* Alex
* The Scrapyard Engine
* The Ghost Engine (Read Along Only)

## Episodes

### Season 1

* The Missing Truck
* Bossy Boiler!
* Three Cheers For Thomas!
* Edward The Really Useful Engine
* Percy Helps Out
* Too Much Puff But Not Enough Steam
* James' Trick
* Percy The Scrap Engine
* The Important Coaches
* Thomas And The Birthday Surprise
* James And The Flying Kipper
* Ghost Train
* Thomas & The Snow
* Percy Gets Tricked!
* Emily Runs Dry
* Henry Tells A Lie
* Danger!
* Two-Trip Thomas

### Season 2

* Premium Engines
* Gordon & The Squeak
* The Twins' Mistake
* Duck, Emily & The Maintenance Train
* The Trouble With Trucks
* James, Henry & The Railway Board
* The Record

### Season 3

* The Switch
* Steam-Friendly
* Racing Rivalry!
* Toby's Church Service

## Specials And Movies

* Standing For Sodor (Scrapped)
* The Untitled Christmas Special

## Songs

### Season 1

* Engine Roll Call
* Boo, Boo, Choo Choo!

### Season 2

* Troublesome Trucks
* Trying (To Do Things Better) (Originally A DVD Exclusive, Released To YouTube During Season 3)
* Thomas' Anthem (Originally A DVD/Website Exclusive, Released To YouTube During Season 3)

### Season 3

* Ode To Gordon
* The Whistle Song
* James The Really Splendid Engine
* Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover
* Thomas & Percy
* Surprises

### Standing For Sodor

* 2 Original Songs
* Accidents Will Happen! (Suggested)
* Time To Say Goodbye (Acoustic) (Suggested)

### Season 4

* Boo Boo Choo Choo (Remaster)
* R
* T
* P
* O
* That's What Friends Are For

## Trivia

* The models used for characters have changed over time. These include:
	+ Bertie was originally represented by his TOMY/Trackmaster model, which then changed to Bachmann, and has changed to Hornby in Season 2 onwards.
	+ Henry originally used the Bachmann model, and later the same Bachmann model with a Thomas chassis after the original broke. This was changed to the Hornby model for consistency in Season 2. Upon begining filming on Season 3B, Henry's model broke down and needed to be replaced. Henry's body shells were later put onto a new, loco-driven Hornby Black Five with the wheels painted green.
	+ Sir Topham Hatt was represented by a LEGO minifigure, then a generic model railway figure, and then a custom figure in a close up, and then a Take-Along toy. He is now represented by a Capsule Plarail figure, and a TWR Plastic Poseable figure in close ups. His close up model for Season 3 and onwards will be a TV Accurate custom figure made by FlyingPringle, loaned from ThomasFan01.
	+ Edward and Emily both used Bachmann models prior to the acquisition of Hornby models to replace them. Emily's Bachmann model is now owned by Skye Rose, and Edward's is now owned by BrendenRies10. The Bachmann Edward's wheels were repurposed for the Hornby Henry's pilot wheels.
	+ Gordon's model changed to TheClayRailways' old Hornby Gordon after Leland's broke. Gordon's model changed back to a 2000's model during the production of Season 3.
	+ During the production of Season 3, Thomas gained a new body shell that was in better condition than the one used from Seasons 1-2.

* Mike O' Donnell and Jr. Campbell's music was featured in one of the earlier episodes. This is odd, as Leland normally does the music by himself, as opposed to using music from the show or by other people. Some Dittis and Cues by Mike & Jr. are still used in the show.
* Due to the cancellation of the *ERTL Stories series*, Tales From The Tracks reuses scripts and story ideas originally set for the *ERTL series*. It was also moved to Leland's main channel.
* Leland notably dislikes almost all of Season 1, only considering the last 4 episodes good. This, alongside how many episodes are in the First Season, is why there isn't a "The Complete First Season" DVD.