A Tale of Two Trains is the thirty-first episode of Quest 89.
Plot[]
Part 1[]
TBA
Characters[]
- Ivo Hugh
- Samson (flashback)
- Nick Прингл (debut, flashback)
- Artamas Batcheller (debut, flashback)
- The Diesel Army (mentioned, flashback)
- Dr. Hugh (doesn't speak, flashback)
- P.T. Boomer
- Justin Brown
- Gerard (flashback)
- D261
- Connor
- Harry
- Brad
- Skiff (mentioned)
- Frank (mentioned)
- Mahrington Workmen
- George Carlin (mentioned)
- Thomas (flashback)
- Percy (flashback)
- Harvey (flashback)
- 089
- Johnny Cuba
- Chance
- Troublesome Trucks (don't speak)
- The High Speed Diesel (cameo, debut)
- Goddard (debut)
- Lorry (cameo)
- General Phoenix Brown (flashback)
- Andy (flashback, doesn't speak)
- Unnamed Operator (cameo, debut)
- Unnamed Tractor (cameo, debut)
- Unnamed Farmer (cameo, debut)
- Spartan (debut, doesn't speak)
- Unnamed Dock Worker (debut, doesn't speak)
- D199 (flashback, doesn't speak)
- Dennis
- Charlie (flashback)
- Ronno (flashback)
- Beresford
- Chester
- 3-Plank Truck
- Sam (debut, doesn't speak)
- Chester (debut)
- Monarch (debut)
- Logan (cameo, debut)
- Mr. Railway Man (flashback, doesn't speak)
- Stan (flashback, doesn't speak)
- Kate (flashback, doesn't speak)
- The Foreign Engine (flashback, cameo, debut)
- Ruin (flashback, cameo, debut)
- Spencer (flashback, cameo)
- Caitlin (mentioned)
- Splatter (flashback)
- Annie and Clarabel (flashback, cameo)
- Daisy (debut, flashback)
- BoCo (flashback)
- Derek (flashback, cameo)
- Sidney (flashback, cameo)
- Philip (flashback, cameo)
- Flying Scotsman (flashback)
- Scruff (flashback, cameo)
- LMS Patriot (flashback, cameo)
- Father and Son (debut, flashback)
- Sir Stephen Topham Hatt (flashback)
- Duck (flashback, cameo)
- Bulstrode (flashback, cameo)
- Arthur (flashback, cameo)
- Sodor Railway Repair (debut, flashback, cameo)
- Fergus (flashback, cameo)
- Flynn (flashback, cameo)
- Belle (flashback, cameo)
- Rocky (flashback, cameo)
- Tigermoth's Pilot (debut, flashback, cameo
- The Green Haired Man (debut, flashback, doesn't speak)
- Clark Boomer (flashback, doesn't speak)
- Den (flashback, cameo)
- Vglyad (debut, flashback, cameo)
- Davleniye (debut, flashback, cameo)
- Elizabeth (flashback, cameo)
- Unnamed Gray Diesel (debut, cameo)
- Connor? (debut, flashback)
- Stefano (debut)
Locations[]
Russia[]
- Main line
- Ivory Stronghold
Tankopia[]
- Mahrington Works
- Atlantic Ocean
- Mahrington Station
- Mahrington
- Battleship (flashback)
- Tankopian Main line
- Mahrington Beach
- Mahrington Port
- Inikaton Station
- Inikaton Yard
England[]
Trivia[]
- A short promo showing a clip of Ivo Hugh and D261's scene premiered on April 12th, 2019.
- Another promo showing a clip of 089 finding Timothy premiered on July 16th, 2019, making A Tale of Two Trains the first episode to have two promos, three if you count Clear Motivations.
- The Clear Motivations web video was used as the second scene in the episode.
- This episode has the longest production time of any other episode in the series and will hopefully stay that way. Footage was filmed as far back as summer 2017 and it wrapped in January 2020.
- This is the first episode to use music composed by TheSudricLegend.
- Three cameras were used for this episode; an iPhone 5, a rented Sony NX Cam, and a Sony NX Cam Nick got after Christmas.