Break Van

"I heard tell aboot an engine and some tarr wagons."

- Douglas

Breakvan, retitled Donald and Douglas in American releases, is the sixteenth episode of the second season.

Plot
Donald and Douglas mean well, but the Fat Controller only needs one engine, and a vindictive brakevan isn't making matters better. Donald makes the van see sense, but then Donald crashes into a signalbox and James has to do his goods work. The van urges the trucks to play tricks on James, and so Douglas has to help. The van foolishly continues with his tricks, and as a result is smashed to bits. Edward and James put in a good word for Douglas, but the Fat Controller still can't make up his mind.

Featured characters

 * Edward
 * James
 * Donald and Douglas
 * The spiteful breakvan
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Wellsworth
 * Rolf's Castle

Goofs

 * At the beginning, blu-tak is used to hold Donald's face.
 * If you look Douglas in widescreen in the first shot, you'll see his number has been painted on.
 * Donald's brake-pipe is facing downward when he first speaks.
 * When Donald says "It's to leave you behind I'd be wanting" the flatbed beside him has been replaced by a platform.
 * When Ringo Starr says "The van behaved better after that" in the English narration, he chuckles at the end of the sentence.
 * The "M" is missing on the sign on the signalbox that Donald crashes into.
 * When James leaves the yard the van coupled to James tips.
 * Ringo Starr does not use a Scottish accent when Douglas says "We'll show them".
 * When Donald approaches the spiteful breakvan his lampiron disappears.
 * When Douglas pushes from behind James' train, his face is falling off.
 * A wobbling black rectangle is seen covering Douglas' place for his nameplate after he crushes the brakevan. In the restored version, Douglas' nameplate is shown and wobbles after he crushes the brakevan.
 * The spiteful breakvan turns brown after Douglas crushes him.
 * While the crane lifts the breakvan's face, some workmen put Douglas' nameplate on.
 * In the restored version the lead-in notes to the outro music are barely audible.
 * In the restored verson when Douglas pushes the breakvan his nameplate was on.
 * In a rare picture, Douglas has his face loose when he's couple behind the brakevan.