Changes: Adventures on Rails - volume two

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The second volume of Adventures on Rails consists of twenty-four stories. The first story was released on 5 January 2020 and consists of all stories released in 2020 after the first volume consists of all stories released in 2019. The final story was released on 24 December 2020.

The New Adventures on Rails continues with volume three (2021), volume four (2022), and volume five (2023). Volume six began on 14 January 2024.

Stories and release dates

Taking Toby to the Works - 5 January 2020
Gordon's Last Run - 26 January 2020
Daisy and the Milk - 29 February 2020
New Livery - 27 March 2020
Daisy, Ryan, and the Cows - 27 March 2020
Easter at Harwick - 12 April 2020
Cliffhanger - 19 April 2020
Percy and the Mud - 3 May 2020
Gordon's Buffers - 12 May 2020
Trevor's Visit - 24 May 2020
The Trouble with Sheep - 31 May 2020
Barrier Wagons - 7 June 2020
Quarantine - 14 June 2020
Snow Rescue - 5 July 2020
Edward's Brass Band - 24 July 2020
Quarantine at Ffarquhar - 9 August 2020
Jessie and the Old Engine - 16 August 2020
Thomas and the Lighthouse - 13 September 2020
Percy and the Left Luggage - 20 September 2020
Duck, Henry, and the Tenders - 11 October 2020
Molly's Idea - 8 November 2020
Emily's New Route - 22 November 2020
Christmas Help - 6 December 2020
Christmas at Norwich - 24 December 2020

Characters

Thomas
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Duck
Donald and Douglas
Bill and Ben
Stepney
Emily
Molly
Dodger
David
Jessie
Jessie's Sisters (Eden and Kelly only)
Ryan
Diesel
Daisy
Mavis
Bear
Emma
Paxton
Norman
Peter Sam
Duncan
Duke
Ivo Hugh
Victor
Luke
Rusty
Annie and Clarabel
Henrietta
Elsie
Terence
Bertie
Trevor
Kevin
Merrick
Owen
Harold
Sir Topham Hatt
The Thin Controller
The Vicar of Wellsworth
Liza
Oliver (does not speak)
BoCo (does not speak)
Pip (does not speak)
Salty (does not speak)
Skarloey (does not speak)
Sir Handel (does not speak)
Farmer Finney (does not speak)

Trivia

This volume marks the first appearance and first speaking roles of Merrick and Owen.
The exact number of stories to be released was unclear at first although the Writer mentioned there would be at least twenty. Eventually, the Writer confirmed that there would be twenty-four stories by the end of December. On 20 December, Christmas at Norwich was announced as the final story of the year thus completing the twenty-four stories.
In May, four stories were released which marks the first time that four stories are released in one month.
Throughout the volume, Sundays were used as the main day for the release of stories. The Writer has indicated that this might continue on for future volumes.

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-The '''second volume''' of [[Adventures on Rails]] is currently in progress. The first story was released on 5 January 2020, and will consist of all stories released in 2020 after the [[Adventures on Rails - volume one|first volume]] consists of all stories released in 2019.
+[[File:AdventuresonRailsVolumetwopromo.png|thumb|255px]]The '''second volume''' of [[Adventures on Rails]] consists of twenty-four stories. The first story was released on 5 January 2020 and consists of all stories released in 2020 after the [[Adventures on Rails - volume one|first volume]] consists of all stories released in 2019. The final story was released on 24 December 2020.
+[[The New Adventures on Rails]] continues with [[Adventures on Rails - volume three|volume three]] (2021), [[Adventures on Rails - volume four|volume four]] (2022), and [[Adventures on Rails - volume five|volume five]] (2023). [[Adventures on Rails - volume six|Volume six]] began on 14 January 2024.
-The Writer has confirmed that there will be at least twenty stories.
 ==Stories and release dates==
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 #[[Thomas and the Lighthouse]] - 13 September 2020
 #[[Percy and the Left Luggage]] - 20 September 2020
-#[[Duck, Henry and the Tenders]] - 11 October 2020
+#[[Duck, Henry, and the Tenders]] - 11 October 2020
+#[[Molly's Idea]] - 8 November 2020
+#[[Emily's New Route]] - 22 November 2020
+#[[Christmas Help]] - 6 December 2020
+#[[Christmas at Norwich]] - 24 December 2020
 ==Characters==
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 *[[Donald and Douglas]]
 *[[Bill and Ben]]
+*[[Stepney]]
 *[[Emily]]
 *[[Molly]]
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 *David
 *[[Jessie]]
+*[[Jessie's Sisters]] (''Eden and Kelly only'')
 *[[Ryan]]
 *[[Diesel]]
 *[[Daisy]]
-*[[BoCo]]
 *[[Mavis]]
 *[[Bear]]
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 *[[Annie and Clarabel]]
 *[[Henrietta]]
+*[[Elsie]]
 *[[Terence]]
 *[[Bertie]]
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 *The Thin Controller
 *The Vicar of Wellsworth
-*Liza
+*[[Liza]]
+*[[Oliver]] (''does not speak'')
+*[[BoCo]] (''does not speak'')
+*Pip (''does not speak'')
 *[[Salty]] (''does not speak'')
 *[[Skarloey]] (''does not speak'')
 *[[Sir Handel]] (''does not speak'')
-*Farmen Finney (''does not speak'')
+*Farmer Finney (''does not speak'')
-The rest of the main cast are also likely to appear.
 ==Trivia==
 *This volume marks the first appearance and first speaking roles of Merrick and Owen.
+*The exact number of stories to be released was unclear at first although the Writer mentioned there would be at least twenty. Eventually, the Writer confirmed that there would be twenty-four stories by the end of December. On 20 December, ''Christmas at Norwich'' was announced as the final story of the year thus completing the twenty-four stories.
+*In May, four stories were released which marks the first time that four stories are released in one month.
+*Throughout the volume, Sundays were used as the main day for the release of stories. The Writer has indicated that this might continue on for future volumes.
 [[Category:Adventures on Rails]]
 [[Category:New Adventures on Rails]]