Other mistake: In some shots of Percy in the water, his boiler is chipped.
Other mistake: When Percy meets Thomas at Elsbridge Station, he has a water line across his boiler, even though the water only came up to his footplate.
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1984)
2 other mistakes in Percy's Promise
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Michael Brandon, Ben Small, Martin Sherman, Michael Angelis
Continuity mistake: When Bulgy is driving on the road next to the rails, Thomas can be seen pulling a train instead of being repaired at the foundry.
Duke: Excuse me. Are you a vandal? Driver told me vandals smash and break things.
Trivia: The events of this episode were remade in CGI for the 2015 special, The Adventure Begins.
Gordon Takes a Tumble - S6-E17
Question: How did they get Gordon's tender back on the tracks even though it was in a field very far from the rails?
Answer: Ropes and a winch.
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Answer: Butch the breakdown truck must have pulled Gordon's tender all the way up the rails so the breakdown train can reach it and also Butch helped to get Gordon close to the winch.