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The big engines are teasing Edward that he won't be allowed out because he is too weak, but when the driver sees him upset he offers to take him out. Edward goes to get some coaches, and, after a few moments of panic waiting for the guard, they start off and Edward has an enjoyable day. Gordon is bragging about pulling the Express, but when Edward is shunting Gordon comes past with a long of coal trucks. Gordon deliberately stalls at a hill and Edward comes as a "banker". At the top of the hill, Gordon races ahead and Edward gets puffed out, but is pleased at the prospect of a new coat of paint. One rainy day, Henry stops in a tunnel and refuses to move. His crew, the passengers, another engine and even the Fat Director try to get him to move, but to no avail. Eventually, they have him bricked up, and they bore a new tunnel. Gordon is pulling the Express when he The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 his safety valve outside Henry's tunnel. Edward tries to pull the train, but can't. The Fat Director lets Henry out of the tunnel so that he and Edward can pull the train. They later help Gordon home, and Henry is rewarded with a new blue coat. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. The Three Railway Engines. Contents [ show ]. Categories :. Cancel Save. Publication Order. Followed by Thomas the Tank Engine. List of books in The Railway Series - Wikipedia

Many characters have appeared in the books of The Railway Series by the Rev. Only characters who appear in the books have been profiled in this article and in the case where a character has appeared in both series, only the book aspect has been addressed. These are the railway locomotives known universally in the books as 'engines' of the North Western Railway NWRalso called 's railway:. Thomas the Tank Engine No. He is painted blue with red lining. Thomas was told to work on the mainline and was built in and arrived on in May He is a rather cheeky and can be impatient at times, but is a kind and clever engine who does his work without fussing and believes himself to be extremely clever on the main lines. He loves working on the The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 branch linewhich is nicknamed after him and he is very proud of. He sometimes thinks that the railway couldn't run without him, but he learns not to be selfish, and his hard work definitely shows that he is really useful engine. Thomas is also the primary character in the eponymous television series, Thomas and Friends. Edward the Blue Engine No. He is the first character to appear in The Railway Series. He is painted blue with red stripes. He was built in and arrived on Sodor in Edward is one of the oldest engines on the railway, as well as very kind, always tries to help, and is a friend to everyone. He likes pulling as well as shunting trucks, which he is very knowledgeable about. However, the bigger engines sometimes make fun of him because they say that "' Tender Engines don't shunt'", and that he is old fashioned, but the Fat Controller still says he's a Useful Engine. Henry the Green Engine No. He is painted green with red stripes. After a major accident with "the Flying Kipper" an express freight trainHenry was rebuilt with a different boiler and a new Belpaire firebox though the Firebox is never identified as a Belpaire, its shape is distinctive, and Crewe, where Henry was sent for rebuilding, was well known for such boiler and Firebox conversions. He is one of the biggest engines like Gordonand although he is a hard worker at heart, can be quite highly-strung at times. He was built circaarrived on Sodor inand was rebuilt in Gordon the Big Engine No. He is the biggest engine on the railway and usually pulls the Express. He is also very boastful and proud, but good at heart. He loves pulling coaches but not dirty trucks. He was built inarrived on Sodor inand rebuilt in No. He is painted red with black later blue and gold stripes. He is quite vain, hot-headed, and loves showing off his red paint. Despite this, he is good-hearted and kind. It is stated [ where? Percy the Small Engine No. He is painted light green with red stripes. He is a cheeky little engine with a strong sense of adventure, a high work rate, and who doesn't let anyone push him around, which sometimes gets him into trouble. He was built sometime around the s or s and arrived on Sodor sometime before during a railway strike. Toby the No. He works on Thomas 's branch line, the Ffarquar branch line. He is painted brown and blue. He is a wise, experienced engine who knows all there is to know about running a branch line. Toby's cowcatchers and sideplates that cover his wheels mean he is ideal for taking stone trucks to and from the quarry at Ffarquhar, as the railway runs close to the road. Toby has his own coach, Henriettawho is painted chocolate brown. He is painted in Great Western green and is officially numbered 8, although he carries a cast GWR number plate on his cab sides He currently runs his own branch line, The Little Western. He is a loyal hard worker who believes that "there are two ways to do things: the Great Western way, and the wrong way. Prior to his arrival on Sodor, he worked at Paddington. This fact is revealed in the story "Gordon goes Foreign". Donald and Douglas the Twin Engines Numbers 9 and 10 respectively are identical ex- Caledonian Railway Class locomotive who came from Scotland on trial. Not wanting to be separated, and knowing that one of them would have been scrapped on remaining in Scotland, they decided to travel together and hope for the best. Although the Fat Controller was only expecting one engine and intended to send the other back to Scotland, he changed his mind after hearing how they performed in the snow and decided to keep both engines in his fleet. The 'Twin Engines', as they became known, were painted The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 all-over on arrival at the island, but are then painted in blue with red stripes to match Gordon, Edward and Thomas. They are practical, cheeky and no-nonsense engines who can be relied upon for any task. They were built in and arrived on Sodor in Oliver the Great Western Engine No. The GWR class engines were fitted with a mechanical system allowing the driver to control the locomotive remotely The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 the cab of an 'autocoach'The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 as Isabel. He first appears in the book Enterprising Engineswhere his rescue by Douglas is described. His daring escape made him popular with the engines, which perhaps made him a little overconfident. BoCo's Brother D was one of the diesels looking for Oliver when Oliver hid on that old quarry branch but never caught him, later arriving at Barrow-in-Furness due to running out of coal and water until Douglas saved him. However, he was allowed to keep his GWR number ''. He was assigned to work with on Duck 's branch line, " The Little Western ", hauling Isabel and a second autocoach, Dulcieboth of whom have also been restored to full GWR livery. When Oliver arrived on Sodor, he was not used to handling trucks, as he had operated a passenger branchline up until this point. While shunting his first ballast train, an incident resulted in Oliver landing bunker-down in a turntable well. On his return from the Works, the trucks continually harassed him, teasing about his accident with an irritating song called "Pop Goes Old Ollie". With Toad's help, Oliver learned The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 to deal with them apart from one truck, S. Ruffeywho was torn apart. Since then, he has gained experience and sense. The story of Oliver's 'escape' is related by the Rev. Oliver has appeared in Enterprising Engines and, of course, the stories in the next book in the series, Oliver the Western Engine. He had a cameo appearance in the next volume, after which he was not seen again until Henry and the Express. Daisy the Diesel Railcar No. D1 is a unique diesel railcarpainted green with yellow lining similar to the livery of British Railways ' DMUs in the s. She was built in and arrived on Sodor specially for use on the Ffarquhar branch line Thomas ' branch The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1. She first appeared in the book Branch Line Engines. Daisy arrived on Sodor after Thomas had an accident and needed major repairs. She was lazy at first, refusing to do any work that didn't appeal to her and claiming that she was "highly sprung", and thought herself more clever than the other engines. But an incident The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 a bull and a stern warning from the Fat Controller showed her the error of her ways, and she is now a wiser and valuable addition to Thomas' branch line. Daisy is based on the Class diesel multiple units DMUsbut is a one-off, being a single railcar akin to the Class 'bubble cars'with a driving cab at each end. Although normally considered to be a ClassDaisy is always depicted with the distinctive valances around the buffer beams that distinguishes the earlier 'light-weight' prototype units made by Metro-Cammell. This is because the original model was built by amalgamating two of Tri-ang's R models. This would also account for Daisy's refusal to pull a milk van to the dairy, as the lightweight units were not strong enough to haul wagons. Diesel engines like Daisy were becoming a common sight on branch lines during the early 60's, and therefore it can be implied that Daisy's introduction into the series is a reflection of the contemporary state of railways at the time. Some of the stories involving Daisy reflect problems that were faced by railway staff when it came to dealing with 'highly sprung' diesel engines in the earlier phases of their usurpment of steam. He is painted in a shade of green light green in the television series used by British Railways in the s. He first appeared in the book Main Line Engines. BoCo was received with some hostility by Bill and Ben, who called him a "Diseasel" due to a misunderstanding the word "Diseasel" is also a portmanteau word combining the words "Disease" and "Diesel" and characters are heard commenting that "Coughs and sneezles spread diseasels"and by James, who called him a "buzzbox". Edward accepted him right away, and soon the others were won over. BoCo is a kind-hearted engine who enjoys a good joke, and he is always ready with a good word when needed. BoCo is a Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Class 28 diesel-electric locomotivenamed after its unusual wheel arrangementwhich is known as " Co-Bo ". The bogie beneath the power plant carries three powered axles 'Co' and the other carries two 'Bo'. This arrangement was designed to maximise the routes over which the engine could work. Another unusual feature of the Metrovick Co-Bo is the use of a two-stroke diesel power plant rather than the more standard four-stroke. BoCo's name is always spelt with a capital B and a capital C. The name, obviously, is derived from the fact that he is a Co-Bo diesel. Awdry decided that "BoCo" flowed better than "CoBo", and sounded more affectionate. In the Railway Series, BoCo carries his North Western Railway number 'D2', whereas in the television series he carries the number D, which is in the range of numbers assigned to the real "Metrovick" locomotives by British Railways. One of BoCo's brothers, numbered D was one of the diesels that was looking for Oliver back when Oliver was escaping from scrap. He was accompanied by another diesel engine, Dwho talked about taking over the railway, which D didn't like. Later in the same story, D suffered from a failed ejector and had to be rescued by Henry. He befriended his rescuer, and The Fat Controller decided to give him a second chance. The Railway Series | Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia | Fandom The Railway Series is a series of children's books about the railways of the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were created by the Reverend W. Awdrywho wrote the first stories in The final book in the series, Thomas and his Friendswas published in To prevent their son getting bored, Wilbert and his wife Margaret Awdry told him stories and nursery rhymes. Wilbert subsequently drew a picture of several engines standing in a row based on the rhyme and for fun gave them faces with various expressions. One sad-looking engine appealed to Christopher, as it shared his mood and he asked what his name was. Wilbert replied with the first to come to his head: Edward. Through a series of questions and answers, the story of Edward's Day Out was created. Christopher would constantly ask for the stories to be retold, even after he recovered and to ensure consistency between tellings, Wilbert wrote them down on the back of old church circulars. Margaret Awdry also liked the stories and told her husband to get them published, as she felt they were better than most children's books in circulation. Awdry was reluctant, but Margaret persisted and mentioned the stories in a letter to Wilbert's mother, Lucy, who replied that she knew the author Michael Barsley and asked that the stories be sent to her so she could forward them to him. At Margaret's insistence, Wilbert did so. Barsley's attempts to find a publisher were unsuccessful, so he showed the stories to his agent, Edith Ray Gregorson, who liked them and agreed to pursue the The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 further. In October, Ward wrote to say that the stories would be published as one book entitled " The The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 Railway Engines ", but that he required rough sketches for his illustrator to base his pictures on and a fourth story to finish off the book. While Awdry was annoyed at the requests, since Ward had already rejected his drawings, he agreed and wrote "Edward, Gordon and Henry". Awdry, while happy to see his book in print, was disappointed in the illustrations by William Middleton. After the publication of the book, Christopher wanted a model of Gordon; but this could not be done. Instead, Awdry made a model of a tank engine from odds and ends, painted it blue and gave it to Christopher as a Christmas present. Christopher christened the model engine Thomas. Then Christopher requested stories about Thomas and these stories would be published as Awdry's second and most famous book, Thomas the Tank Engine. After Thomas the Tank Engine, Awdry was finished with writing any more books. However, due to popular demand, Awdry pressed onward. By the time Awdry stopped writing inThe Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added sixteen more books to the series, including the later two posthumous releases. The last book Thomas and his Friends was published in to commemorate Wilbert's century, particularity in the last story Centenary. And it was reverted to the original state in Christopher still wanted to write stories for children, so he founded Sodor Enterprises in with his wife, Diana Awdry. He offered the publisher the reprints of The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railwaysand offered to buy the copyright of this book, but were denied. The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1, Thomas and Victoriawhich was intended to be published inwas published by Egmont in InThomas and his Friends was published and the series reached the final book. The Complete Collection compilations were released by various publishers in different years and countries, all containing the same 26 volumes. The Reverend W. Awdry planned to call his twenty-seventh volume Really Useful Enginesbut he never got to use it following his retirement. Completely by coincidence, 's first publication had this title. From toannuals were written by the Rev. Awdry and from to by Christopher Awdry. In some cases, these stories expanded upon earlier Railway Series books. There have been several Railway Series-related books published which were written by the Awdrys. These books mainly feature the Island of Sodor, dealing with its history, geography and industry in far greater depth than could ever be discussed in the Railway Series stories themselves. Awdry and companion to the series. A series of books written to highlight rail safety. They were written partially due to Christopher Awdry's frustration at not being able to include a proper rail safety story in Thomas and the Great Railway Show. In this series of segments, Mr. Perkins and later Mr. Evans read the Railway Series stories. Each story is rewritten by Andrew Brenner and reillustrated by Loraine Marshall. One day he found the Railway Series books at an Oxford bookstore, purchased it for his son and they loved it. During this time they decided to translate the Railway Series. Tuttle Co. The Rev. Awdry was delighted to publish in Japan and sent a message to Japanese readers. This message was published in the foreword message of The Three Railway Engines and the front flaps of 26 books. The remaining 11 books were published between August and February These original versions were discontinued around There have been "updates" such as expanding the size of the book, having the same character name as the television series and correcting old-fashioned phrases. After the first 15 publications, the remaining 11 books were scheduled to be published, but were cancelled. When the television series began broadcasting in Japan on 4th Octoberthe Railway Series became even more popular. Inandexhibitions of original artwork of the Railway Series, many sketches by and the original models were held in Japan. This wiki. This wiki All wikis. Sign In Don't have an account? Start a Wiki. Main Page. The Railway Series. Reginald Dalby John T. Categories :. Universal Conquest Wiki. This article is about the books. You may be looking for the audiobooks. The Three Railway Engines. Edward is let out of his shed, Gordon runs into trouble with some trucks and Henry is shut up in a tunnel for being vain. Thomas the Tank Engine. A station pilot named Thomas longs to leave his yard to go out and see the world and has several adventures. Jamesthe new engine on the Fat Controller 's Railway, gets into trouble and tries to make up for his mistakes. Tank Engine Thomas Again. When Gordon, Henry and James begin to behave badly and go on strike, a new tank engine named Percy is brought to help out. Henry the Green Engine. Henry proves his worth to the Fat Controller, in spite of his illness and is finally cured. A steam tram named Toby comes to Sodor with his faithful coach, Henriettato help the Fat Controller after his old tramway closes down. Gordon is in disgrace after landing in trouble with the Fat Controller, but manages to pull his act together in time for a royal visit. Edward the Blue Engine. While Rheneas is away at the works, The Skarloey Railway engines work together to keep their line running. Two new engines also arrive to help out. Percy the Small Engine. Percy is fed-up of being ordered about and gets a chance to shine when he is reallocated to The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 Branch Line. The Eight Famous Engines. Already famous for their adventures on Sodor, the Fat Controller's engines take a trip to . Duck and the Diesel Engine. Duck becomes suspicious when a devious diesel comes to Sodor and blames him for causing trouble. Skarloey returns to Sodor and finds out that things have changed on his little railway. Donald and Douglastwo well-meaning Scottish goods engines, create confusion for the Fat Controller when he only expects one engine. Thomas has an accident and a lazy diesel railcar named Daisy comes to Sodor to fill in for him, but only causes more trouble. Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine. Stepneyan engine from the The Thomas the Tank Engine the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines Number 1 Railwaypays a visit to the Island of Sodor and its engines. Culdee returns to the and Lord Harry makes up for a silly mistake. Bill and Ben play a trick on a new dieselGordon and James get into silly mishaps and Edward pulls through to bring his passengers home. Three miniature gauge engines - RexBert and Mike - come to Sodor to work on a new railway. A special visitor comes to Sodor, two diesels are put on trial and Douglas rescues a steam engine from the cutter's torch.