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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 bursts his safety valve outside Henry's Tunnel. Edward tries to pull the train, but cannot. 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. 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 :. Percy claims his driver saw a "ghost train" the previous night, but Thomas does not believe him and Percy's driver confirms that the engine was on television. On his way home from working at the harbour all day, Percy crashes into a cart of lime that had become stuck at Crowe's Farm Crossing. When the signalman remarks that Percy looks like a ghost, Percy makes a plan and convinces Thomas he has crashed and returned as a ghost, scaring Thomas out of the shed. Thomas is still annoyed at Percy and when Percy is delayed picking up hay bales, Thomas claims Percy is a "green caterpillar with red stripes". Percy, furious, resolves to be quick but is delayed when a crate of treacle falls on him. Now Thomas has the last laugh with Toby. Mavis is a stuck-up diesel working at Anopha Quarry who loves rearranging the trucks in different sidings. This creates confusion and Toby is cross because the trucks are not in the places he wants them. When Mavis sees Daisy, she tells her that diesels are better than steam engines, making Mavis prouder than ever. After a stern talk with the manager, Mavis is restricted to the quarry for her incident. After a frost comes and goes, work increases and Mavis manages to convince the manager to let her go as far as the crossing. She formulates a plan to go further down the line and asks the trucks to push her at the crossing, but when Toby comes they decide to do it to him and he ends up suspended over a raging torrent on a wrecked bridge with dangling rails. Mavis rescues him and even though it was her fault, she is forgiven and allowed to go down the line. This wiki. This wiki All wikis. List of Steam Engines in the Railway Series | Thomas the Tank Engine Wikia | Fandom

Eventually, they have him bricked up, and they bore a new tunnel. Gordon is pulling the Express when he bursts 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 :. His style was less colourful but more realistic than Dalby's. Kenney made use of Awdry's model engines as a reference. As a result of his commitment to realism and technical accuracy, he enjoyed a far more comfortable working relationship with Awdry, which lasted until Gallant Old Engine , when Kenney's eyesight began to fail him. The artist initially chosen to replace him was the Swedish artist Gunvor Edwards. She began illustrating Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine , but felt unsuited to the work. She was assisted for that volume by her husband Peter, who effectively took over from then on. Both artists retained credit for the work, and the "Edwards era" lasted until 's last volume, Tramway Engines. The style used in these volumes was still essentially realistic, but had something of an impressionistic feel. When took over as author of the series in , the publisher was keen to find an illustrator who would provide work that had the gem-like appeal of Dalby's pictures, but also had the realism of Kenney and Edwards' artwork. The artist chosen was . He illustrated all of Christopher Awdry's books, a greater number than any other artist working on The Railway Series. He also produced illustrations for a number of spin-off stories written by the Awdrys, and his artwork was used in The Island of : Its People, History and Railways. The books were produced in an unusual landscape format. Each one was around 60 pages long, 30 of which would be text and 30 illustrations. The books were each divided into four stories with the exception of Henry the Green Engine , which was divided into five. Each book from Thomas the Tank Engine onwards opened with a foreword. This would act as a brief introduction to the book, its characters or its themes. They were written as a letter, usually to the readers addressed as "Dear Friends" but sometimes to individual children who had played some part in the story's creation. This section would often advertise real railways or acknowledge the assistance of people or organisations. The foreword to The Little Old Engine is unique in acknowledging the fact that Skarloey and, by implication, the entirety of The Railway Series is fictional. The unusual shape of the books made them instantly recognisable. However, it did prompt complaints from booksellers that they were difficult to display, and even that they could easily be shoplifted. Nonetheless, the format was imitated by publishers Ian Allan for their Sammy the Shunter and Chuffalong books. Unusually for children's books of the austerity period, The Railway Series was printed in full colour from the start, which is cited by many critics as one of its major selling points in the early days. The Rev. Awdry received numerous letters from young fans asking questions about the engines and their railway, as well as letters concerning inconsistencies within the stories. In an effort to answer these, he began to develop a specific setting for the books. On a visit to the Isle of Man , he discovered that the bishop there is known as the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The "Sodor" part of the title comes from the Sudreys , but Awdry decided that a fictional island between the Isle of Man and England by that name would be an ideal setting for his stories. In partnership with his brother George the librarian of the National Liberal Club , he gradually devised Sodor's history, geography, language, industries and even geology. The Awdrys both wrote about Sodor as if it were a real place that they visited, and that the stories were obtained first-hand from the engines and Controllers. This was often "documented" in the foreword to each book. However, in some of the W. Awdry's later books, he made appearances as an actual character. The character was known as the Thin Clergyman and was described as a writer, though his real name and connections to the series were never made explicit. He was invariably accompanied by the Fat Clergyman , the Rev. The two Clergymen were portrayed as railway enthusiasts , and were responsible for annoying the Small Engines and discovering Duke the Lost Engine. They were often figures of fun, liable to be splashed with water or to fall through a roof. Awdry also appeared in a number of illustrations, usually as a joke on the part of the illustrator. In one illustration by John T. Kenney in Duck and the Diesel Engine he appears with a figure who bears a strong resemblance to C. Reginald Dalby, which Brian Sibley has suggested might be a dig at Dalby's inaccurate rendition of the character of Duck. This may be a reference to Teddy Boston, who had himself saved a from scrap. Other people associated with The Railway Series were also referenced. Peter Edwards also notes that he based Gordon's face on Eric Marriot's. originally The Fat Director in the earliest books which pre-dated the nationalisation of Britain's railways in was a fictional character, although Mr Gerard Fiennes, one of the highest-regarded managers on British Railways, published his autobiography "I tried to run a Railway" on his retirement in , and says that he originally wanted to call the book "The Fat Controller" but the publishers would not permit this. The Thin Controller, in charge of the narrow-gauge trains in the books which are based on the Railway in Wales, was based on Mr Edward Thomas, the manager of the in its last years before enthusiasts took it over in A number of the stories are based on articles often quite brief mentions which appeared in railway enthusiast publications of the period. There were very few of these publications compared to modern times, but the monthly Railway Magazine was a long-running enthusiasts' companion and the origins of several stories can be recognised, as also the railway books and histories written by Mr Hamilton Ellis, one of the early railway book writers. Developments on British Railways were often mirrored, satirised and even attacked in The Railway Series. The book Troublesome Engines , for example, dealt with industrial disputes on British Railways. As the series went on, comparisons with the real railways of Britain became more explicit, with engines and locations of British Railways always known as " The Other Railway " making appearances in major or cameo roles. The most obvious theme relating to British Railways was the decline of steam locomotion and its replacement with diesels. The first real instance of this was in the book Duck and the Diesel Engine in which an unpleasant diesel shunter arrives, causes trouble and is sent away. This theme may have been visited again in The Twin Engines , in which an engine is ordered from Scotland, and two arrive, implying the other went to Sodor with his brother to avoid being scrapped. The volume Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine explained that steam engines were actually being scrapped to make way for these diesels, and again featured a diesel getting his comeuppance. The book Enterprising Engines was published in , the year when steam finally disappeared from British Railways, and was the most aggressive towards dieselisation and Dr Beeching 's modernisation plan. It features yet another arrogant diesel who is sent away, an additional one who stays on the Island of Sodor, a visit by the real Flying Scotsman , a , Oliver , making a daring escape to Sodor, and Sir Topham Hatt making a declaration that the steam engines of his railway will still be in service. Thereafter, the books were less critical towards BR. Indeed, by the time of Christopher Awdry's book James and the Diesel Engines , the series was acknowledging that diesels could, in fact, be useful. Awdry used the books to promote steam railways in the UK. The first instance of this was the creation of the Skarloey Railway, a railway on Sodor that closely resembled the Talyllyn Railway in Wales , of which W. Awdry was a member. Books focusing on this railway would include a promotion for the Talyllyn Railway, either in the stories themselves, in a footnote or in the foreword. Many illustrations in the books depict recognisable locations on the Talyllyn Railway, and various incidents and mishaps recorded by in his book Railway Adventure are also recognisable in their adaptations for the Skarloey Railway stories. From the s onwards, this association was carried further, with the Awdrys permitting the Talyllyn Railway to repaint one of their engines in the guise of its Sodor "twin". The first engine to receive this treatment was their No. The second was No. In No. As well as paint schemes and names taken from the books' artwork, these are fitted with fibreglass "faces" taken from the books as well, which delight children but dismay locomotive enthusiast purists. These characters' appearances have been written into The Railway Series ' continuity by Christopher Awdry in the form of visits by the fictional engines to the Talyllyn Railway. Two other railways on Sodor are directly based on real railways. Some other lines on Sodor are heavily inspired by real lines. From Duck and the Diesel Engine onwards, a number of real engines and railways were explicitly featured. The characters of Flying Scotsman , City of Truro , Stepney and Wilbert were all real locomotives that made significant appearances in The Railway Series , the latter two having entire volumes dedicated to them, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine and Wilbert the Forest Engine. Wilbert's appearance was of particular significance. The locomotive in question was named in tribute to W. Awdry, the president of the Dean Forest Railway at the time. Christopher Awdry wrote Wilbert the Forest Engine in gratitude. Thomas and the Great Railway Show featured a visit by Thomas to the National Railway Museum in York, along with appearances by several of the real locomotives living there. At the end of this book, Thomas is made an honorary member of the National Collection. This was mirrored by the real life inclusion of The Railway Series in the National Railway Museum's extensive library of railway books in recognition of their influence on railway preservation. Thomas and Victoria focuses on the rescue and restoration of a coach. Victoria had been used as a summerhouse in an orchard by the railway, but was rescued by the Fat Controller who then sent her to the works at Crovan's Gate to be restored. She then became part of the vintage train, working with Toby and Henrietta. The formation of a vintage train is based on the activities by the Furness Railway Trust, [11] but coach restoration is common on heritage railways. The series has featured numerous characters, both railway- based and otherwise. Some of the more notable ones are:. The stories were strongly critical of private railway companies and the Government of John Major , and covered subjects such as the Channel Tunnel , London Underground , transport of radioactive waste and the perceived dangerous state of the railways. Andrew Lloyd Webber wanted to produce a musical based on The Railway Series , but Awdry refused to give him the control he wanted. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor. Awdry — Christopher Awdry — William Middleton Reginald Payne C. Reginald Dalby — John T. Edmund Ward, Ltd. Main article: Sodor fictional island. Main article: List of characters in The Railway Series. 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Although normally considered to be a Class , Daisy 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 locomotive , named after its unusual arrangement , which is known as " Co-Bo ". The beneath the power plant carries three powered '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, D , who 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. D was given a new name, "Bear", a new number, D3, and a new coat of paint, and D was sent away in disgrace. Bear attracted his nickname because of the sound of his engine, which is loud and gives off a growling sound he can't help. Bear was one of the later additions to the Railway Series universe, built in and arriving in Bear now pulls the Express. He wears the two-tone green livery he would have carried when built all-over British Railways locomotive green, with a narrow band of a lighter, lime green along the bottom of the sides, cream-white window surrounds, and a small yellow warning panel. When he arrived he wore the ' Rail Blue ' livery. Like D, Bear's number, D, is fictional but plausible; the final Class 35 was numbered 'D'. Pip short for Philippa and Emma are the two class 43 locomotives or "power cars" which top and tail an InterCity High-Speed diesel trainset. They had experienced problems with their cooling system and came to the railway when Gordon was on a journey. They soon made friends with all the engines. Following Privatisation , the Fat Controller has decided to purchase them in order to run a faster service to London. After being purchased by the Fat Controller in , the words "InterCity " and the BR Logo which were painted on their sides were replaced by "NWR" and have red nameplates with yellow writing. The phrase " pip emma " was also used in the signalese developed by the British Army signallers in the First World War to mean post meridiem , or p. Annie and Clarabel are Thomas ' coaches and carry passengers on his branch line. They are his confidantes and friends. Annie can only take passengers, while Clarabel can take passengers, luggage, and the Guard. Thomas sometimes sings them little songs, and they love to sing too. Henrietta is Toby 's four-wheeled coach. Skarloey Railway locomotives all have real-life equivalents; numbers and number 9 are all "twins" of locomotives on the Talyllyn Railway with the same numbers ; Number 8 Duke is based on Prince , a Small England class locomotive on the Ffestiniog Railway. Skarloey No. He is a wise and kind engine who knows everything there is to know about running a railway. He has great respect for coaches, passengers and his fellow engines, and often gives advice to the younger engines when it is needed. He also acts as a narrator in several of the stories. Skarloey's equivalent engine on the Talyllyn Railway is Talyllyn. When he first arrived in , he was proud and arrogant, and believed himself too good to pull trucks. He also suffered from a short wheelbase which made him unstable and gave him the nickname "Bucking Bronco ". He was given an extra set of and a cab, which made him pompous still. However, he was eventually shown the error of his ways. From then on, Skarloey became a hard worker, running the line with Rheneas until he was worn out. He first appeared in Four Little Engines. The story of his early years was told in Very Old Engines. Rheneas No. He is an WT but also has a back tank , and is one of the oldest engines on the Island of Sodor. Rheneas is known as the "Gallant Old Engine" because he saved the railway by getting a train home after a breakdown. His equivalent engine on the Talyllyn Railway is . He arrived shortly after Skarloey, but was at the start the more sensible of the two engines. He was a determined engine, and by the early s he was running the railway alone. In Four Little Engines , he was sent away to be overhauled and did not return until seven books later, in Gallant Old Engine. Sir Handel No. He is a stubborn and pompous engine who thinks that pulling trucks is beneath him, and will do anything to get out of jobs he does not want to do. His equivalent engine on the Talyllyn Railway is . He was built in at the Falcon Works in Loughborough , and arrived on the Mid Sodor Railway in the same year, [ citation needed ] when he was painted blue and given the name ' Falcon ' after the works he was built in. After that line closed, he was sold to the Sodor Aluminium Company and then to the Skarloey Railway , which at the time was desperately short of locomotives. Sir Handel did not cope well with the neglected track on his new railway, and would often derail - sometimes deliberately. He was given special wheels with broad tyres to cure this problem, which were soon known as "steamroller wheels" by the other engines. In the s, he was invited to the Talyllyn Railway. Sir Handel first appeared in Four Little Engines. Peter Sam No. He is a polite engine, popular with passengers and coaches alike. Even the trucks do not play tricks on him. His equivalent engine on the Talyllyn Railway is Edward Thomas. He was built in by Kerr Stuart and Co. Following an accident with some slate trucks set before the arrival of Duncan , he soon lost his funnel and was fitted with a Giesl ejector which made steaming far easier set before Sir Handel got new wheels. In the s he was sent to the Talyllyn Railway. As with Sir Handel, this was based upon the Talyllyn Railway creating a "lookalike" engine, in this case by repainting the locomotive Edward Thomas. Rusty No. He is a black 4w DM , acquired direct from the manufacturers in He is a reliable, practical and friendly little engine who mainly works on maintenance duties, although he can also pull passenger or goods trains if the need arises. He arrived in the book The Little Old Engine. Duncan No. He was rough and bad-mannered, and believed himself to be overworked. He would often sway and lurch along the track — what the Thin Controller referred to as " rock 'n' roll ". He had a number of accidents as a result. Thomas is still annoyed at Percy and when Percy is delayed picking up hay bales, Thomas claims Percy is a "green caterpillar with red stripes". Percy, furious, resolves to be quick but is delayed when a crate of treacle falls on him. Now Thomas has the last laugh with Toby. Mavis is a stuck-up diesel working at Anopha Quarry who loves rearranging the trucks in different sidings. This creates confusion and Toby is cross because the trucks are not in the places he wants them. When Mavis sees Daisy, she tells her that diesels are better than steam engines, making Mavis prouder than ever. After a stern talk with the manager, Mavis is restricted to the quarry for her incident. After a frost comes and goes, work increases and Mavis manages to convince the manager to let her go as far as the crossing. She formulates a plan to go further down the line and asks the trucks to push her at the crossing, but when Toby comes they decide to do it to him and he ends up suspended over a raging torrent on a wrecked bridge with dangling rails. Mavis rescues him and even though it was her fault, she is forgiven and allowed to go down the line. James has recently been repainted bright red and given the proper brakes for his wheels, and is eager to show off. Unfortunately, however, he is rather careless, and gets into a lot of trouble in James and the Bootlace , James is grumpy after being threatened with blue paint and having to fetch his own coaches. But by making some troublesome trucks behave and by pulling the Express very well, he proves himself later. This book concerns the further adventures of Thomas on his branch line, with the bigger engines relegated to cameo appearances. Thomas leaves his guard or railway conductor behind by mistake; accidentally goes fishing because of a broken water column and some river water from a bucket; gets stuck in the snow and is freed by Terence ; and has a race with Bertie. The big engines miss Thomas. Since he left to run his branch line, they feel overworked, and some embarrassing incidents for all three of them lead them to go on strike. The Fat Controller addresses the problem by bringing in a new engine to do the shunting. Henry has been having a lot of problems. He cannot steam properly, and so is often ill. The Fat Controller tries to solve the problem with expensive Welsh coal. When Henry has an accident, the Fat Controller decides to solve the problems once and for all by sending Henry to Crewe Works. Henry returns with a new shape and a much better outlook on life, and enjoys a number of adventures with the other engines. The Fat Controller realizes that there is a solution. While on holiday with his wife and two grandchildren, he met Toby the Engine , who together with his coach Henrietta, has been having problems of his own with his railway in East Anglia closing down. Gordon has an accident by means of being lazy and careless, and so is taken off passenger train duties. He helps the other engines out when they get into trouble, and is eventually judged to be sensible enough to pull the Royal Train. Edward is the oldest and wisest engine on Sodor. He is also kind and sensible. In this book, Edward is long overdue for an overhaul. However, he shows that he is far from useless, and can teach the bigger engines a thing or two. Skarloey shows Sir Handel how to do things when he rescues the pompous engine's train. Percy loves playing jokes, which sometimes gets him into trouble with the bigger engines. So the Fat Controller obtains a new engine to do shunting work and sends Percy to work with Thomas and Toby on their branch line. He meets Harold the Helicopter and saves the day during a flood. While the engines enjoy a number of adventures and misadventures, the Fat Controller arranges for them to go to London. Duck has settled in well on the Island of Sodor , so much so that the other engines are getting a little tired of his know-it-all attitude and new-found pride in the following a visit from the City of Truro. When Duck shows him up, Diesel vows revenge, and starts spreading malicious lies about Duck forcing him to be sent away. Luckily, the Fat Controller has a plan to clear Duck's name. This book continues the adventures of the Skarloey Railway. Skarloey returns from being repaired to discover that there are two new engines on the railway. Rusty is a diesel who is friendly and helpful, but Duncan is an engine who is boisterous, stubborn, careless, and rude. Sir Handel is still his old self. A television crew comes to film a documentary on the railway, and Skarloey tells them about the Talyllyn Railway. The Fat Controller orders an engine from Scotland to help out with goods work, but is surprised when two engines arrive instead. To confuse matters further, the engines claim not to know their British Railways numbers, or which of them should have been sent. The engines are Donald and , and are twins. As whichever one of them is sent back will be scrapped, they are determined to stay. Despite some misadventures, the other engines convince the Fat Controller to keep both of them. Thomas has an accident by trashing the Stationmaster's breakfast and has to be sent to the Works. The Fat Controller orders a diesel railcar named Daisy to help out in his absence. Daisy is rather vain, neurotic, and convinced she knows it all, and decides that she is only going to do the work she wants. After a stern talking to and an accident by Percy , she is allowed to stay, a wiser engine. At the end of the book, Thomas comes back. After his accident with slate trucks, Peter Sam loses his old funnel and gets a new one to improve his steaming. Sir Handel has been given new wheels but soon gets into a fight with a rude steamroller named George. Duncan is jealous and feels overworked. Skarloey is shocked at Duncan's attitude, and tells the others about the time when Rheneas saved the railway, eventually changing Duncan's attitude. At the end of the book, Rheneas returns from his overhaul. Percy is sad to learn that steam engines on the Other Railway are being scrapped, and so he is glad when he hears that the Bluebell Railway has saved a number of them. Stepney , from the Bluebell Railway, comes to visit and soon makes friends with the engines, even teaching a boastful visiting diesel a lesson or two. The Skarloey Railway engines meet Culdee, a strange-looking engine who climbs a mountain. He tells them all about his railway, and the tragic story of Godred, before returning home. At home, he meets the reckless Lord Harry, who causes trouble through his risk-taking. But when a climber runs into trouble, Lord Harry has an opportunity to redeem himself. It is , and Skarloey and Rheneas are getting ready to celebrate their th birthday. Skarloey tells Nancy and other friends the story of his early life on the Skarloey Railway. The engines enjoy a wonderful centenary party. Readers are introduced to Bill and Ben the tank engine twins, and a new diesel named BoCo arrives. Gordon and James both run into trouble, but Edward surprises everyone by getting a train home despite breaking down. The Fat Controller has been using a special new kind of ballast, which Donald and Douglas say is brought by "verra wee engines". Duck is intrigued, and goes to see what the fuss is about. He discovers a miniature railway with three small engines named Mike, Bert and Rex. The focus then shifts to the small engines themselves, and some of the adventures they have. Gordon is saddened to learn that steam has ended on The Other Railway. Henry is jealous because of Flying Scotsman's two tenders and is shown up by Duck, but comes to the rescue of two failed diesels despite failing himself. Meanwhile, Douglas saves a steam engine called Oliver and his train from scrap. The Fat Controller announces that Oliver can stay, along with the diesel engine D named Bear that he is reopening a branch line for Duck and Oliver. Furthermore, he announces that he will never, ever get rid of steam engines. Life is exciting on the Little Western. Duck and Donald play practical jokes on each other. Oliver loses the respect of the trucks after an accident, but regains it with the help of Toad.

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Nonetheless, the format was imitated by publishers Ian Allan for their Sammy the Shunter and Chuffalong books. Unusually for children's books of the austerity period, The Railway Series was printed in full colour from the start, which is cited by many critics as one of its major selling points in the early days. The Rev. Awdry received numerous letters from young fans asking questions about the engines and their railway, as well as letters concerning inconsistencies within the stories. In an effort to answer these, he began to develop a specific setting for the books. On a visit to the Isle of Man , he discovered that the bishop there is known as the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The "Sodor" part of the title comes from the Sudreys , but Awdry decided that a fictional island between the Isle of Man and England by that name would be an ideal setting for his stories. In partnership with his brother George the librarian of the National Liberal Club , he gradually devised Sodor's history, geography, language, industries and even geology. The Awdrys both wrote about Sodor as if it were a real place that they visited, and that the stories were obtained first-hand from the engines and Controllers. This was often "documented" in the foreword to each book. However, in some of the W. Awdry's later books, he made appearances as an actual character. The character was known as the Thin Clergyman and was described as a writer, though his real name and connections to the series were never made explicit. He was invariably accompanied by the Fat Clergyman , the Rev. The two Clergymen were portrayed as railway enthusiasts , and were responsible for annoying the Small Engines and discovering Duke the Lost Engine. They were often figures of fun, liable to be splashed with water or to fall through a roof. Awdry also appeared in a number of illustrations, usually as a joke on the part of the illustrator. In one illustration by John T. Kenney in Duck and the Diesel Engine he appears with a figure who bears a strong resemblance to C. Reginald Dalby, which Brian Sibley has suggested might be a dig at Dalby's inaccurate rendition of the character of Duck. This may be a reference to Teddy Boston, who had himself saved a traction engine from scrap. Other people associated with The Railway Series were also referenced. Peter Edwards also notes that he based Gordon's face on Eric Marriot's. The Fat Controller originally The Fat Director in the earliest books which pre-dated the nationalisation of Britain's railways in was a fictional character, although Mr Gerard Fiennes, one of the highest-regarded managers on British Railways, published his autobiography "I tried to run a Railway" on his retirement in , and says that he originally wanted to call the book "The Fat Controller" but the publishers would not permit this. The Thin Controller, in charge of the narrow-gauge trains in the books which are based on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales, was based on Mr Edward Thomas, the manager of the Talyllyn Railway in its last years before enthusiasts took it over in A number of the stories are based on articles often quite brief mentions which appeared in railway enthusiast publications of the period. There were very few of these publications compared to modern times, but the monthly Railway Magazine was a long-running enthusiasts' companion and the origins of several stories can be recognised, as also the railway books and histories written by Mr Hamilton Ellis, one of the early railway book writers. Developments on British Railways were often mirrored, satirised and even attacked in The Railway Series. The book Troublesome Engines , for example, dealt with industrial disputes on British Railways. As the series went on, comparisons with the real railways of Britain became more explicit, with engines and locations of British Railways always known as " The Other Railway " making appearances in major or cameo roles. The most obvious theme relating to British Railways was the decline of steam locomotion and its replacement with diesels. The first real instance of this was in the book Duck and the Diesel Engine in which an unpleasant diesel shunter arrives, causes trouble and is sent away. This theme may have been visited again in The Twin Engines , in which an engine is ordered from Scotland, and two arrive, implying the other went to Sodor with his brother to avoid being scrapped. The volume Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine explained that steam engines were actually being scrapped to make way for these diesels, and again featured a diesel getting his comeuppance. The book Enterprising Engines was published in , the year when steam finally disappeared from British Railways, and was the most aggressive towards dieselisation and Dr Beeching 's modernisation plan. It features yet another arrogant diesel who is sent away, an additional one who stays on the Island of Sodor, a visit by the real Flying Scotsman locomotive, a steam engine, Oliver , making a daring escape to Sodor, and Sir Topham Hatt making a declaration that the steam engines of his railway will still be in service. Thereafter, the books were less critical towards BR. Indeed, by the time of Christopher Awdry's book James and the Diesel Engines , the series was acknowledging that diesels could, in fact, be useful. Awdry used the books to promote steam railways in the UK. The first instance of this was the creation of the Skarloey Railway, a railway on Sodor that closely resembled the Talyllyn Railway in Wales , of which W. Awdry was a member. Books focusing on this railway would include a promotion for the Talyllyn Railway, either in the stories themselves, in a footnote or in the foreword. Many illustrations in the books depict recognisable locations on the Talyllyn Railway, and various incidents and mishaps recorded by Tom Rolt in his book Railway Adventure are also recognisable in their adaptations for the Skarloey Railway stories. From the s onwards, this association was carried further, with the Awdrys permitting the Talyllyn Railway to repaint one of their engines in the guise of its Sodor "twin". The first engine to receive this treatment was their No. The second was No. In No. As well as paint schemes and names taken from the books' artwork, these locomotives are fitted with fibreglass "faces" taken from the books as well, which delight children but dismay locomotive enthusiast purists. These characters' appearances have been written into The Railway Series ' continuity by Christopher Awdry in the form of visits by the fictional engines to the Talyllyn Railway. Two other railways on Sodor are directly based on real railways. Some other lines on Sodor are heavily inspired by real lines. From Duck and the Diesel Engine onwards, a number of real engines and railways were explicitly featured. The characters of Flying Scotsman , City of Truro , Stepney and Wilbert were all real locomotives that made significant appearances in The Railway Series , the latter two having entire volumes dedicated to them, Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine and Wilbert the Forest Engine. Wilbert's appearance was of particular significance. The locomotive in question was named in tribute to W. Awdry, the president of the Dean Forest Railway at the time. Christopher Awdry wrote Wilbert the Forest Engine in gratitude. Thomas and the Great Railway Show featured a visit by Thomas to the National Railway Museum in York, along with appearances by several of the real locomotives living there. At the end of this book, Thomas is made an honorary member of the National Collection. This was mirrored by the real life inclusion of The Railway Series in the National Railway Museum's extensive library of railway books in recognition of their influence on railway preservation. Thomas and Victoria focuses on the rescue and restoration of a coach. Victoria had been used as a summerhouse in an orchard by the railway, but was rescued by the Fat Controller who then sent her to the works at Crovan's Gate to be restored. She then became part of the vintage train, working with Toby and Henrietta. The formation of a vintage train is based on the activities by the Furness Railway Trust, [11] but coach restoration is common on heritage railways. The series has featured numerous characters, both railway-based and otherwise. Some of the more notable ones are:. The stories were strongly critical of private railway companies and the Government of John Major , and covered subjects such as the Channel Tunnel , London Underground , transport of radioactive waste and the perceived dangerous state of the railways. Andrew Lloyd Webber wanted to produce a musical based on The Railway Series , but Awdry refused to give him the control he wanted. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor. Awdry — Christopher Awdry — William Middleton Reginald Payne C. Reginald Dalby — John T. Edmund Ward, Ltd. Main article: Sodor fictional island. Main article: List of characters in The Railway Series. Main article: List of Railway Series books. Awdry The Three Railway Engines. Edmund Ward. Christopher Awdry: A Biography. The Scotsman. 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Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. William Middleton later completely redrawn by C. Reginald Dalby. Meanwhile, Douglas saves a steam engine called Oliver and his train from scrap. The Fat Controller announces that Oliver can stay, along with the diesel engine D named Bear that he is reopening a branch line for Duck and Oliver. Furthermore, he announces that he will never, ever get rid of steam engines. Life is exciting on the Little Western. Duck and Donald play practical jokes on each other. Oliver loses the respect of the trucks after an accident, but regains it with the help of Toad. Finally, a lying bus is put in his place after trying to steal the railway's passengers. Despite his age, Duke was a useful engine, but when his line closed, nobody wanted to buy him and he was left behind in the engine shed. Over the following years, his shed was buried by a landslide and he was forgotten. The Fat Clergyman, the Thin Clergyman and the Small Controller led an expedition to find him, and eventually he is rescued and sent to live on the Skarloey Railway with his old friends. This book focuses on Thomas 's branch line. Percy plays a trick on Thomas, but later runs into trouble himself. Meanwhile, The Fat Controller has hired Mavis , a diesel engine working for the Ffarquhar Quarry Company, to help out while Thomas is absent, but Mavis is very headstrong and thinks Toby is an old fusspot. She pays no attention to his advice and causes a great deal of trouble, but eventually comes to Toby's rescue when his heavy load pushes him across a crumbling bridge. Christopher Awdry , the Rev. Awdry's son, had some background in writing when he took over writing the Railway Series books, having written a number of articles for Steam Railway magazine. He was inspired to write some Railway Series stories by a visit to the , with encouragement from his father. The publishers were eager for new books, as the television adaptation was in production at the time, and Christopher Awdry became the new Railway Series author. All of his books were illustrated by Clive Spong , an illustrator who, it was felt, could combine technical accuracy with the appealing, colourful style exemplified by C. Reginald Dalby. Christopher Awdry wrote his first book in , and 13 further books followed between and No books were published between and ; book New Little Engine , and the original books from The Railway Series went out-of-print. This was a source of friction between the Awdry family and the publishers. However, in February , unofficial reports from the publishers, Egmont, suggested that there were plans to put the whole series back into print, in the original format, and that a new Christopher Awdry book called Thomas and Victoria was expected to be published later in This book, number 41 in the series, was published in September , being the first Railway Series book to be published in 11 years. Number 42 in the series, called Thomas and his Friends , was published in June In addition, the fifteen original Christopher Awdry books have been put together into a large, "bumper" edition, in a vein similar to the master collection of Wilbert Awdry's stories. This book unusually does not focus on any one area of the Fat Controller's Railway. Thomas helps arrest a car thief. Percy is able to help out a friend — by accident. Duck, acting as a helper for Henry, has an accident with the Flying Kipper due to a lamp falling off. Finally, all three tank engines get together to pull the Express when Gordon is ill. James is one of the only engines who still does not trust diesels , which is not helped by the visit of a pompous diesel engine. He has a number of misadventures, but after a breakdown it is a diesel who helps him out, and he realises that diesel engines are not so bad after all. While he is away, brambles and hot weather cause problems for the Skarloey Railway engines to solve. Sir Handel returns and tells them all about his adventures. This is the 3rd book to be named after Thomas. Thomas and Percy have an argument and fallout. Both Bertie and Harold the Helicopter make appearances as Harold has to help Thomas from a runaway, and Thomas helps Bertie after he breaks down. Finally, Percy rescues Thomas after an accident along the branch line. He tries to copy them, but ends up slipping helplessly on the rails. He is then blamed for ruining wedding clothes with his smoke, and is well and truly in disgrace. But he manages to get the Express home after his firebars collapsed, and the Fat Controller forgives him. He also apologises — it transpires the spoiled wedding clothes weren't Gordon's fault. At last, Gordon is allowed to show how fast he is. The engines who work at Ffarquhar quarry have a number of adventures. Mavis has an accident, and so Toby and Percy have to help out more than usual. Toby remembers an event from the days before he came to the Fat Controller's Railway. The trucks manage to do a good turn when they accidentally put in his place a disagreeable barge named Bulstrode. Terence does the shunting for Percy and boasts about it, while adding that steam engines ploughed fields and ran on roads in the past. To add to that, on the day Mavis is due back from the Works, Toby has an accident at the crossing and briefly runs on the road like Trevor. Repair work on Thomas ' branch line means that he is sent to help on Edward's , which means he has to work with Bill and Ben at the china clay pits. Although the twins tease him at first, he soon earns their respect. The Small Railway is short of power, and the Small Controller decides that what they need is another engine. The Railway's own workshops build a strong new engine called Jock, who at first thinks himself superior to the others. But the new engine eventually learns the value of teamwork, and all is forgiven. Thomas is excited because the National Railway Museum at York have invited him to visit. He makes many new friends among the engines of the National Collection and has a few adventures along the way. He saves a train when he spots a landslide, and is made an honorary member of the National Collection. Daisy finds herself battling a snowstorm, Percy causes the bridge at Hackenbeck to collapse, and Toby takes more trucks than he can handle. On the day Thomas is due to come home, George leaves his cones at Dryaw Crossing, allowing one to stop Daisy. Everything is worked out when Thomas comes home. Henry is due for an overhaul. Other engines help with his duties while he is away for example, James hauls The Flying Kipper. But when there is no engine to take the Express, Henry is called back early and proves once again that he is a "Really Useful Engine". Donald and Douglas are overworked. He tells Thomas and Toby the story of Sixteen , has his tank filled with milk rather than water and pulls a truck using wire. It is 50 years since the first Railway Series books were published, and the Fat Controller plans to celebrate this occasion with a party. Unfortunately, things do not go entirely smoothly in the run-up to the celebration. Gordon has an accident with some birds, Edward loses a wheel, Thomas is derailed by some rabbits and a spider's web shorts out the electrics in the signalbox at Knapford Junction. The Skarloey Railway needs another engine. The Thin Controller announces that a new one will be built. In the meantime, Peter Sam is sent to visit the Talyllyn Railway. The engine is finally completed, and the railway's engineer, Mr Hugh, is to unveil the name. Thomas finds the perfect solution when he meets Victoria — an old carriage. While Victoria is being renovated, she tells Edward a tale from the old days on the Furness Railway. Meanwhile, Daisy discovers that she doesn't like eels very much when a whole boxful of eels escape on to the platform! Thomas is delighted; Gordon is worried that his time as the Express is over. But every engine has its day! Thomas makes an important rescue, Gordon proves himself a hero, and all the engines celebrate a Very Important Event. There have been several Railway Series -related books published which were written by the Awdrys, but which are not actually part of the Railway Series proper. Nonetheless, they complement the original books and are considered canon. Awdry , and from by Christopher Awdry. They included several stories and articles about the characters. In some cases, these stories expanded upon earlier Railway Series books and in others they were entirely new. A number of new characters were introduced in the annuals. Perhaps the most notable was Algy the Bus, a friend of Bertie's. Also, Henry's Driver's name is revealed to be Ted in one of the later annuals. Awdry-authored story to be so written. The engines hold a special Christmas celebration for Mrs Kyndley. An expanded version of the first story from Branch Line Engines , which also summarises the remainder of that book. This story was also written for the television series and was used in the 2nd series. Thomas is sent to fetch a Christmas tree , but runs into a snowdrift. It is up to Donald and Douglas to save the day for him. When Percy has to go to the Works for repairs, Diesel returns to Sodor and, as expected, causes trouble for the engines by destroying the oldest truck in Ffarqhuar Yards, but two days later, Thomas has an accident when Daisy drips her oil on the track and Clarabel's back wheels come off the tracks at the special points at Dryaw, so Diesel comes to the rescue. It seems that even Diesel has some good in him somewhere. A hurricane hits Sodor, causing chaos for the engines. A pair of books written to highlight rail safety using characters from the Railway Series. They were written partially due to Christopher Awdry's frustration at not being able to include a proper rail safety story in his Railway Series book Thomas and the Great Railway Show "published 10 years before". This is a book about 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. Most of the background information on the places, people, railways and engines in the Railway Series comes from this book. The book came about as a result of Rev. Awdry's desire to create a credible and consistent world for his stories. This began with maps of Sodor, and was then expanded upon. Awdry and his brother George who was the librarian of the National Liberal Club worked out details of Sodor, producing between them a comprehensive set of notes. These notes were compiled and published in this book. A biography of Rev. Awdry and companion to the series.

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