The Railway Series

Book that belong to the Railway Series created by The Rev. W. Awdry & continued by his son Christopher. These book would form the basis of the TV Series Thomas & Friends.

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1		The Rev. W. Awdry The Three Railway Engines The Railway Series Book No 1 - The first book in the series. Edward, Henry & Gordon are introduced along with The Fat Director. Henry gets painted Blue.		Kaye & Ward UK	1945	Paperback
2		The Reverend W. Awdry Thomas The Tank Engine The Railway Series No. 2 - Thomas The Tank Engine - Thomas is introduced into the series, having not appeared in "The Three Railway Engines". James is also shown for the first time as a Black Engine.		Octopus Books For St. Michael UK	1970	Paperback
3		The Reverend W. Awdry James The Red Engine Book No 3. James is now painted his familiar red colour.		Egmont UK	2002	Paperback
4		The Reverend W. Awdry Tank Engine Thomas Again Book No 4 - Non train characters are introduced, Terence the Tractor & Bertie The Bus together with Thomas' coaches Annie & Clarabel. Henry is the only other engine, apart from Thomas, to be shown in the illusions.		Heinemann Young Books UK	1998	Hardcover
5		The Reverend W. Awdry Troublesome Engines Book No 5 - Percy is introduced and The Fat Director is now The Fat Controller. Henry is green again.		Egmont UK	4 Oct 2004	Hardcover
6		The Reverend W. Awdry Henry The Green Engine Book No 6 - The Engines now all have numbers. Henry gets a brand new shape.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
7		The Reverend W. Awdry Toby The Tram Engine Book No 7 - Introduces Toby, his coach Henrietta, Mrs Kyndley & the Fat Controller's family.		Kaye & Ward UK	1982	Paperback
8		The Reverend W. Awdry Gordon The Big Engine Book No 8		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
9		The Reverend W. Awdry Edward The Blue Engine Book No 9 - Introduces Trevor The Traction Engine.		William Heinemann UK	1990	Hardcover
10		The Reverend W. Awdry The Eight Famous Engines Book No 12 - The engines go on show in London. The first time "The Other Railway" (British Railways) is mentioned.		Kaye & Ward UK	1984	Hardcover
11		The Reverend W. Awdry Percy The Small Engine Book No 11 - We meet Harold The Helicopter for the first time & Duck becomes the newest of the Fat Controller's engines.		Kaye & Ward UK	1984	Paperback
12		The Reverend W. Awdry Four Little Engines Book No 10 - The first book about the narrow gauge Little Railway & introduces Skaloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam & The Thin Controller.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
13		The Reverend W. Awdry Duck And The Diesel Engine Book No 13 - Two visitors come to the Fat Controller's Railway Diesel and a real steam engine City Of Truro.		Kaye & Ward UK	1984	Paperback
14		The Reverend W. Awdry The Little Old Engine Book No 14 - Back to the Little Railway. New engines are Rusty and Duncan.		Kaye & Ward UK	1981	Paperback
15		The Reverend W. Awdry The Twin Engines Book No 15 - 2 new engines Donald & Douglas, the Scottish Twins. Both are in BR black livery in this book.		Egmont UK	2002	Paperback
16		The Reverend W. Awdry Branch Line Engines Book No 16 - Stories set on Thomas' branch line. The first female engine is included, Daisy.		Kaye & Ward UK	1983	Hardcover
17		The Reverend W. Awdry Gallant Old Engine Book 17 - Another trip to the small railway in which Rheneas returns from being mended. George the Steam Roller is introduced.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
18		The Reverend W. Awdry Stepney The "Bluebell" Engine Book No 18 - A Real engine Stepney from a real preservation Railway "The Bluebell Railway" visits the Isle Of Sodar. This book deals with the fact that steam engines were being scrapped as BR moved to Diesel and Electric. In the book you are told about a number of other Bluebell engines and another nasty Diesel appears.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
19		The Reverend W. Awdry Mountain Engines Book No 19 - This book is a one off in the series as we are introduced to a brand new railway line, The Culdee Fell Mountain Railway, and to 6 new engines. Although only really 3 feature. Cudlee, Godred (who is destroyed in an accident) and Lord Harry / No.6 /Patrick. This is the only book this line is ever featured in.		Kaye & Ward UK	1982	Hardcover
20		The Reverend W. Awdry Very Old Engines Book No 20 - In this book Skarloey & Rheneas are 100 years old and we are transported back to the 1860's when they first arrived on Sodar. We are also given a glimpse of the main line before the Fat Controller and an engine called Neil. The old even has a Victorian design on the cover.		Kaye & Ward UK	1981	Hardcover
21		The Reverend W. Awdry Main Line Engines Book No 21 - Despite it's title this book is mainly set on Edward's Branch Line. A new diesel is introduced, Bo-Co and 2 industrial tank engines, Bill & Ben, who are twins and are owned by the Sodor China Clay Company.		Kaye & Ward UK	1983	Hardcover
22		The Reverend W. Awdry Small Railway Engines Book No 22 - A new railway, The Small Railway, a new controller, The Small Controller, 3 new engines, Bert, Rex & Mike, and Fat & Thin Clergymen are all introduced. The Thin Clergyman is in fact the Author. Also seen in this book is Ballast cleaner, the only non-human charterer to wear glasses!		Kaye & Ward UK	1981	Hardcover
23		The Reverend W. Awdry Enterprising Engines Book 23 - My personal favourite of the series. Plenty of new characters. The most famous of all steam trains comes visiting his brother Gordon, The Flying Scotsman. 2 new diesels, D199, "Spamcan" leaves & D7102 "Bear" stays. Oliver, his coach Isabel & breakvan Toad escape being scrapped on "The Other Railway" with the help of Douglas.		Kaye & Ward UK	1981	Hardcover
24		The Reverend W. Awdry Oliver The Western Engine Book No 24 - This book is set on the newly opened "Duck's Branch Line" which connects the Main Line to the Small Railway. Two nasty new characters are introduced, A private owner truck called S.C.Ruffy and a double decker bus who wants to scrapped the railways and turn them into roads, Bulgy. Both get their comeuppance.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
25		The Reverend W. Awdry Duke The Lost Engine Book No 25 - Sir Handel & Peter Sam used to work on another line on Sodor before it was closed down and they were sold to the Little Railway. This book tells the stories of that line. Sir Handel was called Falcon then and Peter Sam, Stuart. The was also another engine who was left in his shed after the line, parts of which are now part of the Small Railway, Duke. As the shed become overgrown with plants it was lost and the final story tells have the Small Controller and the Fat and Thin Clergyman find Duke to start a new life with his old friends on the Little Railway. Also in this book we meet No. 2 who was turned into a mine water pump.		Egmont UK	2002	Hardcover
26		The Reverend W. Awdry Tramway Engines Book No 26. The final book of the Railway Series by The Rev. W. Awdry. This book is set on Thomas' branch line and we meet an industrial Diesel engine who works for the Ffarquhar Quarry Company, called Mavis, who makes life awkward for Toby.		Kaye & Ward UK	1983	Hardcover
27		[no author listed] Thomas The Tank Engine Annual 1979 The 1st of 2 Annuals which are Based on The Rev. W. Awdry's famous engine.		World Distributors UK	1979	Hardcover
28		[no author listed] Thomas The Tank Engine Annual 1980 Annual with some background of the engines, puzzles, details of preserved lines and details of the Rev's own model of Thomas' branch line. Not part of the series but relevant to it.		World & Whitman UK	1980	Hardcover
29		Christopher Awdry Really Useful Engines Book No. 27 - Had The Rev. W. Awdry written another book after Tramway Engines (Book 26) it would have been called Really Useful Engines. Therefore is seems only right The Reverend's son Christopher first book of the series is called Really Useful Engines. Christopher Awdry, of course, was the little boy that the very first books of the had original been written for.		Kaye & Ward UK	1983	Hardcover
30		Christopher Awdry James And The Diesel Engines Book No 28 - In this book we meet 2 new diesels, Old Stuck-Up and The Works Diesel. One nice, the old not so.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
31		Christopher Awdry Great Little Engines Book No 29. Duke is now on the Little Railway, have been mended and returned to working order. On his return Sir Handel visits Talyllyn Railway in Wales.		Kaye & Ward UK	1985	Hardcover
32		Christopher Awdry More About Thomas The Tank Engine Book No. 30. One of the issue Christopher Awdry had with his books was the insistence from the publishers and HIT entertainment that he write books about Thomas and leave the other engines as bit characters.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
33		Christopher Awdry Gordon The High-Speed Engine Book No 31 - Gordon wants to be a High Speed Train but things don't as planned. However he does get to run on the other railway, in the meantime 2 Inter-City 125 power units called Pip & Emma visit the Fat Controller's Railway.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
34		Christopher Awdry Toby, Trucks And Trouble Book 32 - Mavis has an accident leaving extra work for Toby & Percy. In the book Toby remembers a time when he used to work for the LNER. In the story we see one of Toby's brothers, LNER No 8783 (this engine used to pull The Royal Train in real life) and an un-named black LNER engine. We also meet an disagreeable barge called Bulstrode.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
35		Christopher Awdry Thomas And The Twins Book No 33 - The first book of the series not to have the words Engine(s) in the title.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
36		Christopher Awdry Jock The New Engine Book No 34 - A trip to the Small Railway for this book. We meet a diesel shunter called Frank who wasn't in The Small Railway Engines, having arrived their as the book was published and a newly built engine called Jock, named by Douglas as his colour reminds him of the "Jock" engines in Scotland.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
37		Christopher Awdry Thomas And The Great Railway Show Book No 35 - Thomas goes to The National Railway Museum and get a parking ticket along the way. Meets a number of engines from the museum. The story of Trouble On The Line was about Railway safety but apparently was watered down somewhat by the publishers.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
38		Christopher Awdry Thomas Comes Home Book No 36 - This book is a prime example of the publishers insisting on a book with Thomas in the title. In fact the book isn't about Thomas at all, it's about events on his branch line whilst he was in York at the NRM. In fact Thomas only appears on the last page and doesn't say a word.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
39		Christopher Awdry Wilbert The Forest Engine Book No. 38. Wilbert is a real Engine from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and is names after The Rev. W. Awdry, who was President of the Railway line Wilbert runs on. In this book The Fat Controller borrows Wilbert is see if his class of engine is suitable to work on his railway as he needs a new engine due to increased work-load on Duck's Branch line.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
40		Christopher Awdry Thomas And The Fat Controller's Engines Book No. 39. This book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first book "The Three Railway Engines" in 1945. The Fat Controller's line receives a royal visit but things didn't quite go as planned thanks to a spider's web.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
41		Christopher Awdry New Little Engine Book No 40 - The last regular release of the The Railway Series. In this book a new engine is built on the Thin Controller's Railway. Named Ivo Hugh it only appears on the last 2 pages of the book and doesn't speak.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
42		The Reverend W. Awdry Thomas The Tank Engine : The Complete Collection All of The Rev. W. Awdry's 26 Books of The Railway Series in 1 book.		Ted Smart UK	1996	Hardcover
43		Christopher Awdry Sodor: Reading Between The Lines A behind the scenes look at The Isle Of Sodor, it's railways and the stories that came from it.		Sodor Enterprises UK	2005	Paperback
44		Christopher Awdry Thomas And Victoria Book No 41 - This is the first book of the series published since 1996. Victoria being an old coach from the Furness Railway in Cumbria and part of the book is set on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (a now preserved line) in the Lake District.		Egmont UK	2007	Hardcover
45		Christopher Awdry Thomas And His Friends Book No 42. The final book of The Railway Series and a book that marks the 100th birthday of The Rev. Wilbert Awdry. The book is dedicated to Wilbert Awdry. This book is the only book that references an Electric Line that runs to the Mountain Railway. Unlike all other books of the series this book finishes on the last page "The End" which may mean Christopher Awdry will not write any other Railway Series Books.		Egmont UK	2011	Hardcover