The Railway Series are a set of children's books on which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is based. The first books were written by the Reverend W. Awdry as a way to cheer up his son Christopher, who was ill with measles. The original series had 26 books, since expanded to 42 when Christopher took over after his father's death. After a 10 year hiatus, a new book was published.
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| - The Railway Series are a set of children's books on which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is based. The first books were written by the Reverend W. Awdry as a way to cheer up his son Christopher, who was ill with measles. The original series had 26 books, since expanded to 42 when Christopher took over after his father's death. After a 10 year hiatus, a new book was published.
- The Railway Series which began in the 1940s was a series of books written by the Rev W Awdry. The books formed the basis for the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series. The Rev Awdry wrote 26 books, pretty much one a year. Later, additions were written by the Reverend's son, Christopher.
- The Railway Series was the series of books which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is based on. The first books were written by the Reverend W. Awdry as a way to cheer up his son Christopher, who was ill with measles. The original series had twenty-six books, since expanded to forty-two by Christopher. After a large hiatus, a new book was published in 2007 and again in 2011. In 2012, the first four books were released in digital format on iTunes in the UK. Audio adaptations of the Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories.
- The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 41 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. (Wilbert) Awdry, up to 1972. A further 15 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14 between 1983 and 1996 and a further book in 2007. Another book is due for release in 2011. Characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children's television series Thomas and Friends.
- Nearly all of The Railway Series stories were based upon real-life events. As a life-long railway enthusiast, Wilbert was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive, and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles. The books are now best known as the basis of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
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| - Map showing the railways on the fictional Island of Sodor
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- William Middleton
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| - Nearly all of The Railway Series stories were based upon real-life events. As a life-long railway enthusiast, Wilbert was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive, and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles. The books are now best known as the basis of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Audio adaptations of The Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories. There is also a musical inspired by the Railway Series, Starlight Express.
- The Railway Series are a set of children's books on which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is based. The first books were written by the Reverend W. Awdry as a way to cheer up his son Christopher, who was ill with measles. The original series had 26 books, since expanded to 42 when Christopher took over after his father's death. After a 10 year hiatus, a new book was published.
- The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 41 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. (Wilbert) Awdry, up to 1972. A further 15 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14 between 1983 and 1996 and a further book in 2007. Another book is due for release in 2011. Nearly all of The Railway Series stories were based upon real-life events. As a lifelong railway enthusiast, the Rev. Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine characters were almost all based upon real classes of locomotive, and some of the railways themselves were directly based upon real lines in the British Isles. Characters and stories from the books formed the basis of the children's television series Thomas and Friends. Audio adaptations of the Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories.
- The Railway Series which began in the 1940s was a series of books written by the Rev W Awdry. The books formed the basis for the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series. The Rev Awdry wrote 26 books, pretty much one a year. Later, additions were written by the Reverend's son, Christopher.
- The Railway Series was the series of books which Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is based on. The first books were written by the Reverend W. Awdry as a way to cheer up his son Christopher, who was ill with measles. The original series had twenty-six books, since expanded to forty-two by Christopher. After a large hiatus, a new book was published in 2007 and again in 2011. In 2012, the first four books were released in digital format on iTunes in the UK. Audio adaptations of the Railway Series have been recorded at various times under the title The Railway Stories.
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