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The Class 28 was the inspiration for the character James the Red Engine from The Railway Series books by the Rev W Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas and Friends. [3] Awdry describes James as an experimental rebuild as a 2-6-0 with 5 ft 6 in driving wheels. The other obvious visual difference from the Class 28 is the lack of a leading ...
Awdry's memorial plaque, shared with his wife Margaret, at Church Place, Rodborough, Gloucestershire A Class 91 locomotive, 91 124, used to bear the name The Rev W Awdry.A Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST (saddle tank) engine on the Dean Forest Railway is named Wilbert after him; and was used as the title character in Christopher Awdry's Railway Series book Wilbert the Forest Engine.
The first known audio adaptation was a 7" (33⅓rpm) EP narrated by the Rev. W. Awdry himself (), with "background effects taken from real engines". This record, released in 1957 by Chiltern Records of Princes Risborough, contained two stories – Edward's Day Out and Edward and Gordon – from the first book in the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines.
In some of W. Awdry's later books he appeared as the Thin Clergyman and was described as a writer, though his name and connections to the series were never made explicit. He was invariably accompanied by the Fat Clergyman , based on the Rev. Teddy Boston , [ 9 ] who was a fellow railway enthusiast and close friend.
It is mentioned by Christopher Awdry in Sodor: Reading Between the Lines that Neil is still around but his whereabouts are unknown. [8] Bill and Ben: SCC 1 and 2 A pair of dark yellow 0-4-0 saddle tank engine twins belonging to the Sodor China Clay Co (SCC). They both work in the china clay pits, and at Brendam Docks, where they shunt trucks ...
Spong illustrated pop-up books and the spin-offs, Thomas's Christmas Party, Thomas and the Evil Diesel, Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree, and also The Rev. W. Awdry's extended rewrite of Thomas Comes to Breakfast. Some of his character illustrations were used to depict characters in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
The book came about as a result of Rev. W. Awdry's desire to create a credible and consistent world for his stories. This began with maps of Sodor, and was then expanded upon. Rev. W. 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 ...
On Awdry's model railway, [9] Toby was represented by a Y6, [10] an 0-4-0 locomotive similar to but smaller than the J70 [11] [2] and better suited to the 4-wheel motor bogie available to power the model. [10] In 1961, Awdry wrote an article for Railway Modeller magazine on the construction of this locomotive. [10]