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Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) [1] is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine , which was started by his late father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997).
Christopher Awdry, the Rev. W. 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 Nene Valley Railway , with encouragement from his father.
The Railway Series is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor.There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry.
Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, published from 1945.He became the most popular character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television series adaptation Thomas & Friends and its reboot Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.
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Started in 1945 and concluded in 2011, The Railway Series is a series of 42 British books written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry.This is a list of all characters who appeared in the book series.
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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.