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Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series .
Wilbert's appearance was of particular significance as the locomotive was named in tribute to Wilbert Awdry who was the president of the Dean Forest Railway at the time. In Thomas and the Great Railway Show (1991) Thomas visited the National Railway Museum in York, and several of the museum's locomotives are featured including Mallard , Duchess ...
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).
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The first appearance of Duke and No. 2 (referred to as Stanley in off-hand material by Wilbert Awdry). The only appearance of the Mid Sodor Railway. Most of the book is told in flashback, and it fills in some history for the Arlesdale Railway and characters from the Skarloey Railway. Duke is based on the engine Prince from the Ffestiniog Railway.
Wilbert (originally named "G.B. Keeling") DFR 3806 A dark blue 0-6-0 saddle tank engine named after the Thin Clergyman (Wilbert Awdry), who was a one-time president of the Dean Forest Railway. In Wilbert the Forest Engine, the Fat Controller arranged for Wilbert to come help on his railway. During his visit, Wilbert tells Thomas and Toby the ...
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.
Wilbert Awdry; William Awdry This page was last edited on 29 October 2024, at 20:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...