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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]
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 .
A tool van, and also occasionally a guard's van, who works on the Skarloey Railway. Cora was built by the Falcon Works for the Mid Sodor Railway, where she was a tool van, however she served as Stuart's guard's van for one time. She was accepted for sale following the closure in 1947.
The first series (1984) used stories from the first eight books, along with one specially written by the Rev. W. Awdry, Thomas's Christmas Party. The second series (1986) used stories from Book No.9 ( Edward the Blue Engine ) to Book No.30 ( More About Thomas the Tank Engine ).
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Awdry had built a model of Percy as a reference for the artist but Dalby did not make use of it. Despite the tempestuous relationship with Awdry, Dalby is probably the best remembered of the series' artists. With The Eight Famous Engines (1957), John T. Kenney took over the illustration of the series. His style was less colourful but more ...
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