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Entirely by coincidence, the Rev. W. Awdry's planned 27th book was to be called Really Useful Engines. The story "Triple Header" was the first to be written and was based upon an incident related to Christopher Awdry at the Nene Valley Railway.
He sometimes works on the steam engines himself, [2] and as a young man he drove a steam-powered lorry named Elizabeth. [3] Perceptive and shrewd, he has used elaborate schemes to get to the bottom of a problem. [4] [5] His catchphrases are "You are a really useful engine." when he is proud of his engines and "You have caused confusion and delay!"
University of Alberta professor Shauna Wilton wrote "A Very Useful Engine: The Politics of Thomas and Friends". Wilton (who justified her study by arguing that socialisation of children is an important aspect) wrote that she received "a combination of outrage, disbelief, and condescending dismissal" when she announced she was going to study the ...
A forgetful blue diesel engine who is good friends with Percy. He often takes goods trains to the Mainland. He had been lifted on a hoist at the Dieselworks for two years, waiting for his new wheels to come. As a Christmas present, Percy gave Sidney a new set of wheels, and he is now a really useful engine again. British Rail Class 08
Lloyd Webber would go on to compose the 1984 musical Starlight Express, and create The Really Useful Group, a name inspired by the catchphrase "Really Useful Engines". There have been three adaptations of the series produced. The first was an unsuccessful pilot in 1953, which was filmed live and had a number of technical errors.
Erginbilgic, a former executive at oil and gas company BP, joined Rolls-Royce at a time when the company was still reeling from a slump in travel demand—it makes money by the hour when its ...
The Heinkel HeS 3 (HeS - Heinkel Strahltriebwerke) was the world's first operational jet engine to power an aircraft. Designed by Hans von Ohain while working at Heinkel , the engine first flew as the primary power of the Heinkel He 178 , piloted by Erich Warsitz on 27 August 1939.
The Heinkel HeS 011 or Heinkel-Hirth 109-011 (HeS - Heinkel Strahltriebwerke) was an advanced World War II jet engine built by Heinkel-Hirth.It featured a unique compressor arrangement, starting with a low-compression impeller in the intake, followed by a "diagonal" stage similar to a centrifugal compressor, and then a three-stage axial compressor.