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Andrew Martin (born 6 July 1962) is an English novelist, rail historian, documentary maker, journalist and musician. Martin was brought up in Yorkshire , studied at Merton College, Oxford , and qualified as a barrister . [ 1 ]
Jim Stringer: Steam Detective – series of mystery novels by Andrew Martin set on various British railway lines. La Bête humaine – (novel) by Émile Zola, filmed five times, e.g. as Cruel Train; Greatwinter Trilogy – book series featuring trains powered by wind turbines and trains powered by pedaling done by passengers. Passengers are ...
The other three stories in the book are all based directly on L. T. C. Rolt's book Railway Adventure which describes the first two years of operation of the Talyllyn Railway by enthusiasts. [citation needed] The illustration of Glennock Station is based on Aberllefenni Station on the Corris Railway. [citation needed]
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. Awdry wrote 26 books; the final one being written in October 1972.
Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives, including the main protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine as well as other vehicles, who work on the Island of Sodor.
An Aurora, Colorado judge granted the 'emergency closure' of The Edge at Lowry Apartments after multiple arrests and rumored gang activity.
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.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Dennis H. Reilley joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -17.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.