![]() ![]() However, after showing that he can be a useful engine following James' accident with some trucks, he is rewarded with his own branch line and his two coaches named Annie and Clarabel. Thomas is a tank engine who works at a big train station, fetching coaches for the big engines and longs for greater things beyond the station yard. Illustrated by Reginald Payne, later modified by C.The events of The Sad Story of Henry take place in 1922, while the remaining stories take place in 1923.Reginald Dalby made new illustrations to replace Middleton's illustrations (but not just replacing) but as Dalby's own illustration versions, and it is this version that remains in print. However, Awdry was unhappy with the toy-like depictions of his characters and several errors in the artwork. The stories were originally illustrated by William Middleton.Edward, Gordon and Henry was written at the insistence of the publishers, Edmund Ward & Co, to bring the three characters together and to create a happy ending. These stories were not intended to take place in a single volume, or even on the same railway.Two of the three shed engines are not mentioned again. ![]() These stories were first told to the young Christopher Awdry when he was sick with measles in 1942, but due to wartime conditions, they were not published until 1945.This is the first book in the series, and introduces Edward, Gordon, Henry and The Fat Director (then later became The Fat Controller also known as Sir Topham Hatt). Illustrated by William Middleton, later by C.The first 26 books in the series were written by Rev. This article is a list of books in The Railway Series, a British series of children's books written by both the Rev. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( January 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. ![]()
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