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al Island of Sodor

Sodor (fictional island)

Sodor is a fictional island in the Irish Sea used as the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and later used in the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends television series.-Inspiration and creation:...

in The Railway Series

The Railway Series

The Railway Series is a set of story books about a railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first being published in 1945. Twenty-six were written by the Rev. W. Awdry, up to 1972. A further 16 were written by his son, Christopher Awdry; 14...

by Rev. W. Awdry

W.V. Awdry

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE , was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, better known as the Reverend W. Awdry and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.-Life:Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire in 1911...

, the Skarloey Railway is a narrow gauge railway

Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...

which runs from the main line at Crovan's Gate to the passenger terminus at Skarloey. Beyond Skarloey the line continues to a slate quarry.

In the stories, the railway is run by the Thin Controller. Its chief engineer is Mr Ivo Hugh.

The line was inspired and based on the Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow-gauge preserved railway in Wales running for from Tywyn on the Mid-Wales coast to Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn. The line was opened in 1866 to carry slate from the quarries at Bryn Eglwys to Tywyn, and was the first narrow gauge railway in Britain...

in Wales

Wales

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, where Rev. W. Awdry worked as a volunteer guard in the 1950s. The railway was originally owned by Sir Haydn Jones MP who became Sir Handel Brown in the books.

The railway was central to the books Four Little Engines, The Little Old Engine, Gallant Old Engine, Very Old Engines, Great Little Engines and New Little Engine. It played a significant supporting role in Mountain Engines and Duke the Lost Engine.

(Fictional) History

The Rev. W Awdry

W.V. Awdry

based all his stories on real incidents on the real railways. In order to ensure consistency and accuracy, Awdry developed a 'history' for the Island of Sodor and its railways, which was published to accompany the series. The history was set in context, and dates were determined to be consistent with the real world.

In the case of the Skarloey Railway, its history closely parallels that of the Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

in Wales

Wales

. According to the "research" by the Rev. Awdry, the line began as a plateway

Plateway

A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway, with a cast iron rail. They were mainly used for about 50 years up to 1830, though some continued later....

and was opened in 1806 to collect slate

Slate

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...

from the local quarries

Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...

. It was worked by gravity and carried mineral traffic that was shipped from Balladswail. Following the Ffestiniog Railway's

Ffestiniog Railway

The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park....

lead in 1863 James Spooner was engaged to survey a line for steam locomotives. It was also planned to develop passenger traffic for tourists to the Springs at Skarloey where there would be hotels and guest houses.

It was later realised that the line could carry visitors to the local landmarks of Skarloey (which means 'Lake in the Woods') and Rheneas ('Divided Waterfall'). Like all railways at this time, it was powered by horse

Horse

The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...

s, but by 1865 the railway's owners decided they needed steam engines

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

to help out. They ordered two engines from the locomotive builders Fletcher Jennings Ltd in Whitehaven, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. These engines were Skarloey and Rheneas.

Skarloey and Rheneas worked hard for many years, but eventually the demand for slate decreased due to cheaper slate being imported from Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. After World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

the railway was in a poor state, and the old mines had become ammunition dumps. The owner, Sir Handel Brown, thought he would have to sell the railway. At this point, the railway was taken over by Mr Peter Sam, who became the Thin Controller. With the help of Mr Ivo Hugh and a number of volunteers, they managed to keep the railway going. The railway's main source of income was now tourist traffic.

Eventually, Skarloey failed and Rheneas was left to manage alone, which he did admirably until Peter Sam and Sir Handel were bought from the Mid Sodor Railway

Mid Sodor Railway

The Mid Sodor Railway is a fictional narrow gauge railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev.W.Awdry and Christopher Awdry. The railway was closed in 1947, but three of its engines survive on the Skarloey Railway...

to help out. Later they purchased Rusty and Duncan.

It was around this time that the slate quarries were reopened. The slate

Slate

from these quarries was pure and free from metallic impurities, which meant it was in demand as other slate demand fell.

In 1965 (the year that Very Old Engines was published) the railway celebrated the 100th birthday

Century

A century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...

of Skarloey and Rheneas with the opening of a new branch line

Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line...

to Lakeside. A second triumph came when Duke was saved and brought to the railway, where he was repaired and now works the passenger trains.

Since the centenary celebrations of 1965 the railway has purchased a new diesel, Fred, and built a new steam engine Ivo Hugh.

Locomotives

No.	Skarloey locomotive	Talyllyn equivalent	Notes
1	Skarloey	Talyllyn Talyllyn (locomotive) Talyllyn is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. in 1864 and is one of the oldest locomotives still in active service...	Originally an 0-4-0 without a cab, later had trailing wheels added to improve stability. At this time, he had a cab added.
2	Rheneas	Dolgoch Dolgoch (locomotive) Dolgoch is a narrow gauge 0-4-0 well tank steam locomotive. It was built by Fletcher, Jennings & Co. in 1866 and is one of the oldest locomotives still in active service. It was delivered to the Talyllyn Railway in 1866 and continues to run on this railway....	Built without a cab, later had one added.
3	Sir Handel	Sir Haydn	Falcon from the Mid Sodor Railway Mid Sodor Railway The Mid Sodor Railway is a fictional narrow gauge railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev.W.Awdry and Christopher Awdry. The railway was closed in 1947, but three of its engines survive on the Skarloey Railway... . A Falcon type engine, renamed after his new Railway's owner
4	Peter Sam	Edward Thomas	Stuart from the Mid Sodor Railway Mid Sodor Railway The Mid Sodor Railway is a fictional narrow gauge railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev.W.Awdry and Christopher Awdry. The railway was closed in 1947, but three of its engines survive on the Skarloey Railway... . A Tattoo class engine built by Kerr Stuart Kerr Stuart Kerr, Stuart and Company Ltd was a locomotive manufacturer from Stoke-on-Trent, England.-History:It was founded in 1881 by James Kerr as James Kerr & Company, and became Kerr, Stuart & Company from 1883 when John Stuart was taken on as a partner... and Co, renamed after his new Railway's Controller.
5	Rusty	Midlander	built by Ruston & Hornsby
6	Duncan	Douglas	Introduced as a spare engine after Peter Sam's accident with trucks.
7	Ivo Hugh	Tom Rolt	Named after the Railway's first General Manager, who helped to keep the railway running during the early preservation era.
8	Duke		Based on Prince from the Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog Railway The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.... .
9	Fred	Alf	Never seen, only mentioned
None	Bertram		Appears in the TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film... and is based on Palmerston from the Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog Railway The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.... . Originally meant to be a tank engine but Britt Allcroft confirmed that the modellers had made a mistake. But in 2010, Steve Asquith (Director 2004-2008) also said they did this for economic reasons.
None	Mighty Mac		Based on the Double Fairlie Fairlie A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double-ended or single ended... locomotives of the Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog Railway The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.... . Only appears in the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film... .
7	Fearless Freddie		Based on Russell from the Welsh Highland Railway Welsh Highland Railway The Welsh Highland Railway is a long restored narrow gauge heritage railway in North Wales, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway... . Only appears in the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film... .

There is a small motorised trolley used by Mr Hugh, known as Mark V. However, this has only been mentioned in The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways.

The same book also mentions a small, black, beetle-like electric engine owned by the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

that works at the ammunition dumps. Again, this has never been seen in the stories.

Livery

In The Railway Stories

The Railway Stories

The Railway Stories are a series of audio adaptations of The Railway Series books by the Rev. W Awdry and his son Christopher.Nearly all of the 41 books in the series have been recorded by one of five different narrators: Johnny Morris, William Rushton, Ted Robbins, Michael Angelis, and even the...

books, all of the steam engines are painted the same bright red colour with simple blue lining (except for Duke, who retains the dark red-brown paint from his days on the Mid Sodor Railway

Mid Sodor Railway

). Unusually, the engines do not have nameplates - their names are painted in gold directly on the side of the saddle tank or boiler. The diesels are painted dark grey. The steam locomotive livery features lots of polished brass-work, and is largely unchanged since the opening of the railway (judging by the illustrations in Very Old Engines, although these show a more elaborate blue-and-yellow lining scheme).

In the TV series

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

Thomas and Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network in September 1984. Until 2003, it was named Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. This series was shot on 35mm film...

, all of the engines are painted in wildly different colours. This was presumably to assist the show's young fans in identifying the different engines. Whilst Skarloey retained his Railway Series colour, Sir Handel and Peter Sam retain the colours that they wore when they were named Falcon (blue) and Stuart (green) on the Mid Sodor Railway

Mid Sodor Railway

. Rusty was painted rusting orange, which, according to a Thomas the Tank Engine annual, led to his name, Duncan was painted bright yellow and Rheneas was painted vermillion.

Carriages

Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice are based on Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

carriages 1–5. The brake van Cora is based on the Corris Railway

Corris Railway

The Corris Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire in Mid-Wales....

brake van that now runs on the Talyllyn

Talyllyn

Talyllyn or Tal-y-llyn can refer to:* the former parish in southern Merionethshire in Wales, and included the villages of Abergynolwyn and Corris*Tal-y-llyn Lake, a glacial ribbon lake east of Abergynolwyn...

.
Open coaches Ada, Jane and Mabel were rebuilt to a more conventional outline when funds became available and are based on Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

carriages 11, 12, 13. Gertrude and Millicent, bogie coaches, are based on Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

carriages 9 & 10. There are also longer coaches which are supposedly Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

carriages 16 and 18-23.

No.	Skarloey carriage	Notes
1	Ruth
2	Lucy
3	Jemima	Jemima appears to be hard of hearing in the book Four Little Engines.
4	Agnes	First class coach, is something of a snob.
5	Beatrice	Guard's Van, also has a ticket office from which the guard may sell tickets.
6	Cora	Guard's Van, these days used for maintenance duties.
7	Ada
8	Jane
9	Mabel	Mabel actually does not appear along with Ada and Jane. She appears two stories later, in Little Old Twins.
10	Gertrude	Bogie coach.
11	Millicent	Bogie coach with a guard.

Livery

In The Railway Stories

The Railway Stories

books, the open carriages and guard's vans are painted blue (very similar to the British Rail rail blue). The enclosed carriages are painted off-white (upper half) and blue (lower).

People

There have been a number of people associated with the railway who have appeared in the stories and TV Series.

Thin Controller

Known properly as Mr. Peter Sam, the Thin Controller is the manager of the Skarloey Railway. A year before the arrival of Sir Handel and Peter Sam, he had to serve as guard for all the trains.

The Thin Controller was introduced in Four Little Engines, the tenth volume of the Railway Series

The Railway Series

and has now been introduced into the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends TV series as Mr. Percival, the narrow-gauge controller. He is based upon Edward Thomas general manager of the Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

.

According to Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, there are two thin controllers.

Mr. Peter Sam - The Thin Controller I
Mr. Roger Sam - The Thin Controller II

Sir Handel Brown

Former owner of the railway, there have been two Sir Handel Browns:

Sir Handel Brown I
Sir Handel Brown II

Ivo Hugh

Ivo Hugh was one half of the two-man train crew in the final days of two-engine operation, alongside The Thin Controller. He was also the line's Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) and became Rusty's driver, upon the diesel locomotive's arrival.

Hugh had retired by the time of New Little Engine and had the honour of having the railway's new No. 7 named after him.

His son succeeded him as the new CME.

Other characters

Mrs. Last – first appears in the book Four Little Engines. She is a passenger who arrives late for her train. (She has not appeared in the TV series.)

The Refreshment Lady – Although she never receives a name in the stories, she is very popular with the passengers, selling drinks and ices on hot days. She was once left behind by Peter Sam by mistake, an incident inspired by Reverend Awdry's own experience working as a guard on the Talyllyn Railway - albeit on that occasion, he admitted that the mistake was his fault rather than that of the engine!

Nancy the Guard's Daughter – A young girl who used to polish the engines. She was a friend to the engines, and Skarloey told her the story of his early life in the book Very Old Engines. She is now grown up, and lives with her husband on the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

.

Mr. Mack – former controller of the railway.

Mr. Bobbie – An engineer from Fletcher Jennings & Company, who had worked on the construction of Skarloey. He was brought over when Skarloey misbehaved on his first arrival.

Lizzie and Kathy – These girls worked on the Skarloey Railway during the 1990s, again polishing the engines. Their parents worked on the Talyllyn Railway and came to the Island of Sodor on holiday.

Mr. Percival – The Thin Controller as portrayed in the Thomas and Friends TV series. He first appeared in Season 9.

Mrs. Percival – Mr. Percival's wife who first appears in season 10.

Percival Twins – Mr. and Mrs. Percival's children who appear in season 12.

Stations

Glennock station, as portrayed in Four Little Engines, is based on Aberllefenni

Aberllefenni

Aberllefenni is a village in the south of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies in the valley of the Afon Dulas.Part of the ancient county of Merionethshire, it is the location of Foel Grochan, a slate quarry which together with Hen Chwarel and Ceunant Ddu formed the Aberllefenni Slate Quarry, which extracted...

Station on the Corris Railway

Corris Railway

The Corris Railway is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire in Mid-Wales....

.

The works at Crovans Gate are based on Tywyn Pendre on the Talyllyn Railway

Talyllyn Railway

The Skarloey Railway on television

The railway first appeared in the fourth season

Thomas and Friends - Season 4

Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry....

of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

. At this time it closely followed the layout as portrayed in The Railway Series

The Railway Series

books, but from Season 5

Thomas and Friends - Season 5

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry....

it differed significantly, deviating further from the books at the same time as the route of the North Western Railway

North Western Railway (fictional)

The North Western Railway is the main railway company featured in The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry. Although the company's name has never been specifically stated in the books, it was mentioned as such in tie-in books such as The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and...

was significantly altered.

It appears to be part of the North Western Railway

North Western Railway (fictional)

rather than an independent line. It was run by the Fat Controller

The Fat Controller

The Fat Controller is the head of the railway in The Railway Series of books written by the Rev. W. V. Awdry. In the first two books in the series he is known as The Fat Director...

, but from the ninth season onwards was under the control of "Mr Percival", a man strongly resembling the Thin Controller (as he is often referred to in the British version. Similarly, the American version occasionally refers to him as the Narrow Gauge Controller). Mr Hugh does not appear at all.

The railway has many more carriages in this version. Ada, Jane, Mabel, Gertrude and Millicent are entirely absent. Coaches resembling Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima, Beatrice and Cora do appear along with red coaches and coaches which are green upper half and cream lower half, but are unnamed and rarely speak. Ivo Hugh (the engine) has not appeared either, as the book in which he appeared (New Little Engine) has not been televised. However, the line has three new engines in this version named Bertram, Mighty Mac, and 'Fearless' Freddie, who acquired the number of Ivo Hugh.

Television episodes featuring Skarloey Railway engines

Season 4
Thomas and Friends - Season 4
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry....

:
- A Bad Day For Sir Handel,
- Peter Sam And The Refreshment Lady,
- Four Little Engines,
- Rusty Helps Peter Sam,
- Home At Last,
- Rock N' Roll,
- Special Funnel,
- Steam Roller,
- Passengers And Polish,
- Gallant Old Engine,
- Granpuff,
- Sleeping Beauty,
- Bulldog,
- You Can't Win!
Season 5
Thomas and Friends - Season 5
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry....

:
- Rusty And The Boulder,
- Snow
- Duncan Gets Spooked
Season 6
Thomas and Friends - Season 6
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W...

:
- Rusty Saves The Day,
- Dunkin' Duncan
- Faulty Whistles
Season 7
Thomas and Friends - Season 7
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W...

:
- The Old Bridge,
- Rheneas And The Roller Coaster,
- Trusty Rusty,
- The Refreshment Lady's Stand,
- The Grand Opening,
- The Runaway Elephant
Season 9
Thomas and Friends - Season 9
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W...

:
- Mighty Mac,
- Tuneful Toots,
- Rheneas And The Dinosaur,
- The Magic Lamp,
- Duncan And The Old Mine,
- Skarloey The Brave
Season 10
Thomas and Friends - Season 10
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.This article lists episodes from the tenth season of this series, which was broadcast in...

:
- A Smooth Ride,
- Duncan Drops A Clanger,
- Fearless Freddie,
- Which Way Now?,
- Wharf And Peace,
- Duncan's Bluff,
- Missing Cars
Season 11
Thomas and Friends - Season 11
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W...

:
- Duncan Does It All,
- Sir Handel In Charge,
- Cool Truckings,
- Ding-A-Ling,
- Skarloey Storms Through,
- Wash Behind Your Buffers
Season 12
Thomas and Friends - Season 12
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series based on Rev. W. Awdry's children's books, The Railway Series.Season 12 premiered on 1 September, 2008 in the United Kingdom , with Michael Angelis as the narrator...

:
- Push Me, Pull You,
- Duncan And The Hot Air Balloon,
- Mountain Marvel,
- The Party Surprise

Episodes where Thomas is main character but Skarloey railway engines are involved:

Season 10
Thomas and Friends - Season 10
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry.This article lists episodes from the tenth season of this series, which was broadcast in...

:
- Thomas' Tricky Tree,
- Thomas' And Skarloey's Big Day Out
Season 11
Thomas and Friends - Season 11
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W...

:
- Thomas And The Big Bang
Season 12
Thomas and Friends - Season 12
Thomas and Friends is a children's television series based on Rev. W. Awdry's children's books, The Railway Series.Season 12 premiered on 1 September, 2008 in the United Kingdom , with Michael Angelis as the narrator...

:
- The Man In The Hills

External links

Maps of Sodor including an original painting by Rev. W. Awdry

Sources

Awdry, Rev. W., Four Little Engines
Awdry, Rev. W., The Little Old Engine
Awdry, Rev. W., Gallant Old Engine
Awdry, Rev. W., Mountain Engines
Awdry, Rev. W., Very Old Engines
Awdry, Rev. W., Duke the Lost Engine
Awdry, Christopher, Great Little Engines
Awdry, Christopher, New Little Engine
Awdry, Rev. W. and G., The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways
Awdry, Christopher, Sodor: Reading Between the Lines
Clutterbuck, Martin, The Real Lives of Thomas the Tank Engine
Sibley, Brian, The Thomas the Tank Engine Man

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