 Thomas The Tank Engine was originally created as part of the Railway
Series books created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The original book - THE THREE RAILWAY ENGINES -
was created as a set of three stories to occupy the mind of the Clergyman's three year old son, who was
stricken down with measles at the time of writing. It was published in 1945 and was shortly followed by THOMAS
THE TANK ENGINE in 1946, introducing what was to spark a new title published under Awdry's name every year until
1972, tallying up a total of 26 books in his Railway Series, later to be undertaken by the same son, Christopher, adding another
14 titles to the Series bringing it to a grand total of 40 in 1996, from which point, the Railway Series books were discontinued
and the Awdry family's involvement has been limited since sale of the copyright from the hands of the publishers, however,
winning one victory with a new publication in 2007.
1984 brought us the arrival of a new incarnation of Awdry's
works in the form of the Television Series which has been in production across three incarnations of model and, as of 2009, CGI
animation, across 25 years. Holding 13 Series,
a spin-off series, a feature film, three feature length specials and participation in a UK No.1 Charity Single for
BBC Children In Need (2009's Animated All-Stars release) to its credit, it is looking set to continue
for many years to come, and currently going through its biggest spat of popularity since the 1980s when it was originally
launched.
This website looks at many different aspects of Thomas The Tank Engine
in depth, through essays, reviews, parodies, fan fiction, multimedia such as fan-dubbed episodes, music videos and much
more. I'd like to extend a debt of thanks to all who have contributed to its development, sent words of encouragement and
to all the good people who have visited and kept on coming back to see the latest updates!
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