The Railway Series
by Wilbert Awdry, Christopher Awdrychildren's book series· published 1945
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The Railway Series is a series of British children's books about the railways of the fictional Island of Sodor, including many anthropomorphic locomotives, the most famous being Thomas the Tank Engine. There are 42 books in the series, with 169 stories in total, the first book, The Three Railway Engines, was published on 12 May 1945 by Wilbert Awdry. Awdry wrote 26 books; the final one being Tramway Engines written in October 1972. His son, Christopher, wrote 16 more between September 1983 and July 2011 with the first being Really Useful Engines and the final one being Thomas and his Friends. The books were adapted into the television series Thomas & Friends from 1984 to 2021, which has been expanded into a media franchise.
Adaptations (1)
The Railway Series was adapted into a 2000 film.
Thomas and the Magic Railroad2000 · film · 85 min · dir. Britt Allcroft · IMDb ↗Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas is fending off attacks by the nasty diesel engines. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lily and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine.
