Christopher Awdry (born 1940) is a Britishauthor best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his father Rev. W. Awdry. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Map showing the railways on the Island of Sodor (click to enlarge). ... Thomas the Tank Engine. ... The Reverend W. V. Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and childrens author, best known as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine. ...
He is in many ways responsible for the creation of Thomas and his railway, which started as a story told to him by his father during a bout of measles in 1942. By the time of his father's death in 1997, Awdry had added a further 14 books to the series, aswell as writing stories for several Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends annuals. This article is about the year. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... After the Railway Series was published, many Thomas Annuals were printed and sold. ...
In 2001 Christopher Awdry wrote six stories featured in two books concerning railway safety, which were distributed to every primary school and library in the country. The train operator Virgin Trains produced a colouring book for young passengers based on the stories. Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...
A series of six books has been produced featuring locomotives from the Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway, and illustrated by Marc Vyvyan-Jones. Awdry is currently campaigning to have the original series of books reprinted in their original form.
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