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Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series.
Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June, 1911 - 21 March, 1997) was an English Anglican clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author. He was best known for creating both Thomas the Tank Engine and other characters in his Railway Series books, as well as writing the first twenty-six books in the series from 1945 to 1972.
Dec 26, 2023 · Reverend Wilbert Awdry was inspired to write The Railway Series books after hearing trains as he lay in his childhood bed in Wiltshire. Rev Awdry later created Thomas to entertain his young...
The Railway Series is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Twenty-six books were written by Awdry, the final one being written in October 1972.
AuthorVolumeTitlePublicationChristopher Awdry42Thomas and His Friends6 July 2011Christopher Awdry41Thomas and Victoria3 September 2007Christopher Awdry40New Little Engine8 August 1996Christopher Awdry39Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines1 August 1995The Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), was an English cleric, railway enthusiast, and children's author. Simply known as the Reverend W. Awdry, he was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, the central figure in his acclaimed Railway Series. Life and death
Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945.
Wilbert Awdry (1911-1997) was an English writer and Anglican minister who created the popular children's book series The Railway Series. He also wrote for various Thomas the Tank Engine TV shows and movies based on his stories.
