Now Christopher, the son of Thomas creator Rev W Awdry for whom the series was originally written, has also come to the defence of his father’s make-believe world. Mr Awdry, 74, said the main ...

Mrs Fortnam, 65, said her father Rev W Awdry was the son of ... go back to the drawing board. Rev Awdry wrote 26 books between 1945 and 1972 and his son Christopher, who they were originally ...

This is the 70th anniversary of the first book in the Thomas the Tank Engine Railway Series begun by my father, Wilbert — the Revd W. Awdry. There has been a party in London, a film première of a ...

"The steam engine is an extrovert." The Rev W Awdry (right) wrote the Thomas The Tank Engine stories for his son Christopher (left) when he was poorly Awdry remained rector in Elsworth until 1952 ...

"The steam engine is an extrovert." Cambridge PPF The Rev W Awdry (right) wrote the Thomas The Tank Engine stories for his son Christopher (left) when he was poorly Awdry remained rector in ...