Extended railway series characters

The engines of sodor is a fan fiction web series created by thomas1edward2henry3. Post your own railway series style books and stories here. One of the most popular characters on the extended railway series. Only characters who appear in the books have been profiled in this article and in the case where a character has appeared in both series, only the book aspect has been addressed. The extended railway series thomas and friends wiki. Bottom is a landrover owned by the manager of the midsodor heritage railway, and as a result is considered thecompany car. Lord and lady stovell own a castle called castle stovell taking pride of place in the stovell valley. Sometimes the engines worked so hard that their axles ached. The battery powered locomotive is listed in the guinness book of records as the largest model railway engine ever built, at 2. The first extended railway series character to be adapted for use as a trainz model was brad the american engine. The engines of sodor series is created with the trainz software. He is apparently one of the last batch built as only these engines featured his distinctive extendedsidetanks, projecting forward over the leading wheels and little downsweeps at each end of footplate.

Written by awdry in 1943 to entertain his son, christopher, who was suffering from measles at the time, this was the first book in what was to become the railway series. Feel free to make any suggestions on how to improve a story, or how to better the wiki. Thomas came to the island in may 1915 to be the station pilot at vicarstown. Some of thomass personality is based off ducktales 2017 s of scrooge mcduck. Music used extended thomas theme, original skarloey railway theme, s6 skarloey railway theme, little engines intrumental, unknown track 1, unknown track 2. The three railway engines 1945 thomas the tank engine 1946 james the red engine. He was bought by the fat controller when james, gordon, and henry went on strike and refused to pull. Awdry and his son christopher awdry, and picks up the railway series after volume 41 thomas and victoria, which was published in 2007. It follows the mishaps of a range of characters from stan the lms black 5, to daniel the gwr pannier all the way to lord stovell himself. Henry is a green mixedtraffic tender engine who works on the main line. He was the first character to have a number in the railway series. Thomas is a tank engine that works on both the island of sodor and crotoonias inkblotiacelgreb city branchline thomas is a cheeky, fussy little engine who very often ends up getting into a scrape or two. A hard working, but sometimes mischievous friend, he runs a branch line on his home the island of sodor and helps run another on crotoonia, which travels up from celgreb. Whilst christopher awdry was allowed some level of creative freedom to develop new characters such as jock the new engine, set on the small railway, the publishers were keen to play on the popularity of the tv series title character thus, the majority of christophers stories throughout the 1990s were set on the ffarquhar branch line.

In tobys new whistle, james revealed that he once had a threechime steam whistle. He is friendly and sensible, but absolutely loves offroading and getting caked in mud. The railway series evolution discontinued chapter 1. This will cover the 42 books the 26 written by the rev. The book tells the stories of kind edward, pompous gordon and foolish henry. Awdry and the other 16 by his son christopher awdry. Furness railway sharpe stewart large seagull 440 built. The engine and carriage sheds are located here, as well as a fuel depot, the stone cutters sheds and a yard. The ers library can be found by clicking here, or from the home page in the extended railway series v2 section. Extended railway series thomas made up characters and. It was the first book of what became the railway series never thomas and friends and whatever you do, do not compare the books to the awful television series the first book introduces three locomotives that become important characters throughout subsequent books and these stories were first conceived to keep christopher amused while he. However, as with most of the early railway series characters, this information was purely retcon.

Jan 09, 2011 an extended railway series short, showcasing life at tidmouth yards in model form, and featuring two of the extended railway series characters, winston and jinty. Mar 14, 2011 the characters sodor castle and brad used with permission from the creators of the extended railway series of sif. This is the wiki that accepts all fanmade stories from the railway series. Thomas and his friends awdrys railway series wiki fandom. This book featured an appearance by queen elizabeth ii, who succeeded her deceased father, king george vi, in 1952, and was crowned in 1953. Nevertheless, he always gets his comeuppance and is taken down a peg or two. The railway series thomas the tank engine wikia fandom. From here, the railway runs along the quarry tramroad up to anopha quarry, where the stone is brought down. In the railway series and television series combined, james has been painted more colors than any other engine. The extended railway series staff sifivision archive.

Thomas is based on the billington e2class 060t locomotives built for the london, brighton and south coast railway between 19 and 1916. All rights belong to them and none to be used without written permission from. Even the little engines on the skarloey, arlesdale and culdee fell railways were working hard too. It is depicted as being located in the irish sea, just off the english mainland near barrowinfurness in cumbria.

The british railway stories the british railway series wiki. He took charge of his own when he helped james after his accident on his first day. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Reviews for the japanese railway series fanfiction. He was originally a failed prototype engine, and needed special welsh coal to operate properly. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Dear friends, the more a railways gets popular, the busier it gets. The stovell family have lived there for centuries, passing on. The railway series is a series of childrens books about the railways of the fictional island of sodor. Only characters who appear in the books have been profiled in this article and in the case where a character has appeared in both series, only the book aspect has been. Plot of the deltic part 2 is a 20 minutelong crossover with thomas and friends, directly tied to the events of, plot of the deltic part 1. New characters, new ideas, and new adventures are what we are about.

Awdry had sent copies of the early railway series books to the young prince charles, the duke of cornwall later prince of wales as a gift. According to brian sibley, the number one was the easiest one to draw. Granted, thomas was the most popular character in the original railway series books, but egmont went too far and thus the problem continues. Sodor is a fictional island featured as the setting for the railway series books by the rev. The first character introduced in the series, edward was at first neglected and shafted for being smaller than the other engines, but eventually got his chance to run again after pity from his driver. Grims thomas wooden railway customs by loganthe9f51 may 7, 2020 12. Swiss guard is a tank locomotive that served in world war one and was killed in action by austrohungarian artillery while supporting the italian infantry soldiers in 1917. Martin announced that the series would return in a new format similar to the format of the book. The engines of sodor thomas1edward2henry3 wiki fandom.

Being the strongest engine on the line, he tends to be arrogant and boastful. The north western railway is the main railway company featured in the railway series of childrens books by the rev. Stream tracks and playlists from the ers audiobooks on your desktop or mobile device. More audio narrations will follow, including tiein books written by christopher awdry, books based on thomas and the magic railroad and the railway safety books bad days for thomas and his friends.

With the advent of the television series, egmont started asking for more thomas and to this day thomas has eight railway series volumes under his undercarriage. Thomas is a blue london, brighton and south coast railway billington e2 060t tank engine with extended tanks. The stovell valley railway series svrproductionss jimdopage. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Thomas is painted bright blue with red lining, and yellow lining on his cab windows. Lauren is an 8f locomotive who was brought to pull goods on the mainline. Ffarquhar the railway series database community fandom. Ffarquhar is a village and the top station on the ffarquhar branch line. Although the companys name has never been specifically stated in the books, it was mentioned as such in tiein books such as the island of sodor. The story goes that he was built from drawings stolen from sir nigel. No need to keep within continuity of others and no need for approval from evaluators here, your own creative genius can run wild.

Sprites c cj the creator, swiftwin4ds, thomasfan21, tankengineninja and princess muffins. Extended railway series volumes list extended railway. The series basically carries on from thomas and his friends. Cactus170906s halloween specials 2010 2015 jonathan. In little western legacy, eight years later, he was apprenticing lily on how to run a branch line. The fat controller wanted to celebrate the occasion too, and quickly made his own. Thomas and his friends is the fortysecond book in the railway series. Nero is one of the little engines that work on the norramby miniature. Its people, history and railways by awdry, and also on some maps that were drawn to accompany.

The bursting ballast truck the extended railway series. Mallardfan62s series never read an extended railway series story william. Tugs stylized as tugs is a british childrens television series produced by tugs ltd. It first aired in 2007, and it has proved exceptionally popular since its introduction. These shall be released as individual stories, with stories from the first two volumes being uploaded daily from today until may 19th please like and subscribe. Never seen or heard of that, but this one was a tricky one.

Members are reminded to please continue to keep our forum spam free for all. Thomas was originally made as a lner class j50, but thomas was illustrated as an e2 class shunter engine. Characters from the railway series quiz by dragon86. Many characters have appeared in the books of the railway series by the rev. The spring of 1996 was very busy for the engines on the north western railway. Dear friends, the awdry family is delighted to be able to mark the centenary of the thin clergymans birth with the publication of this book. Only characters who appear in the books have been profiled in this article and, in the case where a character has appeared in both. The first character introduced in the series, edward was at first neglected and shafted for being smaller than the other engines, but eventually got his. Thomas was the first character in the railway series to have a number. The characters sodor castle and brad used with permission from the creators of the extended railway series of sif. Its people, history and railways by awdry, and also on some maps that were drawn to accompany the railway series. The end of the lner is the name of a youtube series which was created by simon martin and his university colleagues. Thomas1edward2henry3 resumed his interest in thomas around 2009. Click here to stream and download the first of the 1985 annual stories.

This was because the number 1 was the easiest to draw. The extended railway series was created in 2003 as a homage to the work of the rev. The british railway stories formerly the british railway series. Jun 25, 2019 one of the most popular characters on the extended railway series. Since his introduction, he has always had a yellow number 1 on both of his tanks. Extended railway series wiki is a fandom lifestyle community. A further sixteen books were written by his son christopher awdry. Sometimes the engines worked so hard that their axles. As she as she is strong, lauren can often be found looking for peace and quiet. Eli the tank engine 34 is the 34th video in the eli the tank engine series. This page is about the characters inthe midlander, the mini series andstories from the wars that were lost even before they made a speaking role, or they were killed due to world events. The extended railway series is a homage to the rev w.

Furness railwaysharpe stewart large seagull 440 built. The extended railway series is a continuation of the original railway series books by both wilbert awdry and his son, christopher. The final book in the series, thomas and his friends, was published in 2011. These are characters introduced in the extended railway series. Many characters have appeared in the books of the railway series, by the rev. The british railway stories the british railway series. Any enquiries regarding membership can be passed on to the forum administrator. Its my own extended railway series, like your rwsa railway series annex, but not only do i feature characters from tv, but my own characters as well. As part of my new bedtime books for children audio series, ill be reading some railway series books may 11, 2020 22. The off sodor adventure movies the great race, journey beyond sodor, big world. Following his accident when pulling the flying kipper, henry underwent an extensive rebuild, giving him a new shape. Lauren is a london, midland and scottish railway stanier 8f, built strictly for goods work. Brad had been randomly picked as the leading player in the tidmouth lightningbolt, an audio drama combining the railway series, extended railway series and television series universes into one. On all the branchlines and the mainline, engines worked left and right to bring passengers and goods to and from their destinations.

A hard working, but sometimes mischievous friend, he runs a branch line on his home the island of sodor and helps run another on crotoonia, which travels up from celgreb city to inkblotia. A history of the railway series sodor island fansite. Since his his rebuild in 1923, he has 56 driving wheels as opposed to the standard 51 driving wheels, extended the running plate for the fitting of the pony wheel truck, no sandboxes over the front splashers and a flush riveted 3500 gallontype. Affiliates check out our friends and associates on other sites. The ballad of kaiser the fireless engine the extended railway series. Now this is a good book and i think i found you an oc for the equivalant of sakura. An extended railway series short, showcasing life at tidmouth yards in model form, and featuring two of the extended railway series characters, winston and jinty. All rights belong to them and none to be used without written permission. It is based upon the railway series and the tv series based on it thomas the tank engine and friends. The stovell valley railway series tells the tales from the stovell valley railway or the svr. Awdry and christopher awdry, and in the spinoff tv series thomas the tank engine and friends this article profiles the most significant characters of the series. Wilbert awdry and christopher awdry, and in the spinoff television series, thomas and friends.