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Railway Series #22
Small Railway Engines
Introduction to the new Controller, called the small controller, a new branch line called the small railway and new engines Rex, Bert and Mike. Awdry himself makes a fictionalised appearance as the Thin Clergyman.
BALLAST: Donald and Douglas report meeting "vera wee engines" and Duck goes to investigate
TIT FOR TAT: The small engines the Thin and Fat clergymen, who promise to write about them in a book.
MIKE'S WHISTLE: Mike loses his whistle
USEFUL RAILWAY: Rex is derailed by a bale of wool
BALLAST: Donald and Douglas report meeting "vera wee engines" and Duck goes to investigate
TIT FOR TAT: The small engines the Thin and Fat clergymen, who promise to write about them in a book.
MIKE'S WHISTLE: Mike loses his whistle
USEFUL RAILWAY: Rex is derailed by a bale of wool
72 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1967
About the author
W. Awdry
1,152 books116 followersWilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series.
The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
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January 21, 2022
Cute and enjoyable as ever!
Not the strongest writing in the series, but I liked all three of the new characters and hope to see more of them in future readings. Great artwork as usual.
Not the strongest writing in the series, but I liked all three of the new characters and hope to see more of them in future readings. Great artwork as usual.
March 24, 2021
Here we are introduced to the colorful of Mike, Rex, and Bert. The characters themselves are very relatable, but there stories are just the typical mishaps that you would come to expect from the Island of Sodor. I do want to see more of these characters especially since they were really only given one misadventure each resulting in them getting disapplied for something.
April 5, 2025
It's good, though I don't like the stories in this one as much as the ones with the Skarloey and Culdee Fell Railways.
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