A Behind the Scenes Gallery page about The Railway Series.
Original Handwritten Texts & Illustrations[]
Edward, Gordon and Henry
Original Typewriter Texts[]
Edward, Gordon, & Henry
Prototype Awdry Illustrations[]
The Sad Story of Henry, Page 4
The Sad Story of Henry, Page 5
The Three Railway Engines, Edward, Gordon and Henry, Illustration 5
Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas and Gordon, Illustration 2
James the Red Engine, Troublesome Trucks, Illustration 2
James the Red Engine, James and the Bootlace, Illustration 7
Illustration of James made during the writing of James the Red Engine
Illustration of Terence made during the writing of Tank Engine Thomas Again
Illustration of Bertie made during the writing of Tank Engine Thomas Again
Original Illustrations & Copies[]
Toby the Tram Engine, Thomas in Trouble, Illustration 6
Four Little Engines, Skarloey Remembers, Illustration 2
Four Little Engines, Skarloey Remembers, Illustration 6
Four Little Engines, Sir Handel, Illustration 1
Duck and the Diesel Engine, Pop Goes the Diesel, Illustration 4
Duck and the Diesel Engine, Dirty Work, Illustration 5
Duck and the Diesel Engine, A Close Shave, Illustration 7
The Little Old Engine, Home at Last, Illustration 7
Gallant Old Engine, Gallant Old Engine, Illustration 3
Very Old Engines, Crosspatch, Illustration 2
Very Old Engines, Crosspatch, Illustration 5
Very Old Engines, Bucking Bronco, Illustration 2
A closeup of the last illustration, which is also semi a prototype illustration, as unlike the final version, it features Neil with Blue eyes, instead of the typical black.
Very Old Engines, Bucking Bronco, Illustration 3
Very Old Engines, Bucking Bronco, Illustration 4
Very Old Engines, Bucking Bronco, Illustration 5
Very Old Engines, Duck and Dukes, Illustration 3
Very Old Engines, Duck and Dukes, Illustration 7
Main Line Engines, Edward's Exploit, Illustration 3
Tramway Engines, Ghost Train, Illustration 7
New Little Engine, I Name This Engine, Illustration 7
Thomas and his Friends, Centenary, Illustration 7
Awdry Maps & Miscellaneous Sketches[]
Awdry Letters[]
Basis'[]
The Abbots Ripton Rail Accident from January 21st 1876, which inspired Henry's crash in the story "The Flying Kipper" in "Henry the Green Engine".
A possible second basis for "The Flying Kipper", the April 30th 1900 crash between a passenger train and stalled freight train, that killed driver Casey Jones.
Accident from August 8th 1952, when LMS Ivatt Class 4 No. 43142 fell off a turntable into a ditch, which inspired the story "Off the Rails" in "Gordon the Big Engine".
A similar incident to "Off the Rails" where a tender-engine fell into the Kirkby Loco Sheds Turntable Well in 1959, which would inspire "The Turntable Song".
Accident from September 1st 1951, when a locomotive at Brooklands Street, Batersea, rolled off a goods-siding turntable, crashing into the back of Mr. & Mrs. Lemon's house, which inspired the story "Thomas Comes to Breakfast" in "Branch Line Engines".
The Cambrian Line which provided the basis for the Little Western's Faarkey-Y-Sudragh Line.
Illustration Photo References[]
Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas & Gordon, Illustration 1.
Four Little Engines, Sir Handel, Illustration 7.
Stepney the Bluebell Engine, Bluebells of England, Illustration 3.
Enterprising Engines, Little Western, Illustration 5.
Great Little Engines, Sir Handel Comes Home, Illustration 6.
Illustrations based upon others.[]
The Three Railway Engines, Edward, Gordon and Henry, illustration 2 & Really Useful Engines, Triple Header, illustration 2.
Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas and Gordon, illustration 2 & Really Useful Engines, Triple-Header, illustration 1.
Henry the Green Engine, Coal, Illustration 5, alongside the Clive-Spong reillustration.
Henry the Green Engine, The Flying Kipper, Illustration 8, alongside the Peter Lawson reillustration.
Really Useful Engines, Fish, Illustration 2 & Henry and the Express, Sliding Scales, Illustration 6.
Thomas & Friends[]
The Adventures Begins Railway-Series styled Ending card.
Thomas and the Royal Engine Book Railway-Series Styled Cover Illustration.
Mattel Play Center Liverpool Peter Sam Ride (Note: He is Red, much like his livery in the RWS).
Merchandise[]
Miscellaneous[]
1992 Sodor Map.
Japanese Keychains (Set of 20).
Japanese Keychains Packaging.
Japanese Book Pack Box
2021 Japanese Shirt
2021 Japanese Cardboard Thomas Candy Set (Promo).
Erasers.
1984 Kaye & Ward/Bluebird Toys Lunchbox.
2011 Jane Churchill RWS-Styled Wallpaper.
Puzzles and Other Games[]
Edward and Thomas Puzzle.
Henry Puzzle.
Thomas Puzzle.
Waddingtons Thomas the Tank Engine games.
1987 Sliding Puzzle.
Percy and Thomas at the Station Puzzle.
28 Piece Big Floor Puzzle.
Slide Projector.
2020 Japanese Jacks Tin.
1984 Pinball Game.
Railway Snap Game.
1984 Kaye & Ward/Jotastar Spinning Top.
Based on specific Books/Stories[]
Thomas the Tank Engine 1984 Kaye & Ward Lampshade.
Japanese Rock Paper Scissors Card Set[]
Peter Sam
Troublesome Trucks
Sir Handel
Culdee
Thomas
Oliver
Bill & Ben
Percy
Gordon
Harold
The Spiteful Brakevan
Toby
Skarloey
George
Henry
Mavis
Trevor
Mike
Duncan
Back of Duncan's Card (Note: His name is spelled wrong)
Bulgy
Back of Bulgy's Card (Note: His name is spelled wrong)
Diesel
Bertie
Daisy
Duck
Neil
Rex
Edward
Stepney
Rusty
Donald & Douglas
Back of Donald & Douglas' Card (Note: Douglas is referred to as 'Dagrus' here).
DOWT Events, Etc.[]
Others[]
An Unknown book from around the time of the early 1900's that features a rhyme which inspired the one within "The Sad Story of Henry".
Awdry's Signature
Awdry as a Steam-Locomotive alongside Henry & Thomas in a 1991 Painting by Paul Slater, which was seen (In black-and-white) for a Saturday Times Magazine Newspaper Article.
The First types of different engines on Sodor
Displays[]
Arlesdale Railway Display at the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
