The original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Percy, The Small Engine (Railway Series, No.11)

Cheeky Percy is taught a lesson, Gordon takes a trip to London, and then all the engines are shown in an exhibition.

Duck the saddle-tank engine is Great Western and proud of it! In this book, he laughs as a jealous Gordon loses his dome, meets the oily Diesel Engine who gets him into trouble, and has a close shave before finally saving the day.

Sir Handel's thoughtlessness causes Peter Sam to have an accident, Skarloey returns and he and Rusty each rescue Duncan after he makes foolish mistakes, then a television crew comes to film them all.

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines. The Fat Controller ordered one goods engine from Scotland and was surprised and disturbed to receive two, called Donald and Douglas. Unfortunately they had lost their numbers and they were identical twins. You can imagine the confusion they caused, for no one could tell which was which. 15.1 Hullo Twins! 15.2 The Missing Coach 15.3 Break Van 15.4 The Deputation

As the author says, "We never have a dull moment on our Branch Line." The stories here show this. First Thomas got in trouble and then a Diesel Rail-car called Daisy came to do his work. She then caused trouble, Toby chased a bull, Percy added to the problems...And so it went on until the Fat Controller once again came to the rescue, and all ended happily. 16.1 Thomas Comes to Breakfast 16.2 Daisy 16.3 Bull's-eyes 16.4 Percy's Predicament

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines. Stories: Special Funnel Steamroller Passengers and Polish Gallant Old Engine

The original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

The original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

First published in Great Britain 1965—T.p. verso.

A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines. On the Fat Controller's Railway trucks disappear, some bees escape, and a green hat is mistaken for the guard's flag! Two new mischievous twin engines, Bill and Ben, are introduced to the system and BoCo the diesel is a newcomer too, but how useful he proves to be. 21.1 The Diseasel 21.2 Buzz Buzz 21.3 Wrong Road 21.4 Edward's Exploit

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

The original Railway Series books continue to delight Thomas fans of all ages.

Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. 3rd Impression of 1st Edition. Landscape small 8vo. 59pp. Profuse coloured illustrations. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or marks of any kind. In yellow pictorial laminated boards, a lovely item for the enthusiast.

Introducing an engine called Duke, who was lost in his own shed for twenty-two years because of a landslide. He looks like a real engine called Prince which runs at Portmadoc in Wales. 25.1 Granpuff 25.2 Bulldog 25.3 You Can't Win! 25.4 Sleeping Beauty

Revd Awdry's final book in the railway series before his son Christopher took over. The stories concern Thomas' branch line and the book introduces Mavis, the diesel working in the quarry (and shown on the original cover). Stories: Ghost Train, Woolly Bear, Mavis, Toby's Tightrope

From Christopher Awdry, whose father created Thomas and his friends, come four more classic tales of very helpful steam engines and their adventures on the cozy little Island of Sodor.

James didn't like diesels: 'Mixed-up engines - how can they know if they're coming or going?' he demanded. Sometimes his dislike was certainly justified, but then one day one of the Fat Controller's new diesels came to his rescue. After that, James had to agree that even diesels had their uses. 28.1 Old Stuck-up 28.2 Crossed Lines 28.3 Fire-Engine 28.4 Deep Freeze

Great Little Engines (The Railway Series No. 29)

One day there was an accident in the yard at Farquhar. Thomas said it was Percy's fault. Percy said it wasn't. The quarrel wasn't really serious at first, but as time went on the two engines became crosser and crosser. Percy kept out of Thomas' way as much as he could, until one day he was called out to an emergency. 30.1 Thomas, Percy and the Coal 30.2 The Runaway 30.3 Better Late than Never 30.4 Drip-Tank

Gordon wasn't satisfied with being 'the big engine'- he wanted to be the fastest engine as well. When he heard that the other railway had diesels which ran at 125 miles an hour, he thought he could travel even faster than that. Gordon tried hard, but mostly seemed to be in trouble until one day the high-speed Train broke down... 31.1 High-Speed Gordon 31.2 Smokescreen 31.3 Fire Escape 31.4 Gordon Proves His Point

Toby and Percy help out when Mavis has an accident, partly because the trucks caused trouble, but later some trucks help teach a rude barge a lesson.

The Reverend Awdry created Thomas the Tank Engine for his son, Christopher, who continued his father's work by writing a further 14 books. This title has been re-keyed and produced to keep in line with the 'Reverend Awdry Railway Series'.

Frank the diesel was upset and got into trouble. Rex broke down, and Bert found he couldn't breathe properly. So the Small Controller had to do something about it. He decided that the railway needed a new engine, but what was he to be called? Then one of the Fat Controller's engines had an idea... 34.1 We Need Another Engine 34.2 Sticking-Power 34.3 Jock 34.4 Teamwork

Thomas has many adventures when he is invited to the Great Railway Show at the National Railway Museum in York.

Daisy, Percy and Toby all have problems while Thomas is away, but together they keep things moving until they welcome him home.

Henry has a series of mishaps, which everyone else finds very funny.

An engine borrowed from a line in the Forest of Dean proves his worth filling in for Percy and helping Duck and Oliver.

In this, the 39th book in the famous "Railway Series" begun by the Reverend Awdry in 1945, all sorts of things seem to be going wrong with the Fat Controller's engines, but luckily everything is sorted out in time for the Golden Jubilee party, held to celebrate 50 years of the series.

Rheneas has trouble with slippery rails, Peter Sam tells of getting sick in Wales, and the newest engine joins the team.

Toby and Henrietta are overcrowded carrying the workmen from the quarry. The Fat Controller and the quarry manager don't know what to do, but Thomas finds the perfect solution when he meets Victoria, a lovely, old carriage.

This is a brand-new title in the historic "Railway Series" of 'small books for small hands', which are ideal for parents and children to share together. The forty-second volume contains four engine stories and is beautifully illustrated by heritage artist Clive Spong. Join Thomas the Tank Engine and a brand-new friend in some classic adventures on the Island of Sodor.