His character was very much as it appears in the television series and early Railway Series books.

In the Railway Series books, James was for a long time one of the last engines to retain a prejudice against diesels.

There is no such corresponding group in The Railway Series books.

Henry is a 4-6-0 engine, one of the first engines to appear in The Railway Series books.

It contained adaptations of the first three Railway Series books, and was narrated by Michael Angelis.

The then publisher, Egmont, expressed no further interest in publishing new Railway Series books and allowed the existing back catalogue to go out of print.

Christopher Awdry was commissioned to write a new Railway Series book as source material for the second series.

For the first four series the shows were closely based on stories from The Railway Series books.

In reality, these were not "new" characters, but creations of the Rev. Awdry from the original Railway Series books.

This is a summary of the locations as they appear in The Railway Series books.

His character was very much as it appears in the television series and early Railway Series books.

In the Railway Series books, James was for a long time one of the last engines to retain a prejudice against diesels.

There is no such corresponding group in The Railway Series books.

Henry is a 4-6-0 engine, one of the first engines to appear in The Railway Series books.

It contained adaptations of the first three Railway Series books, and was narrated by Michael Angelis.

The then publisher, Egmont, expressed no further interest in publishing new Railway Series books and allowed the existing back catalogue to go out of print.

Christopher Awdry was commissioned to write a new Railway Series book as source material for the second series.

For the first four series the shows were closely based on stories from The Railway Series books.

In reality, these were not "new" characters, but creations of the Rev. Awdry from the original Railway Series books.

This is a summary of the locations as they appear in The Railway Series books.