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Wilbert Vere Awdry
Born 15 June 1911
Romsey, Hampshire, England
Died 21 March 1997
Rodborough, Stroud, England

Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), better known as the Reverend W. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Romsey is a small market town in the county of Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Rodborough is a parish in the district of Stroud, Gloucestershire, in South-West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Awdry, was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author. A railfan or rail buff ( American English) railway enthusiast or railway buff ( Australian / British English) or (often

He is best known as the author of The Railway Series of books in which the character Thomas the Tank Engine originated. We know how exciting this is but WPTHOMAS/FAQ explains WikiProject Thomas' Thomas the Tank Engine is a Fictional Anthropomorphic Tank locomotive created by the Rev

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Biography

Awdry was born in Romsey, Hampshire in 1911. Romsey is a small market town in the county of Hampshire, England. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain The son of a clergyman, he was educated at Dauntseys School, West Lavington, Wiltshire; St Peter's Hall, Oxford (BA, 1932), and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Dauntsey's School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, South West England West Lavington is a village in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Wycliffe Hall is a Church of England theological college and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom He was ordained into the Anglican priesthood in 1936. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1938 he married Margaret Wale, and two years later took a curacy in King's Norton, Birmingham where he lived until 1946. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From the Latin curatus (compare Curator) a curate is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'' ''of souls'' of a Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um He subsequently moved to Cambridgeshire, serving as Rector of Elsworth with Knapwell, 1946-53, and Vicar of Emneth, 1953-65. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Knapwell is a small village in Cambridgeshire situated about west of Cambridge. In the broadest sense a vicar (from the Latin Vicarius) is a representative anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior He retired from full-time ministry in 1965, and moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Stroud is a Town and Civil parish in the County of Gloucestershire, England.

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. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Awdry (born 1940 is a British Author best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine Measles (rubeola is a Disease caused by a virus specifically a Paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. After he wrote The Three Railway Engines Christopher wanted a model of Gordon; however that was too difficult. Instead Awdry made a model of a tank engine from odds and ends and painted it blue. Christopher christened the model engine Thomas. Then Christopher requested stories about Thomas and these duly followed and were published in the famous book Thomas the Tank Engine published in 1946. Thomas the Tank Engine is a Fictional Anthropomorphic Tank locomotive created by the Rev

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. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. We know how exciting this is but WPTHOMAS/FAQ explains WikiProject Thomas' Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.

Awdry's enthusiasm for railways did not stop at his publications. He was involved in railway preservation, and built model railways which he took to exhibitions around the country. Model railroading (US or Railway modelling (UK Australia and Canada is a Hobby in which Rail transport systems are modeled at a reduced scale

Awdry's story Henry's Sneeze (in The Railway Series book Henry the Green Engine ) originally described some soot-covered boys as being "as black as niggers". We know how exciting this is but WPTHOMAS/FAQ explains WikiProject Thomas' This list consists all of The Railway Series books by both the Rev After complaints were made in 1972, twenty years after first publication, the description was changed to "as black as soot". [1]

Awdry wrote other books besides those of The Railway Series, both fiction and non-fiction. The story Belinda the Beetle was about a red car (it became a Volkswagen Beetle only in the illustrations to the paperback editions). The Volkswagen Beetle, officially known as the type 1 and originally called ‘Käfer’ is an Economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen

Wilbert Awdry was awarded an OBE in the 1996 New Year’s Honours List, but by that time his health had deteriorated and he was unable to travel to London. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He died peacefully in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 21 March 1997, at the age of 85. Stroud is a Town and Civil parish in the County of Gloucestershire, England. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

A Class 91 locomotive, 91 124, bears his name. The British Rail Class 91 is a class of 140 mph 6300  hp Electric locomotives ordered specifically for the East Coast Main Line modernisation

'Letter' to Christopher

In "Thomas the Tank Engine" Awdry wrote this 'letter' to Christopher:

Dear Christopher,
Here is your friend, Thomas The Tank Engine.
He wanted to come out of his station yard and see the world.
These stories tell you how he did it.
I hope you will like them because you helped me to make them.
YOUR LOVING DADDY

This appears at the beginning of all Thomas and Friends episodes from 2007-present. The "letter" appears with a story book with Thomas on the front cover with "THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE" at the top and BY THE REV. Thomas the Tank Engine is a Fictional Anthropomorphic Tank locomotive created by the Rev W. AWDRY at the bottom. The book then opens up and we see the letter, after the letter is finished a "steam" transition appears and it transitions to the Thomas & Friends theme song. A flash version of this letter can be seen on the Thomas & Friends website as "Authors Message" (which when clicked on, the letter says Awdry wrote the letter in "The Three Railway Engines").

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Biography

A biography entitled The Thomas the Tank Engine Man was written by Brian Sibley and published in 1995. This list consists all of The Railway Series books by both the Rev Brian Sibley (born July 14, 1949) is an English writer He is author of over 100 hours of radio drama and has written and presented hundreds of radio documentaries

References

  1. ^ Sibley, Brian (1995). Brian Sibley (born July 14, 1949) is an English writer He is author of over 100 hours of radio drama and has written and presented hundreds of radio documentaries The Thomas the Tank Engine Man. London: Heinemann, pp272-5. ISBN 0-434-96909-5.  

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