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Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine, which was started by his late father, Wilbert Awdry (1911–1997).
Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who is the son of Wilbert Awdry, his father who originally created The Railway Series. He is best known for co-creating Thomas the Tank Engine with his father, as well as continuing The Railway Series from 1983 to 2011.
Christopher Awdry was a keen railway enthusiast like his father. On a visit to the Nene Valley Railway he was inspired to write his first story Triple Header based on a railwayman's account of a locomotive running out of steam short of its destination.
AuthorVolumeTitlePublicationChristopher Awdry42Thomas and His Friends6 July 2011Christopher Awdry41Thomas and Victoria3 September 2007Christopher Awdry40New Little Engine8 August 1996Christopher Awdry39Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines1 August 1995Sep 24, 2010 · Thomas the Tank Engine had humble beginnings as the star of stories that the Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son Christopher in 1942, when Christopher was sick in bed with the measles.
Dec 26, 2023 · Rev Wilbert Awdry created the characters for The Railway Series books after hearing trains as a child in Wiltshire. His son Christopher took over the writing in 1972 and the series became a global phenomenon.
Christopher Awdry has 157 books on Goodreads with 2587 ratings. Christopher Awdry’s most popular book is Thomas the Tank Engine's Big Blue Treasury (Thom...
Christopher Awdry is the author of Thomas the Tank Engine's Big Blue Treasury (3.84 avg rating, 43 ratings, 1 review, published 1999), Tell the Time with...
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