The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
Author	Brian Sibley
Illustrated by	various
Photographs by	various
Published	1995
Publisher(s)	William Heinemann

The Thomas the Tank Engine Man is the official biography of the Reverend W. Awdry.

Contents

• Introduction - "Points of Departure"
• Prologue - "The Station Master's Office"
• Chapter 1 - "'Eyes full of twinkle'"
• Chapter 2 - "'I am working very hard'"
• Chapter 3 - "'A very charming fellow indeed'"
• Chapter 4 - "On the Right Lines"
• Chapter 5 - "'A Little Engine Called Edward'"
• Chapter 6 - "'A Cheeky Little Engine'"
• Chapter 7 - "'A Splendid Red Engine'"
• Chapter 8 - "The Discovery of Sodor"
• Chapter 9 - "Branching Out"
• Chapter 10 - "New Lines on Old Lines"
• Chapter 11 - "Steaming On!"
• Chapter 12 - "All Change!"
• Chapter 13 - "End of the Line?"
• Chapter 14 - "Full Steam Ahead!"
• Chapter 15 - "Really Useful Engines"
• Epilogue - "Destinations"
• Index

Trivia

• The book is dedicated to Margaret Awdry and George Awdry.
• A Bookmark documentary of the same name was produced in 1995.

Goofs

• George Carlin's last name is misspelled "Carling" at one point.

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