Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection, first published October the 10th, 1997, is a compilation volume of the Reverend W. Awdry's Railway Series books. The book includes a foreword from the Reverend W. Awdry, biographies of the Reverend W. Awdry and the illustrators, and a map of Sodor by Peter Edwards in the endpapers.

Stories includedEdit

• 1. The Three Railway Engines (1945)
  • Edward's Day Out
  • Edward and Gordon
  • The Sad Story of Henry
  • Edward, Gordon and Henry
• 2. Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)
  • Thomas and Gordon
  • Thomas' Train
  • Thomas and the Trucks
  • Thomas and the Breakdown Train
• 3. James the Red Engine (1948)
  • James and the Top-Hat
  • James and the Bootlace
  • Troublesome Trucks
  • James and the Express
• 4. Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949)
  • Thomas and the Guard
  • Thomas goes Fishing
  • Thomas, Terence and the Snow
  • Thomas and Bertie
• 5. Troublesome Engines (1950)
  • Henry and the Elephant
  • Tenders and Turntables
  • Trouble in the Shed
  • Percy Runs Away
• 6. Henry the Green Engine (1951)
  • Coal
  • The Flying Kipper
  • Gordon's Whistle
  • Percy and the Trousers
  • Henry's Sneeze
• 7. Toby the Tram Engine (1952)
  • Toby and the Stout Gentleman
  • Thomas in Trouble
  • Dirty Objects
  • Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
• 8. Gordon the Big Engine (1953)
  • Off the Rails
  • Leaves
  • Down the Mine
  • Paint Pots and Queens
• 9. Edward the Blue Engine (1954)
  • Cows
  • Bertie's Chase
  • Saved from Scrap
  • Old Iron
• 10. Four Little Engines (1955)
  • Skarloey Remembers
  • Sir Handel
  • Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
  • Old Faithful
• 11. Percy the Small Engine (1956)
  • Percy and the Signal
  • Duck takes Charge
  • Percy and Harold
  • Percy's Promise
• 12. The Eight Famous Engines (1957)
  • Percy Takes the Plunge
  • Gordon goes Foreign
  • Double Header
  • The Fat Controller's Engines
• 13. Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958)
  • Domeless Engines
  • Pop Goes the Diesel
  • Dirty Work
  • A Close Shave
• 14. The Little Old Engine (1959)
  • Trucks!
  • Home at Last
  • Rock 'n' Roll
  • Little Old Twins
• 15. The Twin Engines (1960)
  • "Hullo Twins!"
  • The Missing Coach
  • Breakvan
  • The Deputation
• 16. Branch Line Engines (1961)
  • Thomas Comes to Breakfast
  • Daisy
  • Bull's Eyes
  • Percy's Predicament
• 17. Gallant Old Engine (1962)
  • Special Funnel
  • Steamroller
  • Passengers and Polish
  • Gallant Old Engine
• 18. Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine (1963)
  • Bluebells of England
  • Stepney's Special
  • Train Stops Play
  • Bowled Out
• 19. Mountain Engines (1964)
  • Mountain Engine
  • Bad Look-Out
  • Danger Points
  • "Devil's Back"
• 20. Very Old Engines (1965)
  • Crosspatch
  • Bucking Bronco
  • Stick-in-the-Mud
  • Duck and Dukes
• 21. Main Line Engines (1966)
  • The Diseasel
  • Buzz Buzz
  • Wrong Road
  • Edward's Exploit
• 22. Small Railway Engines (1967)
  • Ballast
  • Tit for Tat
  • Mike's Whistle
  • Useful Railway
• 23. Enterprising Engines (1968)
  • Tenders for Henry
  • Super Rescue
  • Escape
  • Little Western
• 24. Oliver the Western Engine (1969)
  • Donald's Duck
  • Resource and Sagacity
  • Toad Stands By
  • Bulgy
• 25. Duke the Lost Engine (1970)
  • Granpuff
  • Bulldog
  • You Can't Win!
  • Sleeping Beauty
• 26. Tramway Engines (1972)
  • Ghost Train
  • Woolly Bear
  • Mavis
  • Toby's Tightrope

TriviaEdit

• Despite it's name, it does not contain all of the volumes of the Railway Series, as it is lacking Christopher Awdry's works.
• A sequel of sorts to this book was released in 2007, named Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection. This book contains all of Christopher Awdry's books, bar Thomas and his Friends.