 No 1. The Three Railway Engines (1945) |
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Introduces Edward, Gordon, Henry and the Fat Director. *The first book was published with illustrations by William Middleton in 1945. The book was re-illustrated by C Reginald Dalby and accordingly republished in 1949. See entries in the Real Stories Database for stories in this book. |
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| Story Synopsis |
| Edward's Day Out: | Edward goes out after being in the shed for a while. |
| Edward and Gordon: | Gordon (named after a bossy little boy among the Awdrys' neighbours) boasts about pulling the express, but shows up with a goods train. Gets stuck on a hill, known forever afterwards as Gordon's Hill, but Edward pushes him up the hill. |
| The Sad Story of Henry: | Henry hides from the rain in a tunnel. Various attempts to get him out, led by the Fat Director, fail, so Henry is bricked in the tunnel. |
| Edward, Gordon and Henry: | Gordon blows his safety valve while pulling a train near Henry's tunnel. Edward cannot pull the train, so Henry is let out of his tunnel to help him. |
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