Railway Series Books

From 1945 to 2012, 42 books of the Railway Series were written by the Rev. W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. How many can you name?

The background colour of each row corresponds to the colour of its respective book's front cover (of its most recent publication).

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Book
Author
Year
Answer
1
Rev. W. Awdry
1945
The Three Railway Engines
2
Rev. W. Awdry
1946
Thomas the Tank Engine
3
Rev. W. Awdry
1948
James the Red Engine
4
Rev. W. Awdry
1949
Tank Engine Thomas Again
5
Rev. W. Awdry
1950
Troublesome Engines
6
Rev. W. Awdry
1951
Henry the Green Engine
7
Rev. W. Awdry
1952
Toby the Tram Engine
8
Rev. W. Awdry
1953
Gordon the Big Engine
9
Rev. W. Awdry
1954
Edward the Blue Engine
10
Rev. W. Awdry
1955
Four Little Engines
11
Rev. W. Awdry
1956
Percy the Small Engine
12
Rev. W. Awdry
1957
The Eight Famous Engines
13
Rev. W. Awdry
1958
Duck and the Diesel Engine
14
Rev. W. Awdry
1959
The Little Old Engine
15
Rev. W. Awdry
1960
The Twin Engines
16
Rev. W. Awdry
1961
Branch Line Engines
17
Rev. W. Awdry
1962
Gallant Old Engine
18
Rev. W. Awdry
1963
Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
19
Rev. W. Awdry
1964
Mountain Engines
20
Rev. W. Awdry
1965
Very Old Engines
21
Rev. W. Awdry
1966
Main Line Engines
22
Rev. W. Awdry
1967
Small Railway Engines
23
Rev. W. Awdry
1968
Enterprising Engines
24
Rev. W. Awdry
1969
Oliver the Western Engine
25
Rev. W. Awdry
1970
Duke the Lost Engine
26
Rev. W. Awdry
1972
Tramway Engines
27
Christopher Awdry
1983
Really Useful Engines
28
Christopher Awdry
1984
James and the Diesel Engines
29
Christopher Awdry
1985
Great Little Engines
30
Christopher Awdry
1986
More About Thomas the Tank Engine
31
Christopher Awdry
1987
Gordon the High Speed Engine
32
Christopher Awdry
1988
Toby, Trucks and Trouble
33
Christopher Awdry
1989
Thomas and the Twins
34
Christopher Awdry
1990
Jock the New Engine
35
Christopher Awdry
1991
Thomas and the Great Railway Show
36
Christopher Awdry
1992
Thomas Comes Home
37
Christopher Awdry
1993
Henry and the Express
38
Christopher Awdry
1994
Wilbert the Forest Engine
39
Christopher Awdry
1995
Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
40
Christopher Awdry
1996
New Little Engine
41
Christopher Awdry
2007
Thomas and Victoria
42
Christopher Awdry
2011
Thomas and His Friends