Bulgy (Story Library Book)

For other uses, see Bulgy.

Bulgy
Overview
Author	Rev. W. Awdry (original story)
Illustrator(s)	Robin Davies Jerry Smith
Publisher(s)	Egmont Books
Series	My Thomas Story Library
Published	2003 2011
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"Bulgy is a nasty old thief! He's taken our people!"

― Alice to Mirabel

Bulgy, re-titled Bulgy the Double-Decker Bus in 2011, is the fifth book in the My Thomas Story Library series.

Plot

This is a story about Bulgy the bus. He came to work on the Island of Sodor during the busy season. He thought he was better than all the engines, so he tried to take their passengers away...

Characters

• Duck
• Oliver
• Alice and Mirabel (Mirabel does not speak)
• Bulgy
• Douglas (does not speak)
• Bulgy's Friend (does not speak)
• Thomas (poster cameo)
• Donald (mentioned)
• Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

• Arlesburgh West
• Haultraugh
• Bulgy's Bridge
• Bulgy's Field
• Tidmouth (mentioned)

Trivia

• This book is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Oliver the Western Engine.
• Duck's coaches, Alice and Mirabel, are based on the red express coaches.
• Douglas is shown in his blue livery, and Donald and Sir Topham Hatt are mentioned, but they do not appear in the actual episode.
• In the last illustration, the text on Bulgy is written in Comic Sans MS.

Goofs

• Duck's sandboxes and Oliver's buffer housings are black.
• Duck does not appear to have any side rods.
• In two illustrations, Bulgy is missing his eyebrows.

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Bulgarian	Бълджи
Croatian	Dubravko
Finnish	Jurottaja
Greek	Μπίλι
Polish	Bolek

Gallery

2011 cover

Croatian cover

Polish cover

Bulgarian cover

Greek cover

Chinese cover

Others

The face for Nene Valley Railway's Bulgy in A Day Out with Thomas in the UK