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Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who wrote The Railway Series from 1983 to 2011. He is the son of Wilbert Awdry, the man who originally created The Railway Series, and was partly responsible for the creation of the books.

Biography

Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who wrote The Railway Series from 1983 to 2011. He is the son of Wilbert Awdry, the man who originally created The Railway Series, and was partly responsible for the creation of the books.

Books Written

The Railway Series

Companion Volumes

Episodes Written

Series 2

Series 4

Appearances

The Railway Series

Thomas the Tank Engine - Foreword (mentioned)
Troublesome Engines - Percy Runs Away (cameo)

Companion Volumes

1996 - Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection (foreword; mentioned)

Documentaries

Voice Actors

Ryūji Nakagi (Japan; Run! Thomas & Friends "Steam Locomotive is Alive")

Trivia

Christopher and his wife, Diana Awdry, founded Sodor Enterprises in 2001 to publish and sell his books.^[1]
Christopher Awdry wrote a book promoting restoration work on the Corris Railway, based on real events called "Hugh goes Sliding". It was illustrated by railway transport artist Johnathan Clay.
Christopher has stated that his favourite character is Toby.
Christopher's opposition to the new format versions of the Railway Series in 1998, but Egmont Publishing has published the books.^[2] As a result, the new format was discontinued and scrapped due to negative feedback.
In Sodor: Reading Between the Lines, he stated that Thomas Goes Fishing, Dirty Objects, Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady and Thomas Comes to Breakfast were some of his favourite stories. He also added that Thomas Goes Fishing and Thomas Comes to Breakfast were also some of his father's favourite stories as well.
Sodor Island Fansite (SiF) planned to interview Christopher in August 2011 but unfortunately, it was cancelled.^[3]

References

↑ About Us on Sodor Enterprises
↑ Frequently Asked Questions on Awdry Family Website
↑ Chris Awdry pulls out of SiF Interview on SiF's News

External Links

Awdry Family Website (2004-2006, 2007-2009)

The Railway Series

Writers		Wilbert Awdry \| Christopher Awdry \| George Awdry \| Brian Sibley
Illustrators		William Middleton \| Reginald Payne \| C. Reginald Dalby \| John T. Kenney \| Gunvor and Peter Edwards \| Clive Spong \| Stephen Lings
Publishers		Edmund Ward \| Kaye & Ward \| William Heinemann \| Egmont Publishing \| Random House Books
Narrators		Wilbert Awdry \| Johnny Morris \| Willie Rushton \| Ted Robbins \| John Gielgud \| Andrew Sachs \| Michael Angelis
Characters		Railway Series characters \| Railway Series-exclusive characters \| Awdry-created characters
Other		The Sad Story of Henry (1953) \| The Railway Stories \| Eric Marriott
Books	W.A.	The Three Railway Engines \| Thomas the Tank Engine \| James the Red Engine \| Tank Engine Thomas Again \| Troublesome Engines \| Henry the Green Engine \| Toby the Tram Engine \| Gordon the Big Engine \| Edward the Blue Engine \| Four Little Engines \| Percy the Small Engine \| The Eight Famous Engines \| Duck and the Diesel Engine \| The Little Old Engine \| The Twin Engines \| Branch Line Engines \| Gallant Old Engine \| Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine \| Mountain Engines \| Very Old Engines \| Main Line Engines \| Small Railway Engines \| Enterprising Engines \| Oliver the Western Engine \| Duke the Lost Engine \| Tramway Engines
	C.A.	Really Useful Engines \| James and the Diesel Engines \| Great Little Engines \| More About Thomas the Tank Engine \| Gordon the High-Speed Engine \| Toby, Trucks and Trouble \| Thomas and the Twins \| Jock the New Engine \| Thomas and the Great Railway Show \| Thomas Comes Home \| Henry and the Express \| Wilbert the Forest Engine \| Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines \| New Little Engine \| Thomas and Victoria \| Thomas and his Friends \| ~~Barry the Rescue Engine~~
	Other	Thomas's Christmas Party \| Thomas Comes to Breakfast \| Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree \| Thomas and the Evil Diesel \| Thomas and Gordon Off the Rails \| Thomas and the Hurricane \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection \| Annuals \| Mini Books \| Pop-up Books
	Companion	Twelve Happy Engines \| The Railway Series: Surprise Packet \| Railway Map of the Island of Sodor \| The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways \| The Thomas the Tank Engine Man \| Sodor: Reading Between the Lines
Lectures		Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor \| Railways of Sodor

[1] About Us on Sodor Enterprises

[2] Frequently Asked Questions on Awdry Family Website

[3] Chris Awdry pulls out of SiF Interview on SiF's News

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-}}'''Christopher Vere Awdry''' (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who wrote [[The Railway Series|''The Railway Series'']] from 1983 to 2011. He is the son of [[Wilbert Awdry]], the man who originally created ''The Railway Series'', and was partly responsible for the creation of the books.
+'''Christopher Vere Awdry''' (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who wrote [[The Railway Series|''The Railway Series'']] from 1983 to 2011. He is the son of [[Wilbert Awdry]], the man who originally created ''The Railway Series'', and was partly responsible for the creation of the books.
 ==Biography==
+Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English writer who wrote [[The Railway Series|'' The Railway Series'']] from 1983 to 2011. He is the son of [[Wilbert Awdry]], the man who originally created ''The Railway Series'', and was partly responsible for the creation of the books.
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 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
+* '''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine#Foreword|Foreword]] {{Mentioned}}
 * '''[[Troublesome Engines]]''' - [[Troublesome Engines#Percy Runs Away|Percy Runs Away]] {{Cameo}}
+====Companion Volumes====
+* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]] {{Note|foreword; mentioned}}
 ===Documentaries===
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 ==Trivia==
+* Christopher and his wife, Diana Awdry, founded [[Sodor Enterprises]] in 2001 to publish and sell his books.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030811084838/http://www.sodor.co.uk/page2.html About Us] on Sodor Enterprises</ref>
-* Christopher Awdry also wrote a series of books about the engines of the Eastbourne Miniature Railway.
 * Christopher Awdry wrote a book promoting restoration work on the Corris Railway, based on real events called "Hugh goes Sliding". It was illustrated by railway transport artist Johnathan Clay.
 * Christopher has stated that his favourite character is [[Toby]].
 * Christopher's opposition to the [[Egmont Publishing#The Railway Series|new format versions of the ''Railway Series'']] in 1998, but [[Egmont Publishing]] has published the books.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070506041432/http://www.aran48.dsl.pipex.com/faqs.htm Frequently Asked Questions] on Awdry Family Website</ref> As a result, the new format was discontinued and scrapped due to negative feedback.
 * In [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]], he stated that [[Thomas Goes Fishing]], [[Dirty Objects]], [[Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady]] and [[Thomas Comes to Breakfast]] were some of his favourite stories. He also added that Thomas Goes Fishing and Thomas Comes to Breakfast were also some of his father's favourite stories as well.
-* Sodor Island Fansite (Sif) planned to interview with Christopher in August 2011 but unfortunately was cancelled.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111001001623/http://www.sodor-island.net/thomasnews.html Chris Awdry pulls out of SiF Interview] on SiF's News</ref>
+* Sodor Island Fansite (SiF) planned to interview Christopher in August 2011 but unfortunately, it was cancelled.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111001001623/http://www.sodor-island.net/thomasnews.html Chris Awdry pulls out of SiF Interview] on SiF's News</ref>
 ==References==