Meet the Engines (2022 book)

This article is about the All Engines Go cover of the book. You may be looking for the Thomas & Friends cover.

Meet the Engines is an encyclopedia containing information on the characters from Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.

Description

Learn all about Thomas the Tank Engine, Kana the first electric train on Sodor, Sir Topham Hatt, and many other steam engines, diesels, vehicles and characters from Sodor.

This colourful guide is packed with fun facts about a host of popular characters from the much-loved brand, including the new-look characters from the latest Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go™ TV series. It also features scenes and storylines from the exciting new animations. With stunning full-colour images and essential information about favourite characters, Meet the Engines: An Encyclopedia of the Thomas & Friends Characters is a must-have for all young Thomas fans.

Characters

Locations

Island of Sodor
- Brendam Docks
  - Sodor Shipping Company
- Cannonball Curve
- Crumble Canyon
- Duck Pond
- Harwick
  - The Hat Store
  - The Mail Depot
- Knapford
  - The Maintenance Yard
- Lookout Mountain
- Quickdraw Bridge
- The Dark Woods
- The Old Mines
  - The Crystal Cave
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Vicarstown
  - Vicarstown Museum of History
  - Vicarstown Lighthouse
  - Vicarstown Bridge (map only)
- Wellsworth Intersection
- Kirk Ronan (map only)
  - Rolf's Castle
    - Rolf's Castle Tunnel (map only)
- Cronk (map only)
- High Desert (map only)
- Kellsthorpe Road (map only)
- Norramby Beach (map only)
- Sodor Search and Rescue Centre (map only)
- Sodor Suspension Bridge (map only)
- Suddery (map only)
- The Windmill (map only)
- Ulfstead Castle (map only)
- Wellsworth (map only)
- Whiff's Recycling Plant (map only)
The Mainland
China (mentioned)
India (mentioned)
Japan (mentioned)
Kenya (mentioned)

Trivia

The book is partially reworked from the 2017 Character Encyclopedia for Thomas & Friends.
This is the first piece of All Engines Go media to refer to Edward and Henry (not counting being mentioned by Motorized Talking Percy) by name.
The prototype front cover features Farona instead of Gordon; the latter's more prominent role in All Engines Go may be the reasoning behind the switch.
Whiff's page quotes his introductory line from his debut in the original television series in the eleventh series episode Emily's Rubbish.
Several pieces of exclusive information are featured in this book, including:
- Gordon lives at Knapford.
- Henry and Sir Topham Hatt live in Vicarstown.
- Annie and Clarabel belong to Thomas, as they did in the original series.
- Emily is the railway's official safety engine, as she was in the twenty-fourth series of the original television series.
- Ashima works on a mountain railway.
- Riff and Jiff live on the Mainland.
- Bulstrode and Skiff are best friends.
- Sir Topham Hatt's first name is Bertram, as per the original series.

Goofs

The book's description incorrectly states Kana is the first electric engine on Sodor.
The book misidentifies Kana's skirt as a bufferbeam.
The book incorrectly states that Farona and Frederico are from the Mainland rather than Spain.
Henry's wheels are not correctly aligned with the rails.
On the back cover, James, Hiro, Ashima and Bruno's wheels are all not correctly aligned with the rails.
On the Lookout Mountain page, part of Kana is missing.

Gallery

External Links

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