Richard Awdry (born 1980) is the son of Christopher Awdry, grandson of Wilbert Awdry and half-brother of Verity Awdry.
Biography
Christopher Awdry wrote the story of "Triple-Header" when his own son, Richard, was three years old. One day, Christopher showed the story to his parents Wilbert and Margaret, and they suggested that he publish it. Christopher wrote the other three stories and sent them to Kaye & Ward. It was published in 1983 as Really Useful Engines, the twenty-seventh book in The Railway Series. After that, Christopher published fifteen subsequent books in the series.
Trivia
- Wilbert Awdry wrote the foreword to Enterprising Engines for a boy named Richard, but it refers to the son of a reader who sent the photographs to the author and not Richard Awdry.
Gallery
Richard Awdry and his family with Britt Allcroft at the studio in 1984
Richard Awdry with his father and grandfather at the Talyllyn Railway in September 1985