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This article is about the Complete Collection book. You may be looking for the 1998 Collection book, the 2003 Collection book, the 2017 book boxset or the game collection.
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Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection is a compilation volume of the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series books. The book includes a foreword from the Rev. W. Awdry, plus an afterword by biographer Brian Sibley, along with biographies of the Rev. W. Awdry and the illustrators and a map of Sodor by Peter Edwards in the endpapers.

Stories included

  1. The Three Railway Engines (1945)
    • Edward's Day Out
    • Edward and Gordon
    • The Sad Story of Henry
    • Edward, Gordon and Henry
  2. Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)
    • Thomas and Gordon
    • Thomas' Train
    • Thomas and the Trucks
    • Thomas and the Breakdown Train
  3. James the Red Engine (1948)
    • James and the Top-Hat
    • James and the Bootlace
    • Troublesome Trucks
    • James and the Express
  4. Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949)
    • Thomas and the Guard
    • Thomas Goes Fishing
    • Thomas, Terence and the Snow
    • Thomas and Bertie
  5. Troublesome Engines (1950)
    • Henry and the Elephant
    • Tenders and Turntables
    • Trouble in the Shed
    • Percy Runs Away
  6. Henry the Green Engine (1951)
    • Coal
    • The Flying Kipper
    • Gordon's Whistle
    • Percy and the Trouser
    • Henry's Sneeze
  7. Toby the Tram Engine (1952)
    • Toby and the Stout Gentleman
    • Thomas in Trouble
    • Dirty Objects
    • Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
  8. Gordon the Big Engine (1953)
    • Off the Rails
    • Leaves
    • Down the Mine
    • Paint Pots and Queens
  9. Edward the Blue Engine (1954)
    • Cows
    • Bertie's Chase
    • Saved from Scrap
    • Old Iron
  10. Four Little Engines (1955)
    • Skarloey Remembers
    • Sir Handel
    • Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
    • Old Faithful
  11. Percy the Small Engine (1956)
    • Percy and the Signal
    • Duck Takes Charge
    • Percy and Harold
    • Percy's Promise
  12. The Eight Famous Engines (1957)
    • Percy Takes the Plunge
    • Gordon Goes Foreign
    • Double Header
    • The Fat Controller's Engines
  13. Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958)
    • Domeless Engines
    • Pop Goes the Diesel
    • Dirty Work
    • A Close Shave
  14. The Little Old Engine (1959)
    • Trucks!
    • Home at Last
    • Rock 'n' Roll
    • Little Old Twins
  15. The Twin Engines (1960)
    • "Hullo Twins!"
    • The Missing Coach
    • Break Van
    • The Deputation
  16. Branch Line Engines (1961)
    • Thomas Comes to Breakfast
    • Daisy
    • Bulls Eyes
    • Percy's Predicament
  17. Gallant Old Engine (1962)
    • Special Funnel
    • Steam Roller
    • Passengers and Polish
    • Gallant Old Engine
  18. Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine (1963)
    • Bluebells of England
    • Stepney's Special
    • Train Stops Play
    • Bowled Out
  19. Mountain Engines (1964)
    • Mountain Engine
    • Bad Look-Out
    • Danger Points
    • "Devil's Back"
  20. Very Old Engines (1965)
    • Crosspatch
    • Bucking Bronco
    • Stick-in-the-Mud
    • Duck and Dukes
  21. Main Line Engines (1966)
    • The Diseasel
    • Buzz Buzz
    • Wrong Road
    • Edward's Exploit
  22. Small Railway Engines (1967)
    • Ballast
    • Tit for Tat
    • Mike's Whistle
    • Useful Railway
  23. Enterprising Engines (1968)
    • Tenders for Henry
    • Super Rescue
    • Escape
    • Little Western
  24. Oliver the Western Engine (1969)
    • Donald's Duck
    • Resource and Sagacity
    • Toad Stands By
    • Bulgy
  25. Duke the Lost Engine (1970)
    • Granpuff
    • Bulldog
    • You Can't Win!
    • Sleeping Beauty
  26. Tramway Engines (1972)
    • Ghost Train
    • Woolly Bear
    • Mavis
    • Toby's Tightrope

Trivia

  • Despite its name, it does not contain all of the volumes of the Railway Series, as it is lacking Christopher Awdry's works. A sequel of sorts to this book was released in 2007, named Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection and it contains all of Christopher Awdry's books, with the exeption of Thomas and his Friends due to the book not being published yet.
  • The 2005 edition features artwork print sheets by C. Reginald Dalby.
  • The 70th Anniversary edition was published on the same day from thirty years, after the television series had made its debut on UK televisions on 9 October 1984.
  • The Japanese version was published in commemoration of the 40th anniversary from the publication of the Railway Series in Japan.

Goofs

  • Reginald Payne is uncredited.
  • The endpaper features Bertie with a yellow face, Harold without rotors, Edward on top and bottom left side without his tender and Percy on the top and bottom right side without his face.
  • On the 1996 edition's dust cover, two illustrations from Gordon the Big Engine and Tank Engine Thomas Again appear twice.

In Other Languages

Language Title
Japanese 汽車のえほんコレクション

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