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Thomas the Tank Engine:
The New Collection

Overview

Published

3 September 2007

Release Guide
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Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection

Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection is a compilation of Christopher Awdry's books of the Railway Series, barring Thomas and his Friends. It also contains a foreword by Christopher Awdry, a brief character guide, and a story of how Wilbert Awdry "discovered" Sodor.

Stories included

Really Useful Engines (1983)
- Stop Thief!
- Mind that Bike
- Fish
- Triple Header
James and the Diesel Engines (1984)
- Old Stuck-Up
- Crossed Lines
- Fire Engine
- Deep Freeze
Great Little Engines (1985)
- Patience is a Virtue
- Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem
- Pop-Special
- Sir Handel Comes Home
More About Thomas the Tank Engine (1986)
- Thomas, Percy and the Coal
- The Runaway
- Better Late Than Never
- Drip Tank
Gordon the High-Speed Engine (1987)
- High-Speed Gordon
- Smokescreen
- Fire Escape
- Gordon Proves His Point
Toby, Trucks and Trouble (1988)
- Mavis and the Lorry
- Toby's Seaside Holiday
- Bulstrode
- Toby Takes the Road
Thomas and the Twins (1989)
- Scrambled Eggs
- What a Picture!
- Trevor Helps Out
- Down the Drain
Jock the New Engine (1990)
- We Need Another Engine
- Sticking Power
- Jock
- Teamwork
Thomas and the Great Railway Show (1991)
- Museum-Piece
- Not the Ticket
- Trouble on the Line
- Thomas and the Railtour
Thomas Comes Home (1992)
- Snow Problem
- Washout
- Toby's Megatrain
- Thomas Comes Home
Henry and the Express (1993)
- Out of Puff
- Overhaul
- Sliding Scales
- Henry Sees Red
Wilbert the Forest Engine (1994)
- Percy's Porridge
- Cab Over Wheels
- Foaming at the Funnel
- Wired-Up
Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines (1995)
- Birdstrike
- Edward and the Cabbages
- Rabbits
- Golden Jubilee
New Little Engine (1996)
- Speedkiller
- Sir Handel's Plan
- Dirty Water
- I Name this Engine...
Thomas and Victoria (2007)
- Overloaded
- Avalanche
- Eels on Wheels
- Toby's Vintage Train

Trivia

Some of the stories have been slightly rewritten.

Goofs

In the Skarloey Railway section of the character section, a photo of Skarloey is replaced with a photo of Rheneas, and a photo of Rheneas is replaced with a photo of Duncan. The same section has no bio for Duke.
There is no character section for the Arlesdale Railway engines.
There is no bio for Bertie.

Gallery

Books

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

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+'''Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection''' is a compilation of [[Christopher Awdry]]'s books of [[the Railway Series]], barring [[Thomas and his Friends]]. It also contains a foreword by Christopher Awdry, a brief character guide, and a story of how [[Wilbert Awdry]] "discovered" [[Island of Sodor|Sodor]].
-==List of stories==
+==Stories included==
-===[[Really Useful Engines]]===
+<ol>
+<li value="27">[[Really Useful Engines]] (1983)
 * Stop Thief!
 * [[Mind that Bike]]
 * [[Fish]]
 * Triple Header
+</li>
-===[[James and the Diesel Engines]]===
+<li>[[James and the Diesel Engines]] (1984)
 * Old Stuck-Up
 * Crossed Lines
 * Fire Engine
 * Deep Freeze
+</li>
-===[[Great Little Engines]]===
+<li>[[Great Little Engines]] (1985)
 * Patience is a Virtue
 * Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem
 * Pop-Special
 * Sir Handel Comes Home
+</li>
-===[[More About Thomas the Tank Engine]]===
+<li>[[More About Thomas the Tank Engine]] (1986)
 * [[Thomas, Percy and the Coal]]
 * [[The Runaway]]
 * [[Better Late Than Never]]
 * Drip Tank
+</li>
-===[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]]===
+<li>[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]] (1987)
 * High-Speed Gordon
 * Smokescreen
 * Fire Escape
 * Gordon Proves His Point
+</li>
-===[[Toby, Trucks and Trouble]]===
+<li>[[Toby, Trucks and Trouble]] (1988)
 * Mavis and the Lorry
 * Toby's Seaside Holiday
 * [[Special Attraction|Bulstrode]]
 * Toby Takes the Road
+</li>
-===[[Thomas and the Twins]]===
+<li>[[Thomas and the Twins]] (1989)
 * Scrambled Eggs
 * What a Picture!
 * Trevor Helps Out
 * Down the Drain
+</li>
-===[[Jock the New Engine]]===
+<li>[[Jock the New Engine]] (1990)
 * We Need Another Engine
 * Sticking Power
 * Jock
 * Teamwork
+</li>
-===[[Thomas and the Great Railway Show]]===
+<li>[[Thomas and the Great Railway Show]] (1991)
 * Museum-Piece
 * Not the Ticket
 * Trouble on the Line
 * Thomas and the Railtour
+</li>
-===[[Thomas Comes Home]]===
+<li>[[Thomas Comes Home]] (1992)
 * Snow Problem
 * Washout
 * Toby's Megatrain
 * Thomas Comes Home
+</li>
-===[[Henry and the Express]]===
+<li>[[Henry and the Express]] (1993)
 * Out of Puff
 * Overhaul
 * Sliding Scales
 * Henry Sees Red
+</li>
-===[[Wilbert the Forest Engine]]===
+<li>[[Wilbert the Forest Engine]] (1994)
 * Percy's Porridge
 * Cab Over Wheels
 * Foaming at the Funnel
 * Wired-Up
+</li>
-===[[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines]]===
+<li>[[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines]] (1995)
 * Birdstrike
 * Edward and the Cabbages
 * Rabbits
 * Golden Jubilee
+</li>
-===[[New Little Engine]]===
+<li>[[New Little Engine]] (1996)
 * Speedkiller
 * Sir Handel's Plan
 * Dirty Water
 * I Name this Engine...
+</li>
-===[[Thomas and Victoria]]===
+<li>[[Thomas and Victoria]] (2007)
 * Overloaded
 * Avalanche
 * Eels on Wheels
 * Toby's Vintage Train
+</li>
+</ol>
 ==Trivia==
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 * There is no character section for the [[Arlesdale Railway]] engines.
 * There is no bio for [[Bertie]].
+==Gallery==
+===Books===
+<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
+File:ReallyUsefulEnginesCover.png|[[Really Useful Engines]]
+File:JamesandtheDieselEnginesCover.png|[[James and the Diesel Engines]]
+File:GreatLittleEnginesCover.png|[[Great Little Engines]]
+File:MoreAboutThomastheTankEngineCover.png|[[More About Thomas the Tank Engine]]
+File:GordontheHigh-SpeedEngineCover.png|[[Gordon the High-Speed Engine]]
+File:Toby,TrucksandTroubleCover.png|[[Toby, Trucks and Trouble]]
+File:ThomasandtheTwinsCover.png|[[Thomas and the Twins]]
+File:JocktheNewEngineCover.png|[[Jock the New Engine]]
+File:ThomasandtheGreatRailwayShowCover.png|[[Thomas and the Great Railway Show]]
+File:ThomasComesHomeCover.png|[[Thomas Comes Home]]
+File:HenryandtheExpressCover.png|[[Henry and the Express]]
+File:WilberttheForestEngineCover.png|[[Wilbert the Forest Engine]]
+File:ThomasandtheFatControllersEnginesCover.png|[[Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines]]
+File:NewLittleEngineCover.png|[[New Little Engine]]
+File:ThomasandVictoriaCover.png|[[Thomas and Victoria]]
+</gallery>
+{{The Railway Series}}
 [[Category:Railway Series Books]]
 [[Category:Books]]
 [[Category:Compilation Releases]]
+[[Category:Australian Books]]