Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection, first published on September 3, 2007, 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.
List of stories
Really Useful Engines
- Stop Thief!
- Mind that Bike
- Fish
- Triple Header
James and the Diesel Engines
- Old Stuck-Up
- Crossed Lines
- Fire Engine
- Deep Freeze
Great Little Engines
- Patience is a Virtue
- Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem
- Pop-Special
- Sir Handel Comes Home
More About Thomas the Tank Engine
Gordon the High-Speed Engine
- High-Speed Gordon
- Smokescreen
- Fire Escape
- Gordon Proves His Point
Toby, Trucks and Trouble
- Mavis and the Lorry
- Toby's Seaside Holiday
- Bulstrode
- Toby Takes the Road
Thomas and the Twins
- Scrambled Eggs
- What a Picture!
- Trevor Helps Out
- Down the Drain
Jock the New Engine
- We Need Another Engine
- Sticking Power
- Jock
- Teamwork
Thomas and the Great Railway Show
- Museum-Piece
- Not the Ticket
- Trouble on the Line
- Thomas and the Railtour
Thomas Comes Home
- Snow Problem
- Washout
- Toby's Megatrain
- Thomas Comes Home
Henry and the Express
- Out of Puff
- Overhaul
- Sliding Scales
- Henry Sees Red
Wilbert the Forest Engine
- Percy's Porridge
- Cab Over Wheels
- Foaming at the Funnel
- Wired-Up
Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines
- Birdstrike
- Edward and the Cabbages
- Rabbits
- Golden Jubilee
New Little Engine
- Speedkiller
- Sir Handel's Plan
- Dirty Water
- I Name this Engine...
Thomas and Victoria
- Overloaded
- Avalanche
- Eels on Wheels
- Toby's Vintage Train
Goofs
- In the Skarloey Railway section of the character section, 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.
- Some of the stories have been slightly rewritten.