BBC News: Facelift for 'Thomas' station
The train station which inspired the Thomas the Tank Engine tales receives £1.2m for a new museum and makeover. Plus links to other 'Thomas' news items. Brief history of the books.
Canoe: The Rev. W. Awdry
'Tanks for the memories, Thomas', and 'The Rev. W. Awdry, creator of 'Thomas the Tank Engine, dead at 85'.
Rev W V Awdry
Biography from the Audry family website. Photo of Rev and Mrs Audry in 1978.
The Origins of Thomas the Tank Engine
The origin of the stories created by Anglican clergyman Reverend Wilbert Awdry, as a way of entertaining his young son Christopher. Pictures of some book covers.