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The SiF Blog
Feb 5, 20244 min read
RS Reviews: Thomas & Victoria - Delayed for a Decade
Thomas & Victoria Reviewed by Ryan H Around the time of Christopher Awdry’s titles for The Railway Series being given a print run around...
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RailFanBrony
Feb 4, 20246 min read
RS Reviews: New Little Engine - Ivo, Ivo, Look What’s 40!
New Little Engine Reviewed by RailFanBrony It’s safe to say that during the Railway Series’ run, perhaps the most developed of the four...
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Bulker
Feb 3, 20246 min read
RS Reviews: Thomas & The Fat Controller's Engines
Thomas & The Fat Controller's Engines Reviewed by Bulker Over the years, as I slowly made my way through Christopher Awdry's books, this...
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The SiF Blog
Feb 2, 20244 min read
RS Reviews: Wilbert the Forest Engine - The Engine From The Forest...
Wilbert the Forest Engine Reviewed by Cranky After his father's retirement, Christopher Awdry began writing the stories that originally...
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Alan B.
Feb 1, 20245 min read
RS Reviews: Henry & The Express - Overhauls, Fish, and Red Paint
Henry & The Express Reviewed by Alan B. What I consider to be one of my favorite Christopher Awdry Railway Series books of all time is...
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Diesel11
Jan 31, 20244 min read
RS Reviews: Thomas Comes Home - Underappreciated But Not Forgotten
Thomas Comes Home Reviewed by Diesel11 Some time ago, Sodor Island Fansite polled visitors on their favorite Railway Series books....
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MRHloco
Jan 30, 202410 min read
RS Reviews: Thomas & The Great Railway Show - Stephenson to Awdry
Thomas & The Great Railway Show Reviewed by MRHloco Flying The Flag Of the three Christopher Awdry volumes I can remember having as a...
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OrangePastille
Jan 29, 20245 min read
RS Reviews: Jock the New Engine - Miniature Heroes
Jock the New Engine Reviewed by OrangePastille I was given this book as a present from a relative when I was a small child. I had not...
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signore100
Jan 28, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: Thomas & The Twins - Small But Mighty
Thomas and the Twins Reviewed by Christopher Throughout my youth, I recall the only real places I managed to find Christopher Awdry's...
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The SiF Blog
Jan 27, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: Toby, Trucks and Trouble - Smart, Symbolic, and Superb
Toby, Trucks and Trouble Reviewed by The Vicar My Railway Series journey began in Christmas in 2006, when I received books 1-26 written...
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OldSquareWheels
Jan 26, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: Gordon the High Speed Engine - A Touch of Modernity
Gordon the High-Speed Engine Reviewed by OldSquareWheels I seem to have the monopoly on this book at the moment, as I also wrote the...
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Skarlouie
Jan 25, 20242 min read
RS Reviews: More About Thomas The Tank Engine - More About The Memories
More About Thomas The Tank Engine Reviewed by Skarlouie For getting a good school report in reception, my mum bought me a Railway Series...
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The SiF Blog
Jan 24, 20242 min read
RS Reviews: Great Little Engines - Great Little Memories
Great Little Engines Reviewed by Ryan H One of my earliest childhood memories is going on a family / friends holiday down to Wales in the...
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Tristian
Jan 24, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: James & The Diesel Engines - Red Engine Redux (or, The Last Stand of Steamism on Sodor)
James & The Diesel Engines Reviewed by Tristian Ah, James. Our gloriously red friend is a study in being “that guy” of the group—loud,...
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Casey Jones
Jan 24, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: Really Useful Engines - Making the Familiar Unique
Really Useful Engines Reviewed by Casey Jones When I was a kid, one of my favourite places to go at the mall in my hometown was the Coles...
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The Vicar
Jan 24, 20242 min read
RS Reviews: Tramway Engines - The Finale At Ffarquhar
Tramway Engines Reviewed by The Vicar When I pick up a book to read, the most desirable trait I look for is coziness. A Great Western...
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SiFox
Jan 24, 202411 min read
RS Reviews: Duke the Lost Engine - A Forgotten Magnum-Opus
Duke The Lost Engine Reviewed by SiFox This – the twenty-fifth book in the much-loved Railway Series is possibly the most obscure book of...
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James
Jan 24, 20244 min read
RS Reviews: Oliver the Western Engine - Are you being a ‘Good Gracious’ engine?
Oliver the Western Engine Reviewed by James Some years ago, I saw the question ‘what’s your favourite RWS book?’ floating around online,...
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Simierski
Jan 24, 20246 min read
RS Reviews: Enterprising Engines - Simply Enterprising!
Enterprising Engines Reviewed by Simierski There are few books in children's literature which tug at the heart strings, make you laugh...
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Mr. Coffey Pot
Jan 20, 20243 min read
RS Reviews: Small Railway Engines - Small, But Efficient
Small Railway Engines Reviewed by MrCoffeyPot As a young lad, I was familiar with the television series from the age of two. Many years...
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