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Wilbert Awdry

Wilbert Awdry
Wilbert Awdry, English author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas the Tank Engine (d. 1997)

Wilbert Vere Awdry, often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series.

15 June 1911

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