"Based on the Railway series by the Reverend W. Awdry"--Title page verso. "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends created by Britt Allcroft"--Back cover. Originally published in hardcover and in different form as Thomas the Tank Engine owners' workshop manual by Haynes Publishing.
Summary:
Fabulous cutaway drawings of Thomas and some of his friends. Illustrated guides including 'How a steam engine works' and 'Driving Thomas'. Fascinating facts about the other engines, trucks and carriages of Sodor. How railways work, including tracks, points, signals. Old and new engines: a potted history of railway engines from the first steam to the modern express trains. Thomas's Really Useful Words: an illustrated glossary of train words.
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