Today is the 75th anniversary of Thomas the tank engine, :beers: :beers:
Really, THAT old! :o :beers:
''you are a really useful age '' , ''for causing confusion and delay'' :D
happy birthday Thomas :beers:
Happy Birthday, Thomas! A young Bealman grew up with you, mate! :thumbsup:
I always liked the fact that the Rev. Awdry was himself a railway modeller.
Happy Birthday!
Big part of my childhood this. Constant watching of the videos I had on VHS narrated by Ringo Star, the books and of course my Hornby OO Thomas set!
Almost the first books I read, after Janet and John (and if you know who they were you must also be of a certain age!)
Happy birthday Thomas
Regards,
Alex
Book review and assorted comments here:
https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=31858.msg363978#msg363978 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=31858.msg363978#msg363978)
the Memorial to the Rev. W Awdrey
Quote from: Hailstone on April 29, 2020, 12:48:03 PM
Almost the first books I read, after Janet and John (and if you know who they were you must also be of a certain age!)
Happy birthday Thomas
Regards,
Alex
I remember Janet and John. When I was 16 or 17 I went out with a girl called Janet but dumped her the same week when I realised what I had done and what people would say. She was a lovely girl too. True story :doh:
Happy birthday Thomas we still have some of the original books
And some of the original Janet and John books .
My Mum actually taught me to read with Janet and John books even before I went to school at Hurst infant school .
I even remember we had a male teacher whos name I cant remember but I do know he used to say TIDBURY get the Janet and John books out , he then went outside to smoke his pipe and read his newspaper While I helped the other children to read .The books were very repetative which is why they were so good though I got fed up with them and started reading Thomas books when I was a bit older .The first Thomas books were printed in 1946 .
Bob Tidbury