Interesting railway books to read to a daughter

[dscott]

Well 100 years ago, actually about 25, I met the Rev. W. Awdry who signed two of his books for me, now for something interesting to read to Katie I invested in Scarloey, the book. which from page one was not technically correct with the bond of the bricks. By page two I realized that there were too many spokes on the wheels, and by page three they were breaking all health and safety rules unloading the poor unfortunate engine by not spreading the load with beams
but using just two straps which would have damaged the tanks and cab. Neil who was unfortunately ugly in the original book 20!! has been written out. This is as far as I got.

Please help.

David.

[Nigel Bennett]

Wilbert Awdry didn't do the illustrations, though...they were the work of two or three different artists over the years.

[chameleonrob]

hence the rebuild of henry from nothing specific to a black 5. and for those who are interested here is the loco nail is based on.

[dscott]

So Niel was not so ugly after all. I could convert my scrap Gemma bits and half a boiler and bash one out.
Hes just (what shall I do with All these bits loco) sitting in the woodwork shop at work today, I'm sure I passed his buffer beams this morning.
Thank's

David.

[dscott]

Bought a lovely DVD last week which shows the railways of Wales, in fact the shed being built is in stone and not brick, bricks were expensive where as slate stone was almost free it not being of quality to be split for roof slates. I should have remembered this from my enjoyable visit in 2004.
Plus they have the engine now facing downhill so as to expose the top of the firebox, and the poor engine is helping to build the railway which in the privious pages has trucks already running on it, no wonder our young people grow up confused these days.

David.