International Model Railway Exhibition, Thomas the Tank Engine

Title

International Model Railway Exhibition, Thomas the Tank Engine

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Mark Percy reports on Thomas the Tank Engine creator, the Reverend W. Awdry at the International Model Railway Exhibition. He interviews the writer about the success of the stories, originally created for his son. Richard Reedy, Model Railway Club, talks about the success of the convention; 4 and 5 year-old brothers Thomas and Christopher Johnston(?) talk about Thomas the Tank Engine; British Rail’s Network South East divisional manager Cedric Knott talks about the new rolling stock.

Contributors

Mark Percy; Wilbert Vere Awdry; Richard Reedy; Christopher Johnston(?); Thomas Johnston(?); Cedric Knott

Keywords

Trains; Railway rolling stock; Model railways; Childrens books; Thomas the Tank Engine (fictional character)

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