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Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection, first published October the 10th, 1997, is a compilation volume of the Reverend W. Awdry's Railway Series books. The book includes a foreword from the Reverend W. Awdry, biographies of the Reverend W. Awdry and the illustrators and a map of Sodor by Peter Edwards in the endpapers.
Stories included
- 1. The Three Railway Engines (1945)
- Edward's Day Out
- Edward and Gordon
- The Sad Story of Henry
- Edward, Gordon and Henry
- 2. Thomas the Tank Engine (1946)
- Thomas and Gordon
- Thomas' Train
- Thomas and the Trucks
- Thomas and the Breakdown Train
- 3. James the Red Engine (1948)
- James and the Top-Hat
- James and the Bootlace
- Troublesome Trucks
- James and the Express
- 4. Tank Engine Thomas Again (1949)
- Thomas and the Guard
- Thomas goes Fishing
- Thomas, Terence and the Snow
- Thomas and Bertie
- 5. Troublesome Engines (1950)
- Henry and the Elephant
- Tenders and Turntables
- Trouble in the Shed
- Percy Runs Away
- 6. Henry the Green Engine (1951)
- Coal
- The Flying Kipper
- Gordon's Whistle
- Percy and the Trousers
- Henry's Sneeze
- 7. Toby the Tram Engine (1952)
- Toby and the Stout Gentleman
- Thomas in Trouble
- Dirty Objects
- Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas
- 8. Gordon the Big Engine (1953)
- Off the Rails
- Leaves
- Down the Mine
- Paint Pots and Queens
- 9. Edward the Blue Engine (1954)
- Cows
- Bertie's Chase
- Saved from Scrap
- Old Iron
- 10. Four Little Engines (1955)
- Skarloey Remembers
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
- Old Faithful
- 11. Percy the Small Engine (1956)
- Percy and the Signal
- Duck takes Charge
- Percy and Harold
- Percy's Promise
- 12. The Eight Famous Engines (1957)
- Percy Takes the Plunge
- Gordon goes Foreign
- Double Header
- The Fat Controller's Engines
- 13. Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958)
- Domeless Engines
- Pop Goes the Diesel
- Dirty Work
- A Close Shave
- 14. The Little Old Engine (1959)
- Trucks!
- Home at Last
- Rock 'n' Roll
- Little Old Twins
- 15. The Twin Engines (1960)
- "Hullo Twins!"
- The Missing Coach
- Breakvan
- The Deputation
- 16. Branch Line Engines (1961)
- Thomas Comes to Breakfast
- Daisy
- Bull's Eyes
- Percy's Predicament
- 17. Gallant Old Engine (1962)
- Special Funnel
- Steamroller
- Passengers and Polish
- Gallant Old Engine
- 18. Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine (1963)
- Bluebells of England
- Stepney's Special
- Train Stops Play
- Bowled Out
- 19. Mountain Engines (1964)
- Mountain Engine
- Bad Look-Out
- Danger Points
- "Devil's Back"
- 20. Very Old Engines (1965)
- Crosspatch
- Bucking Bronco
- Stick-in-the-Mud
- Duck and Dukes
- 21. Main Line Engines (1966)
- The Diseasel
- Buzz Buzz
- Wrong Road
- Edward's Exploit
- 22. Small Railway Engines (1967)
- Ballast
- Tit for Tat
- Mike's Whistle
- Useful Railway
- 23. Enterprising Engines (1968)
- Tenders for Henry
- Super Rescue
- Escape
- Little Western
- 24. Oliver the Western Engine (1969)
- Donald's Duck
- Resource and Sagacity
- Toad Stands By
- Bulgy
- 25. Duke the Lost Engine (1970)
- Granpuff
- Bulldog
- You Can't Win!
- Sleeping Beauty
- 26. Tramway Engines (1972)
- Ghost Train
- Woolly Bear
- Mavis
- Toby's Tightrope
Trivia
- Despite it's name, it does not contain all of the volumes of the Railway Series, as it is lacking Christopher Awdry's works.
- A sequel of sorts to this book was released in 2007, named Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection. This book contains all of Christopher Awdry's books, bar Thomas and His Friends.