Uncovering the West Midlands roots of Thomas the Tank Engine
It is Christopher Awdry's measles in the 1942 that led his father to create Thomas the Tank Engine.
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""It's not something we've really publicised," Christopher Awdry joked."
— Christopher Awdry , Other
""the rest was history," said Christopher Awdry."
— Christopher Awdry , Other
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It is Christopher Awdry's measles in the 1942 that led his father to create Thomas the Tank Engine.
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