The father of all tank engines - Reverend Awdry

I recently came across this very rare footage of an interview with Reverend Wilbert Awdry - literally the father of Thomas the Tank Engine. The interview is from an old BBC documentary about a historic train journey of the Flying Scotsman from London to Edinburgh in 1962. Reverend Awdry was on that train and talks about how he came up with all the names for Thomas' friends.

It's a must watch if your little one is into Thomas!

Enjoy,

Stefan

Budgeting Tip - train sets and tracks

If your toddler is into trains and you've started with the wooden train sets of Thomas the Tank Engine you'll soon realise that the tracks and toys are literally worth their weight in gold. Many simple sets, track extensions or even single engines can set you back by more than $20 a pop. So what do you do? Use alternative manufacturer's sets and tracks that are compatible with Thomas and Friends but A LOT CHEAPER (your toddler will pay with them just the same ... as long as they fit). To save you some valuable research time into this I've compiled a list of alternative suppliers with Thomas compatable products: * Brio * Melissa and Doug * KidKraft * Maple Landmark * Tesco * TulipToys There's also quite a cool product called "suretrack" that you can use for old tracks with broken connectors (so you don't have to replace them). If you come across any other compatible products - let us know! Cheers, Stef