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James The Red Engine
James the Red Engine is a fictional character from ''the Railway Series'' children's books created by Wilbert Awdry and the television adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. He is an anthropomorphic tender locomotive, and is the number 5 engine on the North Western Railway (fictional), North Western Railway, the Fat Controller's railway on the Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. James debuted in the 1946 book ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. Two books in the series, ''James the Red Engine'' and ''James and the Diesel Engines'', are dedicated to James. Prototype and background James first appeared in ''The Railway Series'' in the 1946 book ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. He was named after James Furze, a friend of the publisher's son. He was originally painted black. At the request of the publishers, Awdry dedicated ''List of Railway Series books#James the Red Engine, James the Red Engine'' to the character. James was painted red in this and subsequent books. James is based on the L& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Railway Series
''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wilbert Awdry. Awdry wrote 26 books; the final one being written in October 1972. His son, Christopher Awdry, Christopher, wrote 16 more between September 1983 and July 2011. The series features many anthropomorphic vehicles. Thomas eventually became the most popular and famous character in the series and the titular character of the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' from 1984 to 2021. The children's television series originated as adaptations of these stories. Nearly all of ''The Railway Series'' stories were based on real-life events. As a lifelong railway enthusiast, Awdry was keen that his stories should be as realistic as possible. The engine characters were mostly based upon real classes of locomotives, and some of the railways th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with fact, history, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, fiction refers to literature, written narratives in prose often specifically novels, novellas, and short story, short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any Media (communication), medium, including not just writings but also drama, live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition and theory Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly expressed, so the audience expects a work of fiction to deviate to a greater or lesser degree from the real world, rather than presenting for instance only factually accurate portrayals or character (arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pony Truck
A Bissell or Bissel truck (also Bissel bogie or pony truck) is a single-axle bogie which pivots towards the centre of a steam locomotive to enable it to negotiate curves more easily. Invented in 1857 by and usually then known as a ''pony truck'', it is a very simple and common means of designing a carrying wheel. Name variants A pony truck in railway terminology, is a leading truck with only two wheels. Its invention is generally credited to Bissell, who devised one in 1857 and patented it the following year. Hence the term ''Bissel bogie'', ''Bissel truck'', or ''Bissel axle'' is used in continental Europe. In the UK, the term is Bissell truck. Conservative locomotive builders in Bissell's native United States did not take to the new design, and it was not implemented until after the Eastern Counties Railway in the United Kingdom fitted one to their No. 248 in 1859. Pony trucks of similar design became very popular on British locomotives thereafter. Properties and us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Its People, History And Railways
ITS, its or it's may refer to: Language * It's, an English contraction of ''it is'' or ''it has'' * Its (pronoun), the possessive form of the pronoun it * Itsekiri language (ISO 639 language code its), a language found in Nigeria and the Niger Delta Arts and entertainment * Improvisational Tribal Style, a subgenre of Tribal Style belly dance * ''It's'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2012 Businesses * Illinois Traction System, an American railroad * Industrial Tomography Systems, a manufacturer of process visualization systems based upon the principles of tomography * International Transportation Service, an American container terminal company Education * Indian Theological Seminary, an interdenominational seminary in India * Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (''Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember''), a public engineering institute in Surabaya, Indonesia * Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (ITS Leeds) * Institute of Technological Studies, Sri Lanka * Institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Aspinall (engineer)
Sir John Audley Frederick Aspinall (25 August 1851 – 19 January 1937) was an English mechanical engineer who served as Locomotive Superintendent of the Great Southern and Western Railway (GS&WR) of Ireland and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) of England. He introduced vacuum brakes to his locomotives in Ireland, a trend which was followed in Britain, and designed several locomotives. He was also president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Biography Aspinall was born on 25 August 1851 in Liverpool to a Roman Catholic judge. He attended the Roman Catholic boarding school of Beaumont College, Berkshire before being apprenticed to engineers John Ramsbottom and Francis Webb of the London and North Western Railway in 1868. He was sent by Webb to the United States of America in 1872 where he was greatly impressed by the larger loading gauge in use there. In 1875, he moved to the Great Southern and Western Railway of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L&YR Class 27
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 27 is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for freight work on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). Construction and operation Class 27 locomotives were designed by John Aspinall and 490 were built between 1889 and 1918 at Horwich Works. Before the revision of the class designation by Hughes in 1919, these locomotives belonged to the 11, 41, 898 and 654 classes. It was the standard goods engine used by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. Aspinall opted for a two-cylinder format with a non superheated round-topped boiler. David Joy's configuration of valve gear was employed. By the time Aspinall became general manager of the L&YR on 1 July 1899, 340 of the simple but powerful engines of the 11 class had been built. A further sixty 11 class locomotives were on order, which were built under his successor, Henry Hoy during 1899–1901. A final ninety were built between 1906 and 1918 under Hoy's successor, George Hughes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L&YR Class 28
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 28 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by George Hughes for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR). It was a redesign of Aspinall's Class 27, with the addition of a superheater. The class consisted of both newly built locomotives as well as rebuilt Class 27 locomotives. Technical specifications The locomotives of the Class 28 had two inside cylinders and an inside Joy valve gear, similar to the Class 27. However, instead of the slide valves used in the Class 27, the Class 28 had piston valves due to the addition of a superheater. All newly built locomotives of the Class 28 and some of the converted locomotives received Belpaire fireboxes and had larger cylinders compared to the Class 27 locomotive, which cylinders. Furthermore, the smokebox was extended to accommodate the superheater header, the footplate and the front sandboxes were extended, too. The drivers had the same diameter of as the Class 27. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornhill Geograph-2804211-by-Ben-Brooksbank
Thornhill may refer to: People * Thornhill (surname) Artists * Thornhill (band) Places Canada * Thornhill, British Columbia * Thornhill, Maple Ridge, British Columbia * Thornhill, Nova Scotia * Thornhill, Ontario ** Thornhill (federal electoral district) ** Thornhill (provincial electoral district) ** Markham—Thornhill (electoral district) South Africa * Thornhill, Kouga, Eastern Cape * Thornhill, Enoch Mgijima, Eastern Cape United Kingdom * Thornhill, Cardiff, Wales * Thornhill, Cumbria, England * Thornhill, Derbyshire, England * Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Thornhill, Southampton, England * Thornhill, Stirling, Scotland * Thornhill, Torfaen, Cwmbran, Wales * Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England ** Thornhill Trojans, amateur rugby league club, Thornhill, West Yorkshire * Thornhill, Wiltshire, England * Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England United States * Thornhill (Forkland, Alabama), a historic plantation listed on the National R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sodor (fictional Island)
The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the primary setting for ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and its television adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. It lies in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Inspiration and creation Awdry wanted a consistent set of locations for ''The Railway Series''. He wanted them to be in Great Britain, but sufficiently isolated from British Railways to allow him to write the stories he wanted. He was inspired during a 1950 visit to the Isle of Man, which forms the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Awdry, a Church of England cleric, noted that while there was an Isle of Man, there was no island of Sodor. He decided to create a fictional island of "Sodor" as the setting for his books. Sodor would be between England and the Isle of Man, isolated from the British railway system, but somewhere that readers could easily imagine. Awdry and his younger brother George worked out Sodor's history, geography, industry and language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fat Controller
The Fat Controller is a fictional character originating from ''The Railway Series'' books written by Wilbert Awdry, Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. In the first two books in the series (''List of books in The Railway Series#The Three Railway Engines, The Three Railway Engines'' and ''List of books in The Railway Series#Thomas the Tank Engine, Thomas the Tank Engine'') he is known as The Fat Director, and as of the third book (''List of books in The Railway Series#James the Red Engine, James the Red Engine'') he becomes The Fat Controller. In the introduction to the 1951 book ''List of books in The Railway Series#Henry the Green Engine, Henry the Green Engine'', his real name is revealed to be Sir Topham Hatt. The Fat Controller also appears in the television series ''Thomas & Friends'', adapted from the books. On television, he was usually portrayed in the form of several different static figures made with either wood or lead during series one, and resin from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Western Railway (fictional)
The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the primary setting for ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and its television adaptation ''Thomas & Friends''. It lies in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and the Isle of Man. Inspiration and creation Awdry wanted a consistent set of locations for ''The Railway Series''. He wanted them to be in Great Britain, but sufficiently isolated from British Railways to allow him to write the stories he wanted. He was inspired during a 1950 visit to the Isle of Man, which forms the Diocese of Sodor and Man. Awdry, a Church of England cleric, noted that while there was an Isle of Man, there was no island of Sodor. He decided to create a fictional island of "Sodor" as the setting for his books. Sodor would be between England and the Isle of Man, isolated from the British railway system, but somewhere that readers could easily imagine. Awdry and his younger brother George worked out Sodor's history, geography, industry and language ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tender Locomotive
A tender is a special railroad car, rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood fuel, wood, coal, fuel oil, oil or torrefaction, torrefied biomass) and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so their tenders are necessary to keep them running over long distances. A locomotive that pulls a tender is called a tender locomotive. Locomotives that do not have tenders and carry all their fuel and water on board are called ''tank locomotives'' or ''tank engines''. A Gangway connection#Locomotives (corridor tenders), corridor tender is a locomotive tender with a passageway to one side, allowing crew changes on the fly. A brake tender is a tender that is heavy and used (primarily) to provide greater braking efficiency. General functions The largest steam locomotives are semi-permanently coupled by a Drawbar (haulage), drawbar to a tender that carries the water and fuel. The fuel source used depends on what is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
