Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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The Rev. W. Awdry's RAILWAY STORIES
Book 8: GORDON THE BIG ENGINE
Published by Edmund Ward in 1953
Read aloud by me on May 9-27, 2025

Illustrations by C. Reginald Dalby
Special thanks to @TheUnluckyTug_official for the illustrations featured.

Gordon, that proud and pompous Express Engine, appeared in all the earlier books in this series, but this is the first time that he has had a book named after him.

OUR STORY STOPS ARE:
1. Off the Rails
2. Leaves
3. Down the Mine
4. Paint Pots and Queens