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|title=<center>Thomas the Tank Engine (original illustrated edition)</center>
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|imagecaption=1946 dust jacket cover.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=05 Feb 2017
|foundby=[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/User:291_Thomas_the_tank_engine Thomas the tank engine]
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'''''Thomas the Tank Engine''''' is the 2nd book of The Railway Series published in 1946, and was the introduction of Thomas, arguably the series' most popular character.  

When the book was first published in 1946, '''it had illustrations done by Reginald Payne instead of the now iconic drawings done by Clarence Reginald Dalby'''. Though he remained uncredited, Payne's illustrations were praised for being bolder and more eye-catching than the illustrations of the previous book. Wilbert Awdry (the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine) was very pleased with the illustrations, with the exception of certain goofs such as various point work and track inaccuracies, with said goofs being fixed in C. Reginald Dalby's revised edition in 1950. Payne was due to be brought back to do the illustrations for ''James the Red Engine'', but he had suffered a nervous breakdown by that point, and therefore couldn't do it. The 1946 illustrations were lost for a long time, with the exception of one original illustration found by TEngine on the ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' Wiki.

==Availability==
On February 5th, 2017, ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' Wiki user Thomas the tank engine updated the Wiki's page on Reginald to include all the original illustrations of the book.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
File:ThomasandtheTrucksRS4.png|An illustration example uploaded on the ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' Wiki.
</gallery>

==See Also==
===Thomas & Friends===
*[[Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go (partially found test animation of reboot of British children TV series; 2019)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels (lost original cut of direct-to-DVD film; existence unconfirmed; 2011)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Jack Jumps In" (found Alec Baldwin narration of British children's TV series episode; 2002)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Series 7" (partially found original music of British children's TV series American dub; mid-2000s)]]
*[[Thomas & Friends "Series 12" (partially found Pierce Brosnan narrations of British children's animated series; 2008)]]

===Thomas the Tank Engine===
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine (lost pilot episode of unproduced 2D animated adaptation of "The Railway Series" books; 1976)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Down the Mine" (partially found pitch pilot version of British children's TV series episode; 1983)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "The Missing Coach" (partially found footage from cancelled British children's TV series episode; 1986)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 3" (found original Michael Angelis narrations of British children's TV series episodes; 1991)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine "Season 4" (found pre-recorded version of British children's TV series episodes; 1994)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (partially lost deleted scenes of British children's TV series; 1984-2021)]]

===Other===
*[[The Adventures of Thomas (partially found production material of cancelled "Thomas the Tank Engine" live-action film; early-mid 2010s)]]
*[[Barry the Rescue Engine (lost production material of cancelled "The Railway Series" book; 1980s)]]
*[[Jack and the Sodor Construction Company (partially lost episodes and production material of cancelled spin-off series; 2002)]]
*[[Storytime with Thomas (partially found Fox Family series; 1999-2000)]]
*[[The Thomas & Friends Institute of Innovation (partially found informational short film; 2013-2014)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (found deleted scenes of children's fantasy adventure film; 2000)]]
*[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad (lost test footage of 3.5" character models for British children's TV series; 1995)]]
*[[Thomas and the U.K. Trip & Thomas Number 1 (found Japanese "Thomas the Tank Engine" crossover TV special and music video; 1991)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (found build of cancelled NES port of educational game; 1993)]]
*[[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (lost build of cancelled PlayStation educational game; 1999)]]
*[[The Three Railway Engines (lost live BBC broadcast adaptation of "The Railway Series" books; 1953)]]
*[[The Three Railway Engines (found original edition of book; 1945)]]

==External Link==
*[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Reginald_Payne/Gallery A ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' Wiki page containing all the original illustrations.]

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