I found this through the How Stuff Works website. This guy figured out what real life engines Thomas and the other engines were based on. Check out his site at http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/awdry/! :thumb:
Michael
Michael
Yahoo! is sure tight with their free website service ain't they? This is what I got Fred
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http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/awdry/
Turbomotive said:Many thanks also to Michael for opening this thread and dash10 for pointing to the site's most serious drawback, so toasts to "The Gauge" all round!!