The Railway Series
Other people associated with "The Railway Series" were also referenced. In Dalby's books, he made allusions to himself twice on store signs (Seen in "Off the Rails" and "Saved from Scrap") and a reference to E.T.L. Marriott, who edited "The Railway Series", in "Percy Takes the Plunge" on a "Ship Chandlers" company sign. Peter Edwards also notes that he based Gordon's face on Eric Marriot's.