page_title: North Western Railway (fictional)
hierarchical_section_title: North Western Railway (fictional)
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). A map of the Island of Sodor from The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry. Drawn by AmosWolfe on 11th September 2005, using the software package Serif DrawPlus, in the style of the London Underground maps by Harry Beck A number of different maps of this island, including an original painted by Rev. Awdry can be found on this excellent website. Source files for my vector-based drawings can be found here: http://www.vintagetransport.org.uk/wikipedia/.
context_page_description: The North Western Railway is the main railway company featured in The Railway Series, a series of fictional books by the Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry, and in the television series Thomas and Friends, by Britt Allcroft. Although the company's name has never been specifically stated in the books, it was mentioned as such in tie-in books such as The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways by Awdry, and also on some maps that were drawn to accompany the Railway Series.
  The railway is situated on the fictional Island of Sodor and is usually referred to as the Fat Controller's Railway after the nickname of its chief executive or chairman Sir Topham Hatt.
  The railway's motto is "Nil Unquam Simile", which is Latin for "There's nothing quite like it".
  In the television series Thomas & Friends, which is based on characters from the Railway Series books, the NWR is the main standard gauge railway on Sodor; although, the railway is known as the "Sodor Railway", "The Fat Controller's Railway", or "The Big Railway" in episodes focusing on the Skarloey Railway. The Adventure Begins marks the very first time the name North Western Railway is used in the television series.
context_section_description: The North Western Railway is the main railway company featured in The Railway Series, a series of fictional books by the Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry, and in the television series Thomas and Friends, by Britt Allcroft. Although the company's name has never been specifically stated in the books, it was mentioned as such in tie-in books such as The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways by Awdry, and also on some maps that were drawn to accompany the Railway Series.
  The railway is situated on the fictional Island of Sodor and is usually referred to as the Fat Controller's Railway after the nickname of its chief executive or chairman Sir Topham Hatt.
  The railway's motto is "Nil Unquam Simile", which is Latin for "There's nothing quite like it".
  In the television series Thomas & Friends, which is based on characters from the Railway Series books, the NWR is the main standard gauge railway on Sodor; although, the railway is known as the "Sodor Railway", "The Fat Controller's Railway", or "The Big Railway" in episodes focusing on the Skarloey Railway. The Adventure Begins marks the very first time the name North Western Railway is used in the television series.
caption: The Island of Sodor Railway in the style of Harry Beck (click to enlarge).
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