Best Railway Series Books

A list of the best books in the Railway Series (Thomas the Tank Engine) not the individual stories within said books.
The Top Ten
1 Thomas the Tank Engine

The first appearance of the iconic hero

2 The Three Railway Engines

The one that started it all! Edward is the true main character of the Railway Series

3 Gordon the Big Engine

The queen of England makes an appearance!

4 Henry the Green Engine

The flying kipper is Henry's iconic moment

5 Oliver the Western Engine

Oliver shows the trucks who's boss

6 James the Red Engine

James has the best accidents

7 Wilbert the Forest Engine
8 Percy the Small Engine

Percy's greatest moment in the series is the flood

9 Duck and the Diesel Engine
10 Toby the Tram Engine

First appearance of Toby

The Contenders
11 Tank Engine Thomas Again

Bertie's race was the best

12 Troublesome Engines

It's based on an actual railroad strike

13 Four Little Engines
14 Duke the Lost Engine
15 Edward the Blue Engine

Edward is the greatest character

16 Jock the New Engine
17 Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine

Stepney is based on a real engine

18 Branch Line Engines

Daisy is the first female character in the series

19 James and the Diesel Engines
20 Mountain Engines
21 Toby, Trucks and Trouble
22 Thomas and Victoria
23 Small Railway Engines
24 Thomas and the Twins
25 The Twin Engines

The first book to acknowledge the genocidal scrapping of steam locomotives

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