SERIES 2
Released on YouTube from Monday 28 June to Friday 20 August 2021, Series 2 of Sodor Railway Tales contains 32 episodes, with all episodes adapted from each individual story in Books 8-15 of The Railway Series (1953 – 1960), all written by Wilbert Awdry himself.
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Episodes 1-4 of Series 2 are taken from the eighth Railway Series book, Gordon the Big Engine (1953), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby and read by George Brind.
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"Dear Ian,
You asked for a book about Gordon. Here it is. He has been naughty, and the Fat Controller was stern with him.
Gordon has now learned his lesson and is a Really Useful Engine again.
The Author"
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EPISODE 1: OFF THE RAILS
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EPISODE 2: LEAVES
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EPISODE 3: DOWN THE MINE
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EPISODE 4: PAINT POTS AND QUEENS
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Episodes 5-8 of Series 2 are taken from the ninth Railway Series book, Edward the Blue Engine (1954), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby and read by Thomas Brind, with Jerry De La Rue guest starring in Episodes 6 and 8.
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"Dear Friends,
I think most of you are fond of Edward. His Driver and Fireman, Charlie Sand and Sidney Hever, are fond of him, too. They were very pleased when they knew I was giving Edward a book all to himself.
Edward is old and some of the other engines were rude about the clanking noise he made as he did his work.
They aren't rude now! These stories tell you why.
The Author"
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EPISODE 5: COWS
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EPISODE 6: BERTIE'S CHASE
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EPISODE 7: SAVED FROM SCRAP
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EPISODE 8: OLD IRON
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Episodes 9-12 of Series 2 are taken from the tenth Railway Series book, Four Little Engines (1955), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby and read by Thomas Puttock.
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"Dear Friends,
Sir Handel Brown is the owner of a little Railway which goes to Skarloey and Rheneas. Skarloey means Lake in the Woods, and Rheneas means Divided Waterfall. They are beautiful places, and lots of people visit them.
The Owner is very busy, so Mr. Peter Sam, the Thin Controller, manages the Railway.
The two Engines, who are called Skarloey and Rheneas, grew old and tired, so the owner bought two others.
The stories tell you what happened.
The Author"
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EPISODE 9: SKARLOEY REMEMBERS
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EPISODE 10: SIR HANDEL
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EPISODE 11: PETER SAM AND THE REFRESHMENT LADY
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EPISODE 12: OLD FAITHFUL
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Episodes 13-16 of Series 2 are taken from the eleventh Railway Series book, Percy the Small Engine (1956), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby and read by Jen Griffin.
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"Dear Christopher, and Giles, and Peter, and Clive,
Thank you for writing to ask for a book about Percy. He is still cheeky, and we were afraid (the Fat Controller and I) that if he had a book to himself, it might make him cheekier than ever, and that would never do!
But Percy has been such a Really Useful Engine that we both think he deserves a book. Here it is.
The Author"
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EPISODE 13: PERCY AND THE SIGNAL
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EPISODE 14: DUCK TAKES CHARGE
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EPISODE 15: PERCY AND HAROLD
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EPISODE 16: PERCY'S PROMISE
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Episodes 17-20 of Series 2 are taken from the twelfth Railway Series book, The Eight Famous Engines (1957), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by John T. Kenney and read by Fiona Brind.
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"Dear Friends,
The Fat Controller's engines are now quite famous. They have been on the radio and had many other adventures. But he had another plan, too, for his engines and this book will tell you what it was.
The Author"
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EPISODE 17: PERCY TAKES THE PLUNGE
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EPISODE 18: GORDON GOES FOREIGN
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EPISODE 19: DOUBLE HEADER
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EPISODE 20: THE FAT CONTROLLER'S ENGINES
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Episodes 21-24 of Series 2 are taken from the fourteenth Railway Series book, Duck and the Diesel Engine (1958), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by John T. Kenney and read by Jerry De La Rue.
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"Dear Friends,
We have had two visitors to our railway. One of these, City of Truro, is a very famous engine. We were sorry when we had to say goodbye to him.
The other visitor was different. "I do not believe", writes the Fat Controller, "that all diesels are troublesome, but this one upset our engines and made Duck very unhappy".
The Author"
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EPISODE 21: DOMELESS ENGINES
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EPISODE 22: POP GOES THE DIESEL
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EPISODE 23: DIRTY WORK
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EPISODE 24: A CLOSE SHAVE
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Episodes 25-28 of Series 2 are taken from the fourteenth Railway Series book, The Little Old Engine (1959), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by John T. Kenney and read by George Brind.
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"Dear Friends,
You remember in Four Little Engines that Sir Handel Brown, The Owner, sent Skarloey away to be mended. These stories tell what happened when "The Little Old Engine" came home.
Skarloey is not real. You can only see him in these books. But there is a real engine just like Skarloey. He is very, very old, and has been mended. His name is Talyllyn, and he lives at Towyn in Wales.
You would all enjoy going to see him at work.
The Author"
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EPISODE 25: TRUCKS!
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EPISODE 26: HOME AT LAST
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EPISODE 27: ROCK 'N' ROLL
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EPISODE 28: LITTLE OLD TWINS
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Episodes 29-32 of Series 2 are taken from the fifteenth Railway Series book, The Twin Engines (1960), written by his reverence Wilbert Awdry, illustrated by John T. Kenney and read by Jerry De La Rue.
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"Dear Friends,
The Fat Controller has just been having a disturbing time! He ordered one goods engine from Scotland and was surprised to receive two!
They had both lost their numbers and no one knew which was which. So he didn't know which engine to keep.
The Author"
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EPISODE 29: "HULLO TWINS!"
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EPISODE 30: THE MISSING COACH
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EPISODE 31: BREAK VAN
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EPISODE 32: THE DEPUTATION
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