Rev W V Awdry - Biography from the Audry family website. Photo of Rev and Mrs Audry in 1978. - http://www.aran48.dsl.pipex.com/wilbert.htm
BBC News: Facelift for 'Thomas' station - The train station which inspired the Thomas the Tank Engine tales receives £1.2m for a new museum and makeover. Plus links to other 'Thomas' news items. Brief history of the books. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2847945.stm
The Origins of Thomas the Tank Engine - The origin of the stories created by Anglican clergyman Reverend Wilbert Awdry, as a way of entertaining his young son Christopher. Pictures of some book covers. - http://www.iglobal.com/Drew/origins.htm