Historic England honors Wilbert Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, with a blue plaque in Stroud, marking 80 years since his first book's publication. Historic England honra a Wilbert Awdry, creador de Thomas the Tank Engine, con una placa azul en Stroud, conmemorando 80 años desde la publicación de su primer libro.

Historic England will unveil a national blue plaque at 30 Rodborough Avenue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, honoring Reverend Wilbert Awdry, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, marking 80 years since the 1945 publication of the first book in The Railway Series. Historic England dará a conocer una placa azul nacional en 30 Rodborough Avenue en Stroud, Gloucestershire, en honor al reverendo Wilbert Awdry, creador de Thomas the Tank Engine, conmemorando los 80 años desde la publicación en 1945 del primer libro de la serie The Railway. Awdry, born in 1911, wrote 26 books in the series, later continued by his son Christopher, helping the franchise reach millions of sales. Awdry, nacido en 1911, escribió 26 libros de la serie, que más tarde continuó su hijo Christopher, ayudando a la franquicia a alcanzar millones de ventas. The plaque, unveiled by his daughter Veronica Chambers and Historic England’s Duncan Wilson, recognizes his lasting legacy during the UK’s Railway 200 celebrations. La placa, desvelada por su hija Veronica Chambers y Duncan Wilson de Historic England, reconoce su legado duradero durante las celebraciones de los 200 años del ferrocarril del Reino Unido.