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''[[The Railway Series]]'' is a British [[Book series|series]] of [[children's book]]s written by both [[Wilbert Awdry]] and his son [[Christopher Awdry]].

== The Wilbert Awdry Era: 1945–1972 ==
The first 26 books in the series were written by [[Wilbert Awdry]].


=== ''The Three Railway Engines'' ===
* Book no. 1
* Published 12 May 1945
* Illustrated by William Middleton, later by [[C. Reginald Dalby]]

; Stories
* Edward's Day Out
* Edward and Gordon
* The Sad Story of Henry
* Edward, Gordon and Henry

This is the first book in the series, and introduces Edward, Henry, Gordon and [[The Fat Controller|the Fat Director]] (who later became the Fat Controller; also known as Sir Topham Hatt).

; Notes
* These stories were first told to the young [[Christopher Awdry]] in 1942 when he was sick with [[measles]], but due to [[World War II|wartime]] conditions, they were not published until 1945.
* These stories were not intended to take place in a single volume, or even on the same railway. ''Edward, Gordon and Henry'' was written at the insistence of the publishers, Edmund Ward & Co, to bring the three characters together and to create a happy ending.
* The stories were originally illustrated by William Middleton. However, Awdry was unhappy with the simplistic depictions of his characters and several errors in the artwork. In 1949, C. Reginald Dalby re-illustrated the book, and it is this version that remains in print.<ref name=Sibley>{{cite book|author=Sibley, Brian|title=The Thomas the Tank Engine Man|year=1995|publisher=Heinemann|location=London|isbn=0-434-96909-5}}
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=== ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' ===
* Book no. 2
* Published 14 September 1946
* Illustrated by Reginald Payne, later modified by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Thomas and Gordon
* Thomas's Train
* Thomas and the Trucks
* Thomas and the Breakdown Train
[[Thomas the Tank Engine|Thomas]] is a tank engine who works at the big station, fetching coaches for the big engines and longs for greater things beyond the station yard. Unfortunately, his efforts go wrong. However, after showing that he can be a useful engine following [[James the Red Engine|James]]' accident with some trucks, he is rewarded with his own [[branch line]] and two faithful coaches named Annie and Clarabel.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Thomas, James, Annie and Clarabel (who are not named yet until on the fourth volume "Tank Engine Thomas Again", also mentioned in the first chapter "Thomas and the Guard").
* The big station is not identified but it is most likely Vicarstown.
* The Fat Controller makes his return in this book and is changed from a pompous figure of fun to a fatherlier character. He is also established as the sole director of the railway, rather than one of several.<ref name=Sibley />
* C. Reginald Dalby is often erroneously identified as the illustrator. The original artist was actually Reginald Payne; Dalby simply made some further touches to the illustrations in 1950. One noticeable change was the fifth illustration of Thomas and Gordon, where Thomas pulls the coaches in backwards; when originally painted he was pulling them in forwards.
* This was the first book to include a [[foreword]], a feature that would appear in every subsequent book in the Series.

=== ''James the Red Engine'' ===
* Book no. 3
* Published 14 September 1948
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby
; <big>Stories</big>
* James and the Top Hat
* James and the Bootlace
* Troublesome Trucks
* James and the Express

[[James the Red Engine|James]] returns from the works in a red livery given to him to make him feel better after his accident. Unfortunately, he is rather careless with the coaches and gets into a lot of trouble with [[The Fat Controller]] after tearing a hole in one of their brake pipes. He is left in the shed because of it, but after making some troublesome trucks behave, he regains the trust of [[The Fat Controller]] and by pulling the Express when [[List of characters in The Railway Series|Gordon]] couldn't, he proves that he can be really useful.

; Notes
* The Fat "Director" is renamed [[The Fat Controller|the Fat "Controller"]] in this book. This is because this book was published after the [[Big Four (British railway companies)|Big Four railway companies]] had been nationalized into [[British Railways]] and [[Sir Topham Hatt]] was now the controller of a region of BR instead of a director of a private company.
* This was the first volume to be illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby from first publication.
* Awdry often said that this was his least favourite book, as it had been written in a hurry to meet a deadline rather than purely from inspiration.<ref name=Sibley />

=== ''Tank Engine Thomas Again'' ===
* Book no. 4
* Published 31 December 1949
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Thomas and the Guard
* Thomas Goes Fishing
* Thomas, Terence and the Snow
* Thomas and Bertie

This book concerns the further adventures of Thomas on his branch line, with the bigger engines relegated to cameo appearances. Thomas leaves his [[Conductor (rail)|guard]] (or railway conductor) behind by mistake, accidentally goes fishing because of a broken water column and some water from a bucket, gets stuck in the snow and is freed by Terence and has a race with Bertie.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Terence and Bertie.
* The first time Annie and Clarabel are named in this book.
* The bridge that appears in ''Thomas Goes Fishing'' is based on [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]'s bridge at [[Maidenhead]].
* Henry's brief appearance in the book caused a great deal of trouble for Awdry, as Dalby depicted him as looking identical to Gordon. The author received several complaints and developed a stock answer to explain the problem – that Henry had been repaired using Gordon's spare parts.<ref name=Sibley />

=== ''Troublesome Engines'' ===
* Book no. 5
* Published January 1950
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Henry and the Elephant
* Tenders and Turntables
* Trouble in the Shed
* Percy Runs Away

The big engines are missing Thomas. Since he left to run his branch line, they feel overworked, and some embarrassing incidents for all three of them lead them to go on [[Strike action|strike]]. The Fat Controller addresses the problem by bringing in a new tank engine to do the shunting.

; Notes
* The first appearance of Percy. Awdry was unhappy with Dalby's depiction of the character, which he felt did not look like a real engine ("a green caterpillar with red stripes"). This would cause further friction between the author and the illustrator later on.
* Henry appears in green for the first time since the end of ''The Three Railway Engines'', at the end of which he had been painted blue.<ref name=Sibley />
* The central theme of this book reflects the fact that, at the time when the book was written, there were labour difficulties on real-life [[British Railways]].

=== ''Henry the Green Engine'' ===
* Book no. 6
* Published June 1951
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Coal
* The Flying Kipper
* Gordon's Whistle
* Percy and the Trousers
* Henry's Sneeze

Henry has been having a lot of problems. He cannot steam properly, and so is often ill. The Fat Controller tries to solve the problem with expensive [[Wales|Welsh]] [[coal]]. When Henry has an accident, the Fat Controller decides to solve the problems once and for all by sending Henry to [[Crewe Works]]. Henry returns with a new shape and a much better outlook on life and enjoys a number of adventures with the other engines.

; Notes
* This was the only book to feature five stories instead of the usual four.
* This is the first book to refer to the Fat Controller by his formal name, Sir Topham Hatt.
* This book was largely written because Awdry was unhappy with C. Reginald Dalby's depiction of Henry. He was inconsistent and often looked identical to Gordon. By having the character rebuilt, this problem was solved.
* This was the first book in which all the engines carried numbers: Thomas 1, Edward 2, Henry 3, Gordon 4, James 5, and Percy 6.
* The story ''Henry's Sneeze'' was to cause problems for Awdry, because it described some soot-covered boys who ran away as being "as black as [[nigger]]s." In 1972, complaints were made about the use of the term. Despite initially resisting, Awdry was convinced to make the change by a parent who wrote to him on the subject. He apologized as the line was changed in subsequent editions to "as black as soot".<ref name=Sibley />

=== ''Toby the Tram Engine'' ===
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* Book no. 7
* Published April 1952
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Toby and the Stout Gentleman
* Thomas in Trouble
* Dirty Objects
* Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas

Thomas is having trouble with the [[police]] by traveling to Ffarquhar Quarry without [[Cowcatcher|cowcatchers]] and side-plates to cover his wheels. The Fat Controller realizes that there is a solution. While on holiday with his wife and two grandchildren, he met [[Toby the Tram Engine|Toby]], a tram engine, who together with his coach Henrietta, has been having problems of his own with his railway in [[East Anglia]] closing down.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Toby, Henrietta, Mrs. Kyndley, Stephen, and Bridget. Stephen, seen in this book as a child, would become the third Fat Controller by the time of "James and the Diesel Engines", except for Old Stuck-Up.
* The character of Toby was first inspired by a similar engine seen shunting at [[Great Yarmouth]] by the Rev. W. and Christopher Awdry.<ref name=Sibley />
* Although Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas was not adapted, a flashback from this story was used in the television version of Thomas' Christmas Party.

=== ''Gordon the Big Engine'' ===
* Book no. 8
* Published December 1953
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Off the Rails
* Leaves
* Down the Mine
* Paint Pots and Queens

Gordon has an accident by means of being lazy and careless, and so is taken off passenger duties. He helps the other engines out when they get into trouble and is eventually judged to be sensible enough to pull the [[British Royal Train|Royal Train]].

;Notes
* This book featured a special appearance by [[Queen Elizabeth II]], who succeeded her deceased father, [[King George VI]], in 1952, and was crowned in 1953. Awdry had sent copies of the early ''Railway Series'' books to the young [[Prince Charles, The Duke of Cornwall|Prince Charles, the Duke of Cornwall]] (later Prince of Wales and Finally, King of [[the United Kingdom]]) as a gift.<ref name=Sibley />

=== ''Edward the Blue Engine'' ===
* Book no. 9
* Published February 1954
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Cows
* Bertie's Chase
* Saved from Scrap
* Old Iron

Edward is the oldest and wisest engine on Sodor. He is also kind and sensible. In the book, Edward is long overdue for an overhaul. However, he shows that he is far from useless and can teach the bigger engines a thing or two.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Trevor and the [[Vicar]] of Wellsworth.
* Edward's driver and [[Fireman (steam engine)|fireman]] are identified in this book as being named Charlie Sand and Sidney Hever, the only engine crew to be given names (apart from Henry's fireman, revealed to be named Ted in the ''Thomas & Friends'' annuals).

=== ''Four Little Engines'' ===
* Book no. 10
* Published October 1955
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Skarloey Remembers
* Sir Handel
* Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady
* Old Faithful

Rheneas is away being overhauled, and the [[Skarloey Railway]] has recently acquired two new engines: Sir Handel and Peter Sam. Peter Sam is naïve but well-meaning, but Sir Handel is rude and arrogant. Skarloey shows Sir Handel how to do things when he rescues the pompous engine's train.

; Notes
* This book was written at the suggestion of [[L. T. C. Rolt]] and was based upon the [[Talyllyn Railway]].{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
* The story "Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady" was inspired by an incident when Awdry was left behind on the railway when he was a volunteer as a guard.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
* The other three stories in the book are all based directly on L. T. C. Rolt's book ''Railway Adventure'' which describes the first two years of operation of the Talyllyn Railway by enthusiasts.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
* The illustration of Glennock Station is based on [[Aberllefenni]] Station on the [[Corris Railway]].{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}
* The story ''Old Faithful'' marks the first time in the Thomas & Friends franchise when the line ''Luckily no one was hurt'' was said. <ref> {{cite book|title=Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection|year=2023|publisher=Farshore}} </ref>

=== ''Percy the Small Engine'' ===
* Book no. 11
* Published September 1956
* Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby

; Stories
* Percy and the Signal
* Duck Takes Charge
* Percy and Harold
* Percy's Promise

Percy loves playing jokes, which sometimes gets him into trouble with the bigger engines, so the Fat Controller obtains a new engine, nicknamed "Duck", to do shunting work and sends Percy to work with Thomas and Toby on their branch line. He meets Harold the Helicopter and saves the day during a flood.
* The first appearances of Duck and Harold.
* A piece of [[fictional music]] occurs in the third story, in the form of a song sung by Percy's fireman. The tune was composed by Awdry and is featured at the end of the book.
* This was the last volume to be illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby. Awdry did not like the way Dalby portrayed Percy, saying that he made the engine look like "a green [[caterpillar]] with red stripes". Outraged, Dalby resigned from the ''Railway Series'' after this book. [[Brian Sibley]] notes that, despite the friction between author and illustrator, Dalby's work in this volume can be ranked among his best.<ref name=Sibley />

=== ''The Eight Famous Engines'' ===
* Book no. 12
* Published November 1957
* Illustrated by [[John T. Kenney]]

; Stories
* Percy Takes the Plunge
* Gordon Goes Foreign
* Double Header
* The Fat Controller's Engines

The Fat Controller's eight engines have become famous through their appearances in books and on the [[radio]]. While the engines enjoy a number of adventures and misadventures, the Fat Controller arranges for them to go to [[London]].

; Notes
* Although no new regular characters appear in this book, it features one of the rare appearances of engines from [[the Other Railway]], namely: Jinty, Pug and the Foreign Engine.
* This was the first book to be illustrated by John T. Kenney, who enjoyed a far better working relationship with Awdry than his predecessor. Although his illustrations are not as well remembered as the more charming ones by Dalby, they are far more technically accurate.<ref name=Sibley />
* Awdry had intended this as a possible final book in the series. He considered using the title "The Fat Controller's Engines", a title that would later almost be used by Christopher Awdry in the 39th book of the series.
* Beatrice makes an appearance in the last illustration of "Double Header".
* "Gordon Goes Foreign" was originally intended to be adapted for television, but it was cancelled due to budget complications.

=== ''Duck and the Diesel Engine'' ===
* Book no. 13
* Published August 1958
* Illustrated by John T. Kenney

; Stories
* Domeless Engines
* Pop Goes the Diesel
* Dirty Work
* A Close Shave

Duck has settled in well on Sodor, so much so that the other engines are getting a little tired of his know-it-all attitude and new-found pride on the [[Great Western Railway]] following a visit from the [[City of Truro]]. They are pleased when a smooth-talking diesel – simply known as Diesel – visits to help out. When Duck shows him up, Diesel vows revenge, and starts spreading malicious lies about Duck (forcing him to be sent away). Luckily, the Fat Controller has a plan to clear Duck's name.

; Notes
* The first appearance of Diesel and City of Truro. This would be Diesel's only canonical appearance in the ''Railway Series'', but he became a recurring antagonistic presence in the TV series.
* In the book's first illustration, a vicar and a man in a [[bow tie]] are seen looking at Duck. Brian Sibley suggests that these men are supposed to be the Rev. W. Awdry and C. Reginald Dalby.<ref name=Sibley />
* This is the first book to feature a diesel engine. The character was introduced at the suggestion of series editor Eric Marriott, who suggested that Awdry should introduce a diesel character to keep the series up to date. At the time, [[diesel locomotive|diesels]] were being increasingly used on British Railways, and would eventually come to supersede [[steam locomotive|steam]].
*This is also the first book to include a real engine: the ''City of Truro''.

=== ''The Little Old Engine'' ===
* Book no. 14
* Published July 1959
* Illustrated by John T. Kenney

; Stories
* Trucks!
* Home at Last
* Rock 'n' Roll
* Little Old Twins

This book continues the adventures of the Skarloey Railway. Skarloey returns from being overhauled to discover that there are two new engines on the railway. Rusty is a diesel engine who is friendly and helpful, but Duncan is a steam engine who is stubborn, careless, and rude. Sir Handel is still his old self. A [[television]] crew comes to film a [[Documentary film|documentary]] on the railway, and Skarloey starts telling them about the Talyllyn Railway.

;Notes
* The first appearance of Rusty and Duncan, and the first appearance of the Talyllyn Railway.

=== ''The Twin Engines'' ===
* Book no. 15
* Published September 1960
* Illustrated by John T. Kenney

; Stories
* "Hullo Twins!"
* The Missing Coach
* Break Van
* The Deputation

The Fat Controller orders one engine from [[Scotland]] to help out with the goods work but is surprised when ''two'' engines arrive instead. To confuse matters further, the engines claim not to know their British Railways numbers 57646 and 57647, or which of them should have been sent. The engines are Donald and Douglas and are twins. As whichever one of them is sent back to Scotland will be [[scrapped]], they are determined to stay. Despite some misadventures, the other engines convince the Fat Controller to keep both of them.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Donald and Douglas, and only appearance of the Spiteful Brake Van.
* This book is the first to allude to the threat of scrapping faced by steam engines on British Railways.
* The Express is given a name in this book. It is called the "Wild Nor' Wester", an allusion to the fact that the Fat Controller's railway was properly known as the [[North Western Railway (fictional)|North Western Railway]] at this time. This was the first time that the name of the railway had been used in the books, and it reappears later in the form of the initials "NW" on the Spiteful Brake Van.
* 'The Missing Coach' was originally intended to be adapted as an episode in Season 2 of ''Thomas & Friends'' but was cancelled halfway through production because [[Britt Allcroft]] believed the plot would be too complex for young viewers to understand.

=== ''Branch Line Engines'' ===
* Book no. 16
* Published November 1961
* Illustrated by John T. Kenney

; Stories
* Thomas Comes to Breakfast
* Daisy
* Bulls Eyes
* Percy's Predicament

Thomas has an accident by trashing the [[Station master|Stationmaster's]] [[breakfast]] and has to be sent to the Works. The Fat Controller orders a [[diesel railcar]] named Daisy to help out in his absence. Daisy is rather vain, neurotic, and convinced she knows it all, and decides that she is only going to do the work she wants. After a stern talking to and an accident by Percy, she is allowed to stay, with the encouragement of Toby. At the end of the book, Thomas comes back repaired.

; Notes
* The first appearance of Daisy, who is the first regular standard-gauge diesel character, and the first female 'engine' in the books (though she is more of a self-propelled coach).
* Thomas' crash into the Stationmaster's house, which takes place in the first story of this book, was partially intended to enable a long-standing illustrators' error to be corrected. Thomas's [[footplate]] originally curved down at the front, meaning that his buffers were lower at the front than at the back. When Thomas returns from the Works, his footplate is straight, and this modification is retained from this book onwards.
* The top station on Thomas' branch line is shown in illustrations to be called Ffarquhar for the first time.

=== ''Gallant Old Engine'' ===
* Book no. 17
* Published December 1962
* Illustrated by John T. Kenney

; Stories
* Special Funnel
* Steamroller
* Passengers and Polish
* Gallant Old Engine

After his accident with [[slate]] trucks, Peter Sam loses his old funnel and gets [[Giesl ejector|a new one]] to improve his steaming. Sir Handel has been given new wheels but soon gets into a fight with a rude [[steamroller]] named George. Duncan is jealous and feels overworked. Skarloey is shocked at this and tells the others about the time when Rheneas saved the railway, eventually changing Duncan's attitude. At the end of the book, Rheneas returns from his overhaul.

; Notes
* The first appearance of George.
* Although this is the third book set on the Skarloey Railway, it is the first to include a story featuring Rheneas as the main character, who had been almost completely absent in the previous two volumes.
* This was the final volume to be illustrated by John T. Kenney, whose eyesight was beginning to fail around this time.
* There is a blue car (apparently a [[Wolseley 15/60]] or 16/60) seen in one of the last illustrations of "Steam Roller" with a face. This was based upon John T. Kenney's own car, and its numberplate carries the letters "JTK" and "62", the year of the illustration, 1962.
* Two of the stories, Steamroller and Gallant Old Engine, are based on real incidents in earlier works, respectively [[Patrick Whitehouse]]'s ''Narrow Gauge Album'' (1957) and [[L. T. C. Rolt]]'s ''Railway Adventure'' (1952), occurring on the [[Cork and Muskerry Light Railway]] and [[Talyllyn Railway]]. Awdry received permission from the authors to use them.<ref>{{cite book|last=Awdry|first=Rev. W.|title=Gallant Old Engine|pages=16, 42|publisher=Kaye and Ward|date=1962}}</ref>

=== ''Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine'' ===
* Book no. 18
* Published November 1963
* Illustrated by [[Peter and Gunvor Edwards]]

; Stories
* Bluebells of England
* Stepney's Special
* Train Stops Play
* Bowled Out

Percy is depressed to learn that steam engines on the Other Railway are being scrapped to make way for new diesels, and so he and Douglas are glad when he hears that the [[Bluebell Railway]] has saved a number of them. [[LB&SCR A1X class 55 Stepney|Stepney]], from the Bluebell Railway, comes to visit and soon makes friends with the engines, even teaching a boastful visiting diesel a lesson or two.

; Notes
* This is the first book to center on a real engine and was intended to promote the Bluebell Railway. Other Bluebell engines besides Stepney are referred to and appear in the pictures for "Stepney's Special". These included Bluebell, Primrose and Captain Baxter. "Adams" and "Cromford" were names applied by Awdry to the Bluebell Railway's [[LSWR 415 class|Adams Radial Tank]] and [[North London Railway]] tank engine, respectively.
* This book features the first and only appearances of Class 40 and Caroline.
* The second illustration in the book depicts a group of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] locomotives being cut up for scrap. This was actually inspired by Peter Edwards' cover illustration for [[Graham Greene]]'s 1936 novel ''[[A Gun for Sale]]'', which featured a chase on a railway siding.<ref name=Sibley />
* Percy's claim that the controllers on British Railways are "cruel and don't like engines" is a reference to the [[1955 Modernisation Plan|1955 Modernization Plan]], under which steam locomotives were to be replaced by diesel and electric traction. The Rev. W. Awdry notes in the foreword that Percy is mistaken, and that the controllers had been very helpful in preserving steam locomotives. Indeed, it is worth noting that several of the Bluebell Railway's engines had only been saved thanks to the intervention of such controllers.
* This was the first volume to be illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards.

=== ''Mountain Engines'' ===
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* Book no. 19
* Published August 1964
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Mountain Engine
* Bad Look Out
* Danger Points
* "Devil's Back"

The Skarloey Railway engines meet Culdee, a strange-looking engine who climbs a [[mountain]]. He tells them all about his railway, and the tragic story of Godred, before returning home. At home, he meets the reckless Lord Harry, who causes trouble through his risk-taking, but when a climber runs into trouble, Lord Harry has an opportunity to redeem himself.

; Notes
* This is the only book to feature the Culdee Fell Railway (known within the stories as the Mountain Railway). [[Christopher Awdry]] has written that the reason there have been no new books set on the Mountain Railway is that the limited traffic and stringent safety precautions make it difficult to find suitable material for realistic stories set there.
* The Culdee Fell Railway is based on the [[Snowdon Mountain Railway]], and like many of the ''Railway Series'' volumes, was written partly as a promotional device.
* This is one of the few books to never have any stories adapted for television.

=== ''Very Old Engines'' ===
* Book no. 20
* Published 16 April 1965
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Crosspatch
* Bucking Bronco
* Stick-in-the-Mud
* Duck and Dukes

The year was 1965, and Skarloey and Rheneas are getting ready to celebrate their 100th birthday. Skarloey tells Nancy and other friends the story of his early life on the Skarloey Railway. The engines enjoy a wonderful [[centenary]] party.

; Notes
* This book was inspired by the 100th anniversary of the locomotives [[Talyllyn (locomotive)|Talyllyn]] and [[Dolgoch (locomotive)|Dolgoch]], Skarloey and Rheneas' real life "twins". The first three stories are based on events from the early history of the Talyllyn Railway and one of the characters, Mr. Bobbie is actually a real-life engineer from the company that built the engines.
* This is the first, but not the last, book to be told mainly as a [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]]. Skarloey narrates the stories ''Crosspatch'' and ''Bucking Bronco'', while Rheneas narrates ''Stick-in-the-Mud''.
* This book features a number of cameo appearances by Neil, an engine from the Sodor & Mainland Railway.
* "Duck and Dukes" would later be one of the main focal points in the 25th volume ''Duke the Lost Engine''.
* The "Dukes" that Duck says "have all been scrapped" in real life refer to the [[GWR 3252 Class|Duke class]] of steam locomotives that were formerly used on the Great Western Railway. The last one was scrapped in 1951.
* "Duck and Dukes" is the only story in this book whose title is not a former nickname for Skarloey.
* This is one of the few books to never have any stories adapted for television.

=== ''Main Line Engines'' ===
* Book no. 21
* Published September 1966
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* The Diseasel
* Buzz, Buzz
* Wrong Road
* Edward's Exploit

The Main Line engines had more adventures on the Fat Controller's Railway. The narrator introduces readers to Bill and Ben the tank engine twins, and a new diesel named BoCo arrives. Gordon and James both run into trouble, but Edward surprises everyone by getting a train home despite breaking down.

; Notes
* The first appearances of Bill, Ben, and BoCo.
* Despite the book's title, much of the book actually takes place on Edward's branch line (the Brendam branch line).
* The characters of Bill and Ben were inspired by Awdry's visit to [[Par, Cornwall]], where he saw a pair of tank engines named Alfred and Judy. Although the driver of these engines was "a crusty old fellow who did not like parsons" (quoted in ''The Thomas the Tank Engine Man''), Awdry was able to impress him with his railway knowledge and was even allowed to drive.
* This book marks Edward's final appearance in this era of ''the Railway Series''.

=== ''Small Railway Engines'' ===
* Book no. 22
* Published September 1967
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Ballast
* Tit for Tat
* Mike's Whistle
* Useful Railway

The Fat Controller has been using a special new kind of ballast, which Donald and Douglas say it is brought by "verra wee engines". Duck is intrigued and goes to see what the fuss is about. He discovers a [[miniature railway]] with three small engines named Mike, Rex and Bert. The focus then shifts to the small engines themselves, and some of the adventures they have.

; Notes
* The Arlesdale Railway is based on the [[Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway]].
* The stories "Tit for Tat", "Mike's Whistle", and "Useful Railway" were adapted in season 20 of ''Thomas & Friends'', making all three stories the first Railway Series stories since "Mind that Bike" in Season 4 to be adapted into television. "Ballast" was not adapted, as the engines had already been introduced in ''[[Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure|Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]''.

=== ''Enterprising Engines'' ===
* Book no. 23
* Published 4 October 1968
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Tenders for Henry
* Super Rescue
* Escape
* Little Western

Gordon is sad to learn that steam has ended on the Other Railway, and more so when he hears his siblings of the [[LNER Gresley Classes A1 and A3]] have almost all been scrapped. To cheer him up, the Fat Controller brings his only surviving brother, the [[LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman|Flying Scotsman]] to Sodor. Henry is jealous because of Flying Scotsman's two tenders and is shown up by Duck but comes to the rescue of two failed diesels despite failing himself. Meanwhile, Douglas saves a tank engine named Oliver and his rolling stock (Isabel and Toad) accomplices from scrap. The Fat Controller announces that Oliver can stay, along with diesel engine D7101 (named Bear), and that he is reopening a branch line for Duck and Oliver. Furthermore, he announces that he will never replace his steam engines.

; Notes
* This marks the first appearance of Flying Scotsman, D7101 (Bear), Oliver, [[GWR Toad|Toad]] and the [[GWR autocoach|coaches]]: Isabel, Dulcie, Alice, and Mirabel. It marks the only appearance of Diesel 199 (Spamcan).
* "Super Rescue" is based on an event at [[London Waterloo station]] in April 1967, where a steam locomotive was used to rescue two diesels with their trains.<ref name=RLTtTE>{{cite web
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* "Super Rescue" is one of the few stories that was not adapted for television.

=== ''Oliver the Western Engine'' ===
* Book no. 24
* Published 15 November 1969
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Donald's Duck
* Resource and Sagacity
* Toad Stands By
* Bulgy

Life was exciting on the Little Western. Duck and Donald play practical jokes on each other with a duck. Oliver, attempting to look important, loses the respect of trucks after an accident, but regains it with the help of Toad. Finally, a lying [[bus]] named Bulgy is put in his place after trying to steal the railway's passengers.

; Notes
* This book was originally intended to be called ''Little Western Engines'', but the publishers wanted a book named after an engine. Awdry joked in the foreword that if the attention goes to Oliver's head, he will set the publishers on to him.
* The Little Western is partly inspired by the [[South Devon Railway Trust|Dart Valley Railway]], according to the foreword.
* The only appearances of S. C. Ruffey, Bulgy, and Dilly the duck.
* The foreword is actually written to the author's wife, Margaret Awdry. However, Margaret is referred to as M.

=== ''Duke the Lost Engine'' ===
* Book no. 25
* Published 15 October 1970
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Granpuff
* Bulldog
* You Can't Win!
* Sleeping Beauty

Duke was a dignified but affectionate old engine who ran on the Mid Sodor Railway with Falcon and Stuart, who are better known nowadays as Sir Handel and Peter Sam. Despite his age, Duke was useful and well-loved by the people who visited his line but when the line closed, nobody wanted to buy him, and he was left behind in the [[Motive power depot|engine shed]] whilst Falcon and Stuart were sold on. Over the following years, his shed was buried by a landslide and he was forgotten except by his old engine colleagues. The Fat Clergyman, the Thin Clergyman and the Small Controller led an expedition to find him, and eventually he is rescued and sent to live on the Skarloey Railway with his old friends.

; Notes
* The first appearance of Duke and No. 2 (referred to as Stanley in off-hand material by Wilbert Awdry).
* The only appearance of the Mid Sodor Railway.
* Most of the book is told in flashback, and it fills in some history for the Arlesdale Railway and characters from the Skarloey Railway.
* Duke is based on the engine ''Prince'' from the [[Ffestiniog Railway]]. His abandonment and rediscovery are based on the story of ''[[Coronel Church]]'', an engine from the [[Madeira-Mamoré Railroad]] in [[Brazil]] that was found preserved in the rainforest.
* The engine shed illustrated in the book is based on that at [[Snailbeach]] on the [[Snailbeach District Railways]].
* "You Can't Win!" is the only story in this book whose title is not a former nickname for Duke.

=== ''Tramway Engines'' ===
* Book no. 26
* Published 15 October 1972
* Illustrated by Gunvor and Peter Edwards

; Stories
* Ghost Train
* Woolly Bear
* Mavis
* Toby's Tightrope

This book focuses on Thomas' branch line. Percy plays a trick on Thomas, but later runs into trouble himself. Meanwhile, the Fat Controller has hired Mavis, a diesel engine working for the Ffarquhar Quarry Company, to help out while Thomas is absent, but Mavis is very headstrong and thinks Toby is an old fusspot. She pays no attention to his advice and causes a great deal of trouble, but eventually comes to Toby's rescue when his heavy load pushes him across a crumbling bridge.

; Notes
* The first appearance of Mavis and the only appearance of Sam the Farmer.
* In "Woolly Bear", Thomas refers to Percy as "a green caterpillar with red stripes". This insult actually dates back to the book ''Percy the Small Engine''. Awdry had long been unhappy with C. Reginald Dalby's depiction of Percy, describing it in exactly those terms.
* The last book in the series to be written by Awdry, and the last one until 1983.
* ''Tramway Engines'' had been a struggle for Awdry, and he was finding it harder and harder to come up with ideas. Although he considered a 27th book, he decided to retire. It would be more than a decade before there would be any new ''Railway Series'' books.<ref name=Sibley />

== The Christopher Awdry Era: 1983–2011 ==

[[Christopher Awdry]], Wilbert Awdry's son, had some background in writing when he took over writing the ''Railway Series'' books, having written a number of articles for ''Steam Railway'' magazine. He was inspired to write some ''Railway Series'' stories by a visit to the [[Nene Valley Railway]], with encouragement from his father. The publishers were eager for new books, as the [[Thomas & Friends|television adaptation]] was in production at the time, and Christopher Awdry became the new ''Railway Series'' author.

All of his books were illustrated by [[Clive Spong]], an illustrator who, it was felt, could combine technical accuracy with the appealing, colourful style exemplified by [[C. Reginald Dalby]].

Christopher Awdry wrote his first book in 1983, and 13 further books followed between 1984 and 1996. No books were published between 1996 and 2007; book 40: ''New Little Engine'', and the original books from ''The Railway Series'' went out-of-print. This was a source of friction between the Awdry family and the publishers. However, in February 2007, unofficial reports from the publishers, Egmont, suggested that there were plans to put the whole series back into print, in the original format, and that a new Christopher Awdry book (called ''Thomas and Victoria'') was expected to be published later in 2007. This book, number 41 in the series, was published in September 2007, being the first ''Railway Series'' book to be published in 11 years. Number 42 in the series, called ''Thomas and his Friends'', was published in June 2011.

In addition, the sixteen original Christopher Awdry books have been put together into a large, "bumper" edition, in a vein similar to the master collection of Wilbert Awdry's stories.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}

=== ''Really Useful Engines'' ===
* Book no. 27
* Published 12 September 1983

; Stories
* Stop, Thief!
* Mind That Bike
* Fish
* Triple Header

This book unusually does not focus on any one area of the Fat Controller's Railway. Thomas helps arrest a car thief. Percy is able to help out a friend – by accident. Duck, acting as a helper for Henry, has an accident with the Flying Kipper due to a lamp falling off. Finally, all three tank engines get together to pull the Express when Gordon is ill.

; Notes
* Entirely by coincidence, the Rev. W. Awdry's planned 27th book was to be called ''Really Useful Engines''.
* The story "Triple Header" was the first to be written and was based upon an incident related to Christopher Awdry at the [[Nene Valley Railway]]. The real engine involved was a blue [[0-6-0]] tank engine called ''Thomas'', which was named by Wilbert Awdry and is now permanently disguised as its ''Railway Series'' namesake.
* Thomas is seen with his front dip. At this time, he has a straight footplate. This was probably because of the illustrator not following directions.

=== ''James and the Diesel Engines'' ===
* Book no. 28
* Published 17 September 1984

; Stories
* Old Stuck-Up
* Crossed Lines
* Fire Engine
* Deep Freeze

James is one of the only engines who still does not trust [[diesel locomotive|diesels]], which is not helped by the visit of a pompous diesel engine. He has a number of misadventures, but after a breakdown it is a diesel who helps him out, and he realises that diesel engines are not so bad after all.

; Notes
* This book marks the first appearance of the Works Diesel and the only appearance of 40125 aka Old Stuck-Up.

=== ''Great Little Engines'' ===
* Book no. 29
* Published 28 October 1985

; Stories
* Patience is a Virtue
* Peter Sam and the Prickly Problem
* Pop Special
* Sir Handel Comes Home

Duke has been mended and the Thin Controller sends Sir Handel to the [[Talyllyn Railway]] to help out while ''[[Talyllyn (locomotive)|Talyllyn]]'' is being mended. While he is away, brambles and hot weather cause problems for the Skarloey Railway engines to solve. Sir Handel returns and tells them all about his adventures.

; Notes
* This book was inspired by the fact that the Talyllyn Railway had paid tribute to the Railway Series by repainting their engine No.3, Sir Haydn, to look like Sir Handel. Sir Handel's adventures on the Talyllyn are simply retellings of real events that took place involving that engine.
* The title alludes to "Great Little Trains", a promotional campaign for the [[narrow gauge railway]]s of [[Wales]]. The Talyllyn Railway was part of this campaign.

=== ''More About Thomas the Tank Engine'' ===
* Book no. 30
* Published 22 September 1986

; Stories
* Thomas, Percy and the Coal
* The Runaway
* Better Late than Never
* Drip Tank

This is the 3rd book to be named after Thomas. Thomas and Percy have an argument and fallout. Both Bertie and Harold the Helicopter make appearances as Harold has to help Thomas from a runaway, and Thomas helps Bertie after he breaks down. Finally, Percy rescues Thomas after an accident along the branch line.

; Notes
* This book is unique in the series, in that it was written especially in order that [[Britt Allcroft]] could adapt it for [[Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends|the television show]]. The stories were therefore written specifically to include popular characters like Harold and Bertie. Despite this, the story 'Drip Tank' was never used in the TV show, and the feud in 'Thomas, Percy and the Coal' was therefore resolved in its adaptation.
* Thomas calls Percy a "drip" in the story 'Drip Tank', an insult meaning "pathetic" or "useless". Christopher Awdry has said that he regrets using this, as the insult had virtually fallen out of use by the time he wrote his book.
* Christopher Awdry has expressed dissatisfaction with the book in general, which he feels was unimaginative. He puts this down to the fact that it was put together in a hurry for the television company.
* The cattle truck that Percy is shunting in "Drip Tank" is marked with the initials "N.E.", an abbreviation used by the [[London & North Eastern Railway]] for its freight stock.
* The straight footplate Thomas has by now is back.

=== ''Gordon the High Speed Engine'' ===
* Book no. 31
* Published 7 September 1987

; Stories
* High-Speed Gordon
* Smokescreen
* Fire Escape
* Gordon Proves His Point

Gordon is jealous when Donald tells him about [[British Rail Class 43 (HST)|High Speed Trains]] on [[the Other Railway]]. He tries to copy them, but ends up slipping helplessly on the rails. He is then blamed for ruining wedding clothes with his smoke, and is well and truly in disgrace. But he manages to get the Express home after his firebars collapsed, and the Fat Controller forgives him. He also apologises – it transpires the spoiled wedding clothes were not Gordon's fault. He is then allowed to take a special train to [[Carlisle railway station|Carlisle]] and a High Speed Train named [[The Other Railway#Pip & Emma|Pip & Emma]] arrives to assist while he is away. At last, Gordon is allowed to show how fast he is.

; Notes
* First appearance of [[The Other Railway#Pip and Emma|Pip and Emma]], who would later return as a [[Royal Train]] in ''Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines'' and ultimately would be purchased by the Fat Controller. 2 diesels, numbered 31120 and 10751, also make appearances in the illustrations of this book

=== ''Toby, Trucks and Trouble'' ===
* Book no. 32
* Published 19 September 1988

; Stories
* Mavis and the Lorry
* Toby's Seaside Holiday
* Bulstrode
* Toby Takes the Road

The engines who work at Ffarquhar quarry have a number of adventures. Mavis has an accident, and so Toby and Percy have to help out more than usual. Toby remembers an event from the days before he came to the Fat Controller's Railway. The trucks manage to do a good turn when they accidentally put in his place a disagreeable [[barge]] named Bulstrode. Terence does the shunting for Percy and boasts about it, while adding that steam engines ploughed fields and ran on roads in the past. To add to that, on the day Mavis is due back from the Works, Toby has an accident at the crossing and briefly runs on the road like Trevor.

; Notes
* The only appearances of Bulstrode and [[GER Class Y14|1020]].
* 'Toby's Seaside Holiday' is set in and around [[Great Yarmouth]] on the [[London & North Eastern Railway]]. As well as Toby himself, this story features an appearance by one of his brothers and two other engines from the old [[Great Eastern Railway]].
* This book was the first in the series not to include the word "Engine" in the title. Christopher Awdry has observed that while it is in some ways a shame to break with tradition, it has opened up greater possibilities for future book titles.
* In 1990, Christopher Awdry wrote the annual story '''Hosepipes and Shunters''' to answer readers' questions on how Terence did the shunting for Percy and what was happening with Toby up at the quarry at the same time.
* This was the last ''Railway Series'' book to have a story televised until Series 20, where three stories from ''Small Railway Engines'' were adapted.
* [[GER Classes S46, D56 and H88|8783]] makes a cameo.

=== ''Thomas and the Twins'' ===
* Book no. 33
* Published 11 September 1989

; Stories
* Scrambled Eggs
* What a Picture!
* Trevor Helps Out
* Down the Drain

Repair work on [[Thomas the Tank Engine|Thomas]]'s branch line means that he is sent to help on [[Edward the Blue Engine|Edward's]], which means he has to work with [[Major characters in The Railway Series#Bill and Ben (SCC 1 and 2)|Bill and Ben (SCC 1 and 2)]] at the [[china clay]] pits. Although the twins tease him at first, he soon earns their respect.

=== ''Jock the New Engine'' ===
* Book no. 34
* Published 6 August 1990

; Stories
* We Need Another Engine
* Sticking Power
* Jock
* Teamwork

The Small Railway is short of power, and the Small Controller decides that what they need is another engine. The Railway's own workshops build a strong new engine called Jock, who at first thinks himself superior to the others, but the new engine eventually learns the value of teamwork, and all is forgiven.

; Notes
* First appearances of Jock and Frank.
* Frank has an accident when he crashes into the back of the shed. This was inspired by an incident on the [[Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway]] involving the diesel ''Perkins'' which took place soon after the book ''Small Railway Engines'' was published. People working on the railway joked that this accident was perhaps caused because ''Perkins'' was upset at not being included in the book.
* The character of Jock was not actually created for this book. In fact, he was first mentioned in the book ''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'' – this was only the first book in which he put in an ''appearance''.
* Jock is based on the R&E locomotive ''Northern Rock''.

=== ''Thomas and the Great Railway Show'' ===
* Book no. 35
* Published 12 August 1991

; Stories
* Museum Piece
* Not the Ticket
* Trouble on the Line
* Thomas and the Railtour

Thomas is excited because the [[National Railway Museum]] at [[York]] have invited him to visit. He makes many new friends among the engines of the National Collection and has a few adventures along the way. He saves a train when he spots a landslide, and is made an honorary member of the National Collection.

; Notes
* This book was written at the request of the National Railway Museum.
* A reference to the television series is made in this volume.
* This book features appearances by real locomotives [[Stephenson's Rocket|Stephenson's ''Rocket'']], ''[[GWR Iron Duke Class|Iron Duke]]'', ''[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|Mallard]]'', ''[[LMS Princess Coronation Class 6229 Duchess of Hamilton|Duchess of Hamilton]]'' and ''[[LNER Class V2 4771 Green Arrow|Green Arrow]]''. ''Boxhill'', another member of the collection, is mentioned but not seen.
* Clive Spong has stated that the diesel that pushes Thomas onto a lorry in 'Not the Ticket' is, in fact, Diesel from ''Duck and the Diesel Engine''.
* There are several references to guest characters from previous volumes. ''City of Truro'' and ''Flying Scotsman'' are both mentioned twice.
* In ''Gordon the High-Speed Engine'', Gordon mentions that he has a cousin who went at 126 miles per hour – a reference to ''Mallard''.
* The reference to ''Flying Scotsman'' is particularly prescient – in 2004, ''Flying Scotsman'' was acquired by the National Railway Museum.
* 'Trouble on the Line' was originally intended as a rail safety story, but Christopher Awdry was unhappy with the final result, as the publishers had "watered down" the original story. It is not known how the original story would have run, but Awdry tantalisingly notes in ''Sodor: Reading Between the Lines'' that it reflected badly on crowd control at the National Railway Museum.
* ''The Railway Series'' books are part of the National Railway Museum's library, so in a sense, Thomas really is part of the National Collection.

=== ''Thomas Comes Home'' ===
* Book no. 36
* Published 15 June 1992

; Stories
* Snow Problem
* Washout!
* Toby's Megatrain
* Thomas Comes Home

While Thomas is away at the National Railway Museum, his branch is left in the care of Percy, Toby and Daisy. Daisy finds herself battling a snowstorm, Percy causes the bridge at Hackenbeck to collapse, and Toby takes more trucks than he can handle. On the day Thomas is due to come home, George leaves his cones at Dryaw Crossing, allowing one to stop Daisy. Everything is worked out when Thomas comes home.

; Notes
* This book marks the second and last appearance of George.
* Despite the book's title, Thomas only appears in the last illustration, and he does not speak.
* In Toby's Megatrain, Toby has two faces. It is unknown if this depiction is intentional or by mistake.

=== ''Henry and the Express'' ===
* Book no. 37
* Published 8 April 1993

; Stories
* Out of Puff
* Overhaul
* Sliding Scales
* Henry Sees Red

[[Henry the Green Engine|Henry]] is due for an overhaul. Other engines help with his duties while he is away (for example, [[James the Red Engine|James]] hauls ''The Flying Kipper''), but when there is no engine to take the Express, Henry is called back early and proves once again that he is a "Really Useful Engine".

; Notes
* This book features a brief appearance in one illustration of the [[North Western Railway (fictional)#Peel Godred branch|Peel Godred Branch]], the [[Sodor (fictional island)|Island of Sodor's]] only [[electric]] railway line.
* The first illustration features a diesel talking to Gordon. According to Diana Awdry, Christopher Awdry's ex-wife, this is a return appearance of [[The Other Railway#The "Works Diesel"|The "Works Diesel"]].
* This book features the first appearance of Oliver since ''Duke the Lost Engine'', although he only makes cameo appearances.

=== ''Wilbert the Forest Engine'' ===
* Book no. 38
* Published 8 August 1994

; Stories
* Percy's Porridge
* Cab Over Wheels
* Foaming at the Funnel
* Wired Up

Donald and Douglas are overworked. The Fat Controller arranges to borrow an engine called Wilbert from the [[Dean Forest Railway]] in [[Gloucestershire]] to help out. He tells Thomas and Toby the story of ''Sixteen'', has his tank filled with milk rather than water and pulls a truck using wire.

; Notes
* Wilbert is a real engine. He is actually named after [[Wilbert Vere Awdry|Rev. Wilbert Awdry]], Christopher Awdry's father and the creator of the ''Railway Series''. Wilbert Awdry was President of the Dean Forest Railway.
* This book marks the only appearance of ''Sixteen'', a steelworks shunter.
* 'Percy's [[Porridge]]' was written with the help of the children of [[Abingdon School]] as part of an exercise in [[creative writing]], and the book is dedicated to them.

=== ''Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines'' ===
* Book no. 39
* Published 1 August 1995

; Stories
* Birdstrike
* Edward and the Cabbages
* Rabbits
* Golden Jubilee

It is 50 years since the first ''Railway Series'' books were published, and the Fat Controller plans to celebrate this occasion with a party. Unfortunately, things do not go entirely smoothly in the run-up to the celebration. Gordon has an accident with some birds, Edward loses a wheel, Thomas is derailed by some rabbits and a spider's web shorts out the electrics in the signal box at Knapford Junction. But everything works out well in the end, and Pip and Emma bring a Royal Personage to enjoy the day with the Fat Controller's Engines.

; Notes
* This book was actually written to commemorate the very same anniversary the engines are celebrating in the stories.
* The book was originally intended to be titled ''The Fat Controller's Engines'', but the publishers insisted on a Thomas link in the title.

=== ''New Little Engine'' ===
* Book no. 40
* Published 8 August 1996

; Stories
* Speedkiller
* Sir Handel's Plan
* Dirty Water
* I Name This Engine...

The [[Skarloey Railway]] needs another engine. The Thin Controller announces that a new one will be built. In the meantime, Peter Sam is sent to visit the [[Talyllyn Railway]]. The engine is finally completed, and the railway's engineer, Mr Hugh, is to unveil the name. He is surprised to discover that the engine has been named Ivo Hugh – after himself!

; Notes
* First appearance of Ivo Hugh, Lizzie and Kathy. The railway's 2nd diesel engine, Fred, is mentioned but not seen.
* Peter Sam's visit commemorates the fact that the Talyllyn Railway again paid tribute to the ''Railway Series'' by repainting their engine, ''Edward Thomas'', to look like Peter Sam.
* The name Ivo Hugh comes as a tribute to Tom Rolt, even to the number of letters in the names.
* During Speedkiller, Rheneas is drawn as an [[0-4-2]].
* Throughout the story "I Name This Engine...", Duke is missing his tender.
* Throughout the whole book, Peter Sam is missing half of his running gear.

=== ''Thomas and Victoria'' ===
* Book no. 41
* Published 3 September 2007

; Stories
* Overloaded
* Avalanche
* Eels on Wheels
* Toby's Vintage Train

Toby and Henrietta are overcrowded carrying the workmen from the [[Quarry]] and a close call at a level crossing shows how desperate the situation is – an extra carriage is needed urgently. Thomas finds the perfect solution when he meets Victoria – an old carriage. While Victoria is being renovated, she tells Edward a tale from the old days on the Furness Railway. Meanwhile, Daisy discovers that she does not like eels very much when a whole boxful of eels escape on to the platform! Once finished, Victoria is taken over to Knapford Junction and joins Toby and Henrietta as Sodor's Vintage Train.

; Notes
* First ''Railway Series'' book published in over 11 years.
* First appearance of Victoria, a blue [[Furness Railway]] 4-wheeled coach; Helena, another coach and Albert, a Furness Railway locomotive.
* Henrietta is seen in this book with a small rectangular face on her door. This is the first instance in the books where Henrietta is seen with a face.
* Despite the title’s implication that Thomas plays a big role in the book, he only speaks once throughout it.
* This book is dedicated to the Reverend W. Awdry.
* During this book, it is revealed that Edward comes from the Furness Railway.

=== ''Thomas and his Friends'' ===
* Book no. 42
* Published 6 July 2011

; Stories
* Thomas and the Swan
* Buffer Bashing
* Gordon's Fire Service
* Centenary

The Fat Controller welcomes back Pip and Emma to help on his Railway. Thomas is delighted; Gordon is worried that his time as an express engine is over. But every engine has its day! Thomas makes an important rescue, Gordon proves himself a hero, and all the engines celebrate a very important event.

; Notes
*The final lines of the book come from the Prince and are spoken as he exits Annie and Clarabel. Said lines were “My parents [...] read stories about your railway to me as a child. There will never be anything like it anywhere.”
* This book was written to mark the centenary of the birth of the Reverend W. Awdry.
* For the first time ever in the series, the electric engines that work the Peel Godred branch are mentioned in the text.
* This book is dedicated to the Reverend W. Awdry.
* This book marks the only time in the series' history that "The End" was used at the end of a book, as this is the final book in the ''Railway Series.''

== ''Railway Series''-related books ==
There have been several ''Railway Series''-related books published which were written by the Awdrys, but which are not actually part of the ''Railway Series'' proper. Nevertheless, they complement the original books and are considered [[canon (fiction)|canon]].

=== ''The Annuals'' ===

From 1979 to 1980 the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends annuals were written by [[Wilbert Vere Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]], and from 1985 to 1996 by [[Christopher Awdry]]. They included several stories and articles about the characters. In some cases, these stories expanded upon earlier ''Railway Series'' books and in others they were entirely new. One, 'The Strawberry Special' in the 1985 Annual, was later rewritten and used in ''Thomas Comes Home'' as 'Toby's Megatrain'.

A number of new characters were introduced in the annuals. Perhaps the most notable was Algy the Bus, a friend of Bertie's. Also, Henry's Driver's name is revealed to be Ted in one of the later annuals.

=== ''Thomas's Christmas Party'' ===

* Published 29 October 1984
* Written by Rev. W. Awdry
* Illustrated by Clive Spong

A one-off story written especially for the television series – the only Rev. W. Awdry-authored story to be so written. The engines hold a special [[Christmas]] celebration for Mrs Kyndley.

=== ''Thomas Comes to Breakfast'' ===

* Published 2 September 1985
* Written by Rev. W. Awdry
* Illustrated by Clive Spong

An expanded version of the first story from ''Branch Line Engines'', which also summarises the remainder of that book.

=== ''Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree'' ===

* Published 20 October 1986
* Written by Christopher Awdry
* Illustrated by Clive Spong

This story was also written for the television series and was used in the 2nd series. Thomas the Tank Engine is sent to fetch a [[Christmas tree]], but runs into a snowdrift. It is up to Donald and Douglas to save the day for him.

=== ''Thomas and the Evil Diesel'' ===

* Published 5 October 1987
* Written by Christopher Awdry
* Illustrated by Clive Spong

When Percy has to go to the Works for repairs, Diesel returns to Sodor and, as expected, causes trouble for the engines by destroying the oldest truck in Ffarqhuar Yards, but two days later, Thomas has an accident when Daisy drips her oil on the track and Clarabel's back wheels come off the tracks at the special points at Dryaw, so Diesel comes to the rescue. It seems that even Diesel has some good in him somewhere.

; Notes
* In the United States, this book was published with the title ''Thomas and the Naughty Diesel''. A later version with illustrations similar to the My-First models was released under the title ''Thomas and Diesel''.
* This book marks Diesel's second visit to Sodor.
* Diesel was the only engine available to come to Sodor in this book, a device that [[Britt Allcroft]] would use in the TV series (this book was also written at her request, despite not being adapted).
* This is Clarabel's first accident.
* Three of Clive Spong's illustrations from this book would be modified for the Railway Series books ''Thomas And The Great Railway Show'', ''Thomas Comes Home'', and ''Thomas And The Fat Controller's Engines''.
* The special points scenario of the book would inspire Christopher Awdry to write the 1991 Annual story '''Near Miss''', which would explain to readers why special points are important to the railway.

=== ''Thomas and Gordon Off The Rails'' ===

* Published 3 September 1990
* Written by Christopher Awdry
* Illustrated by [[Stephen Lings]]

Gordon falls into a ditch, and, after teasing him about it, Thomas falls down a mine.

=== ''Thomas and the Hurricane'' ===

* Published 16 March 1992
* Written by Christopher Awdry
* Illustrated by [[Stephen Lings]]

A [[hurricane]] hits Sodor, causing chaos for the engines.

=== ''Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends'' / ''More Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends'' ===

* Published 2001
* Written by Christopher Awdry
* Illustrated by David Anderson

A pair of books written to highlight rail safety using characters from the ''Railway Series''. They were written partially due to Christopher Awdry's frustration at not being able to include a proper rail safety story in his 1991 ''Railway Series'' book ''Thomas and the Great Railway Show'' ("published 10 years before").

'''''Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends'' stories'''
* ''New Paint for Annie and Clarabel'' – Some boys are caught spraying graffiti around the station and on the 2 coaches.
* ''A Near Miss for Daisy'' – Some children on Thomas's branch line have been causing trouble throwing rocks at the trains and placing objects on the rails, one of which Daisy almost has a run-in with.
* ''Lucy to the Rescue'' – A boy named Andrew is riding his bike along the railway when one of his tires gets stuck between 2 rail joints. His dog Lucy runs ahead and warns Thomas, who was approaching with a train.

'''''More Bad Days for Thomas and His Friends'' stories'''
* ''Toby and the Skateboarders'' – A boy has a near miss when he falls off the station platform while skateboarding near Toby.
* ''Nearly an Unhappy Christmas'' – A girl named Alysha's new hat blows off and is stuck between some electric railway wires. An engine and his driver stop her just before she reaches out to get it.
* ''Trouble on the Train'' – Two naughty girls push a girl named Gemma out of Annie and run off just before the train was due to leave. Thomas, Annie and Clarabel think Gemma should report the names of the other girls.

; Notes
* Policeman Len appears in every story, disciplining or helping the children as needed.
* The Peel Godred branch appears in the story ''Nearly an Unhappy Christmas'', as well as one of its engines, who has yet to be named.
* Colouring book versions of the two books were produced by [[Virgin Trains]] for children to colour in during their train journeys.

== Companion volumes ==

=== ''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'' ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Awdry |first1=Rev. W. |last2=Awdry |first2=George |date=1987 |title=The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways |location=London |publisher=[[Kaye & Ward]] |isbn=0-434-92762-7 |url=https://www.mediafire.com/file/y457f9f44d5xf1a/The+Island+Of+Sodor+PDF.pdf}}</ref>
* Published 1987
* Written by Rev. W. Awdry and George Awdry
* Illustrated by [[Clive Spong]]

This is a book about the [[Sodor (fictional island)|Island of Sodor]], dealing with its history, geography and industry in far greater depth than could ever be discussed in the ''Railway Series'' stories themselves. Most of the background information on the places, people, railways and engines in the ''Railway Series'' comes from this book.

The book came about as a result of Rev. W. Awdry's desire to create a credible and consistent world for his stories. This began with maps of Sodor, and was then expanded upon. Rev. W. Awdry and his brother George (who was the librarian of the [[National Liberal Club]]) worked out details of Sodor, producing between them a comprehensive set of notes. These notes were compiled and published in this book.

=== ''The Thomas the Tank Engine Man'' ===

* Published 1995
* Written by [[Brian Sibley]]

A biography of Rev. W. Awdry and companion to the series. Although it is not officially a ''Railway Series'' publication, it includes a great deal of background information on the series from the Awdrys that is not available elsewhere. Although it is not canon as such, therefore, it contains a lot of information that is.

=== ''Sodor: Reading Between the Lines'' ===

* Published 2005
* Written by Christopher Awdry

This book is a companion volume to the ''Railway Series'', providing comprehensive biographies of the characters within the books and exploring the origins of the stories. Like ''The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways'', it included aspects of the [[fictional universe]] that were never featured in the ''Railway Series'' stories. It described the fictional developments on the railway since 1996.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20171214225147/http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/database.htm Real Stories Database] (archived) gives real life parallels to many of these stories

{{Thomas}}

[[Category:The Railway Series| Books]]
[[Category:British railway-related lists|The Railway Series, books in]]

Lincoln Highway in Indiana

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{{highway detail hatnote|Route of the Lincoln Highway}}
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|length_mi=
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|decommissioned=
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a=[[Lincoln Highway in Illinois|Lincoln Highway]] at [[Illinois]] state line
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b=[[Lincoln Highway in Ohio|Lincoln Highway]] at [[Ohio]] state line
|junction=
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}}

'''Lincoln Highway''' had two different routes through Indiana, the original route went through [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] and [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]].<ref name="Lincoln Highway State Maps:Indiana">{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/maps/06_Indiana.shtml |publisher=Lincoln Highway Association |title=Lincoln Highway State Maps:Indiana |accessdate=September 30, 2011 |year=2007}}</ref> The Lincoln Highway's northern alignment is now called Lincoln Way and is a [[National Scenic Byway|byway]].<ref name="Lincoln Way now a byway">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldargus.com/articles/2011/11/02/news/local/doc4eb07ab9684243122792.txt |publisher=Herald Argus |title=Group pleased by designation honoring Lincoln Way |accessdate=November 14, 2011 | date=2 November 2011 |author=Matt Fritz}}</ref>

== Route description ==
=== Illinois to Valparaiso ===
The western end of the Lincoln Highway in Indiana was at the Illinois state line. The Lincoln Highway headed east passing through [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], still heading east the Lincoln Highway headed north around [[Schererville, Indiana|Schererville]]. Leaving US 30 and heading east, running one mile north of US 30, through [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]]. East of Merrillville Lincoln Highway rejoins US 30, before leaving US 30 west of [[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso]].

=== Valparaiso to Fort Wayne ===
There were two routes from Valparaiso to Fort Wayne. The first route went farther north passing through [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]], and [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]]. The second route was the most direct route from Valparaiso to Fort Wayne, passing through [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]], [[Warsaw, Indiana|Warsaw]], and [[Columbia City, Indiana|Columbia City]].

[[File:Lincoln Highway South of Ligonier, Indiana.png|thumb|left|The Old Lincoln Highway on the southside of [[Ligonier, Indiana|Ligonier]]]]

=== Fort Wayne to Ohio ===
The alignment from [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]] used by [[U.S. Route 33]] and the alignment from [[Columbia City, Indiana|Columbia City]] used by [[U.S. Route 30]] converge west of the modern-day interchange with [[Interstate 469|I-469]]. At this point, Lincoln Highway continues through downtown [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] and into [[New Haven, Indiana|New Haven]]. In this area, it meets up with [[Indiana State Road 930]], which reconnects with [[U.S. Route 30]] after another interchange with [[Interstate 469|I-469]]. Lincoln Highway follows the original alignment for [[U.S. Route 30]], which the modern route leaves three miles west of [[Zulu, Indiana|Zulu]]. The current route follows closely along the south side of the original until they reconvene 1/2 of a mile west of the [[Ohio]] state line.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{state detail page browse|type=|shield=LincolnHighwayMarker.svg|road=Lincoln Highway|state=Indiana|stateafter=Ohio|statebefore=Illinois}}

[[Category:Lincoln Highway|Indiana]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 30]]

{{Indiana-road-stub}}

Lincoln Highway in Indiana

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|established=1913
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=East
|terminus_a=[[Lincoln Highway in Illinois|Lincoln Highway]] at [[Illinois]] state line
|direction_b=West
|terminus_b=[[Lincoln Highway in Ohio|Lincoln Highway]] at [[Ohio]] state line
|junction=
|system1='''[[Historic trails and roads in the United States]]'''
}}

'''Lincoln Highway''' had two different routes through Indiana, the original route went through [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] and [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]].<ref name="Lincoln Highway State Maps:Indiana">{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/maps/06_Indiana.shtml |publisher=Lincoln Highway Association |title=Lincoln Highway State Maps:Indiana |accessdate=September 30, 2011 |year=2007}}</ref> The Lincoln Highway's northern alignment is now called Lincoln Way and is a [[National Scenic Byway|byway]].<ref name="Lincoln Way now a byway">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldargus.com/articles/2011/11/02/news/local/doc4eb07ab9684243122792.txt |publisher=Herald Argus |title=Group pleased by designation honoring Lincoln Way |accessdate=November 14, 2011 | date=2 November 2011 |author=Matt Fritz}}</ref>

== Route description ==
=== Illinois to Valparaiso ===
The western end of the Lincoln Highway in Indiana was at the Illinois state line. The Lincoln Highway headed east passing through [[Dyer, Indiana|Dyer]], still heading east the Lincoln Highway headed north around [[Schererville, Indiana|Schererville]]. Leaving US 30 and heading east, running one mile north of US 30, through [[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]]. East of Merrillville Lincoln Highway rejoins US 30, before leaving US 30 west of [[Valparaiso, Indiana|Valparaiso]].

=== Valparaiso to Fort Wayne ===
There were two routes from Valparaiso to Fort Wayne. The first route went farther north passing through [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]], and [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]]. The second route was the most direct route from Valparaiso to Fort Wayne, passing through [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]], [[Warsaw, Indiana|Warsaw]], and [[Columbia City, Indiana|Columbia City]].

[[File:Lincoln Highway South of Ligonier, Indiana.png|thumb|left|The Old Lincoln Highway on the southside of [[Ligonier, Indiana|Ligonier]]]]

=== Fort Wayne to Ohio ===
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The alignment from [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]] used by [[U.S. Route 33]] and the alignment from [[Columbia City, Indiana|Columbia City]] used by [[U.S. Route 30]] converge west of the modern-day interchange with [[Interstate 469|I-469]]. At this point, Lincoln Highway continues through downtown [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] and into [[New Haven, Indiana|New Haven]]. In this area, it meets up with [[Indiana State Road 930]], which reconnects with [[U.S. Route 30]] after another interchange with [[Interstate 469|I-469]]. Lincoln Highway follows the original alignment for [[U.S. Route 30]], which the modern route leaves three miles west of [[Zulu, Indiana|Zulu]]. The current route follows closely along the south side of the original until they reconvene 1/2 of a mile west of the [[Ohio]] state line.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Lincoln Highway|Indiana]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 30]]

{{Indiana-road-stub}}

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BCI Asia Top 10 Awards

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The '''BCI Asia Top 10 Awards''' is an award ceremony in the Asian building and design industry that has been running since 2003. It is held in seven Asian countries, namely [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-06 |title=Ayala Land recognized at BCI Asia Awards 2024 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/05/ayala-land-recognized-at-bci-asia-awards-2024-2 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-03 |title=Sustainable housing projects help urban developer be in Asia’s top 10 list |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/09/03/sustainable-housing-projects-help-urban-developer-be-in-asias-top-10-list |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> The awards recognize the achievements of developers, contractors, and architecture firms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCI Asia Awards - Office Hanoi, Vietnam |url=https://www.baumschlager-eberle.com/en/news/competition/bci-asia-awards-office-hanoi-vietnam/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=www.baumschlager-eberle.com |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
The BCI Asia Awards are a set of awards given annually to the top ten developers and [[architect]]s that they deem to have the greatest aggregate value of projects under [[construction]] during the preceding full calendar year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-25 |title=BCI Asia Awards 2023 set for Ho Chi Minh City |url=https://vir.com.vn/bci-asia-awards-2023-set-for-ho-chi-minh-city-102043.html |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Vietnam Investment Review - VIR |language=en}}</ref> It was established by Arlene "Apple" Agapay Patricio, a business analyst in Southeast Asia, who is now a financial consultant in the Philippines. Such value is weighted by the extent of sustainability as established by BCI [[Asia]]’s project research and confirmed [[green building]] ratings awarded through WGBC-accredited certifications.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

BCI tends to give higher ratings to industrial, office, and hotel projects, which increases the chances of firms with these portfolios of projects making it to the Top Ten Awards.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://asiaawards.bcicentral.com/}}
* https://www.buildcentral.com

[[Category:Awards established in 2006]]

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Aberllefenni railway station

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{{Infobox station
| name = Aberllefenni
| status = Closed
| image = File:Aberllefenni 1897.jpg
| caption = A train at Aberllefenni in c. 1897 showing the loop south of the platform
| country = Wales
| pregroup = [[Corris Railway]]
| postgroup = [[Great Western Railway]] (after 1930)
| years = 1887
| events = Opened to passengers
| years1 = 1931
| events1 = Closed to passengers
| years2 = 1948
| events2 = Closed to freight
}}
'''Aberllefenni''' was a station on the [[Corris Railway]] in [[Merioneth]] (now [[Gwynedd]]), [[Wales]]. It was opened in 1887 as the northern passenger terminus of the railway. It closed to passengers in 1931, and to all traffic in 1948.

== History ==
The [[Corris Railway]] (originally called the Corris Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad) opened in 1858, connecting the slate quarries around [[Corris]] and [[Aberllefenni]] with river wharves at [[Derwenlas]] and [[Morben]]. The tramroad started at the "engine house" (ie slate mill) at Aberllfenni quarry, to the north of the eventual station site.<ref name=Johnson>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=An Illustrated History of the Great Western Narrow Gauge |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |author-link=Peter Johnson (railway historian)}}</ref>

Passengers were carried on the Corris from around 1860, and a timetabled service was introduced in October 1874. The early services appear to have run between {{stnlnk|Machynlleth Town}} and {{stnlnk|Corris}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Corris Railway Stations at Machynlleth Before Steam |journal=[[Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review]] |last1=MRFS |first2=Dan |last2=Quine |author-link2=Dan Quine |publisher=RCL Publications |issue=139 |date=July 2024}}</ref> though the quarry trains on to Aberllefenni and Ratgoed may well have carried workers on an informal basis.<ref name=early-passenger>{{cite journal |journal=[[Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review]] |first=Dan |last=Quine |author-link=Dan Quine |title=Early Corris Railway passenger trains |date=April 2020 |issue=122}}</ref>

The railway was upgraded for [[steam locomotives]] in 1878, though steam-hauled passenger services didn’t start until 1883. Initially these ran from {{stnlnk|Machynlleth|Corris Railway}} to {{stnlnk|Corris}}. In 1887, a new station was opened at Aberllefenni, and passenger trains terminated there until the end of passenger trains on the line in 1931.<ref name=Johnson/>

== Location ==
The station was sited on a thin sliver of land next to the road into the village. The station building was unusually narrow to fit in the available land, and there wasn't enough room to put a passing loop next to the low slate platform. Instead, a loop was built immediately south of the platform, which required locomotives to make extra shunting operations to run round their trains. The passing loop had an inspection pit.<ref name=gwc>{{cite book |title=Great Western Corris|first=Gwyn|last=Briwnant Jones |publisher=Gomer Press |date=1994}}</ref>

The line north of the station was gated - this marked the boundary between the locomotive-operated railway and the [[Ratgoed Tramway]] and quarry branches beyond. The track split at a single-bladed point just beyond, with the left branch passing behind Pensarn - the main set of cottages in the village - and on to [[Ratgoed quarry]]. The right branch crossed the road and ran down to the village mill and beyond to the [[Aberllefenni quarries]].<ref>{{crs-return}}</ref>

== After closure==
[[File:Aberllefenni station site geograph-3224471-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|The site of the station on the left, in 1999]]
The Ratgoed tramway continued in use until 1952,<ref name="Ransom1981">{{cite book|author=Philip John Greer Ransom|title=The archaeology of railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGDfAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=World's Work|isbn=978-0-437-14401-0 }}</ref> and parts of the Aberllefenni quarry tramway were used until the Foel Grochan mine closed in 2003.<ref name=knowles>{{cite book |title=Aberllefenni Slate Quarry |first=Jon |last=Knowles |date=2023 |isbn=9781399951678}}</ref>

The station building gradually deteriorated after the closure of the Corris Railway, though it survived until at least 1962.<ref name=Johnson/> In 1964 the station site was purchased by the [[Forestry Commission]] and the remains of the building was offered to the nascent railway society on the condition that they removed it, but this offer was not taken up.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miles of new roads - but not for motorists |first=Mark |last=Bourne |work=Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) |date=21 February 1964 |page=6}}</ref>

Roadworks have removed some of the station site, and the only remaining structures are the retaining wall of the station foundations and the slate stairs that used to lead into the station building.<ref name=Johnson/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Disused Rail Start}}
{{rail line|previous={{stnlnk|Garneddwen}}|route=[[Corris Railway]]|next=[[Cymerau quarry]]|col=000000}}
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{{Corris Railway}}
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Maespoeth Junction

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2016}}
'''Maespoeth Junction''' is a railway station south of [[Corris]] in [[Gwynedd]]. It lies in the [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] of [[Merionethshire]]/[[Meirionnydd|Sir Feirionnydd]], in the valley of the [[Afon Dulas]]. It was a [[railway junction|junction]] on the historic [[Corris Railway]], the site of the railway's locomotive sheds and workshop, and since 2002 a station on the preserved railway.

==Origins==
"Maespoeth" translates as "Hot Field", and this name is shared with a nearby house.

The horse-hauled Corris Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad was opened in 1859, connecting the [[Aberllefenni quarries]] to river wharves at [[Derwenlas]] and [[Morben]]. In the early 1860s, the [[Upper Corris Tramway]] was built from the slate quarries around [[Corris Uchaf]] down to Maespoeth and a loop and junction was built here.<ref name=johnson>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=An Illustrated History of the Great Western Narrow Gauge |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |author-link=Peter Johnson (railway historian)}}</ref>

==Development of engine sheds==
[[File:Maespoeth.jpeg|thumb|The original engine shed shortly after its return to the Corris Railway in the 1980s, and before passenger services had resumed.]]
The site was merely the meeting place of the two lines until 1878. In that year the Corris Railway Company identified Maespoeth as the site for its new [[motive power depot|engine shed]], planned as part of the introduction of steam engines, which commenced operating later that year.

Constructed in the vee of the two lines, the new shed held the railway's three steam locomotives and was equipped to handle all but the heaviest repairs to the locomotives and rolling stock. Immediately to the north of the engine shed is a small stream. At an unknown date a section of the stream was lined with slate and a wood-framed dunny or latrine was built over it to provide toilet facilities with constant running water. Although this remains in situ it is no longer used by railway staff.

In the early 1920s the arrival of a fourth locomotive exceeded the capacity of the engine shed, and a small wooden building was built against the south wall of the engine shed and initially used to store one of the railway's original three locomotives. This building was later used to store a carriage while it was being repaired.<ref>{{cite journal |first=G. G. |last=Woodcock |title=The Corris Railway |pages=268–271 |date=June 1941 |journal=[[The Railway Magazine]]}}</ref> It was demolished in the winter of 1930.<ref>{{cite book |title=Great Western Corris |first=Gwyn |last=Briwnant Jones |publisher=Gomer Press |date=1994}}</ref>

A smaller stone building was later{{when|date=August 2024}} constructed to the south of the engine shed, and used as a stable and store for the Signals & Telegraph (S&T) department. A wooden signal cabin with a stone chimney was built to protect the lever frame controlling the points and signals at the south end of the site.

Much of the engineering machinery was removed after the line became part of the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1930, but the engine shed and associated structures survived the closure of the railway in 1948 and subsequently served as a winter working base for the [[Forestry Commission]].

==Preservation==
[[File:Maespoeth yard.jpg|thumb|The station yard at Maespoeth Junction, with the replacement signal box in the background.]]
Since 1966, volunteers from the Corris Railway Society have been working on the preservation of the Corris Railway. In 1981 Maespoeth Junction was purchased by the Corris Railway Society and the engine shed now once again serves its original purpose as a home for the railway's locomotives, and as its engineering headquarters.<ref name=celebration>{{cite book |first=Gwyn |last=Briwnant Jones |title=A Corris Celebration |date=2009 |publisher=Gomer Press}}</ref> The engine shed is a Grade II [[listed building]], and successfully attracted a large [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] grant to fund re-roofing of both the engine shed and the associated S&T shed.<ref>Engine shed lottery funding [http://www.corris.co.uk/information.php?info_id=40 announced].</ref>

The original S&T shed to the south of the engine shed also survives, now being used as a volunteer's mess and as a small museum. Originally this building was separate from the engine shed, but the space between the two has now been roofed to provide a toilet block.

The original signal box did not survive, but a new signal box was built in the 1990s on the same site as the original. This now controls points and signals around the junction.

In 2009 a large new carriage shed, largely built by volunteers from the Corris Railway Society, was opened on the east side of the site. This building is now the headquarters of the railway's passenger carriage construction programme, as well as being a base for the overhauling of freight and engineering vehicles.

==Passenger station==
The original railway did not have a passenger station at Maespoeth, although most up-trains halted there to take water from a pipe overhanging the track, fed from a slate water tank inside the engine shed, supplied via a cast-iron pipe from a mountain stream several hundred yards away. The heritage railway has built a platform at Maespoeth and this currently serves as the southern terminus of the partially restored line.

The station is still referred to as Maespoeth Junction, even though the Upper Corris Tramway no longer exists. The actual junction track work has been relaid, and rails have been relaid for the first hundred yards of the tramway's route, rising sharply to meet the neighbouring roadway. This last spur of the old tramway is still occasionally used as a facility for transferring engines and rolling stock to flatbed lorries for road transportation.

==Sources==
''A Return to Corris'', Corris Railway Society 1988 {{ISBN|0 905466 89 6}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Heritage rail start}}
{{rail line|previous=|route=[[Corris Railway]]|next={{stnlnk|Corris}}|col=000000}}
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[[Category:Corris Railway]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Gwynedd]]
[[Category:Corris]]

Maespoeth Junction

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
{{refimprove|date=January 2016}}
'''Maespoeth Junction''' is a railway station south of [[Corris]] in [[Gwynedd]]. It lies in the [[Historic counties of Wales|historic county]] of [[Merionethshire]]/[[Meirionnydd|Sir Feirionnydd]], in the valley of the [[Afon Dulas]]. It was a [[railway junction|junction]] on the historic [[Corris Railway]], the site of the railway's locomotive sheds and workshop, and since 2002 a station on the preserved railway.

==Origins==
"Maespoeth" translates as "Hot Field", and this name is shared with a nearby house.

The horse-hauled Corris Machynlleth and River Dovey Tramroad was opened in 1859, connecting the [[Aberllefenni quarries]] to river wharves at [[Derwenlas]] and [[Morben]]. In the early 1860s, the [[Upper Corris Tramway]] was built from the slate quarries around [[Corris Uchaf]] down to Maespoeth and a loop and junction was built here.<ref name=johnson>{{cite book |last=Johnson |first=Peter |year=2011 |title=An Illustrated History of the Great Western Narrow Gauge |publisher=Oxford Publishing Co |author-link=Peter Johnson (railway historian)}}</ref>

==Development of engine sheds==
[[File:Maespoeth.jpeg|thumb|The original engine shed shortly after its return to the Corris Railway in the 1980s, and before passenger services had resumed.]]
The site was merely the meeting place of the two lines until 1878. In that year the Corris Railway Company identified Maespoeth as the site for its new [[motive power depot|engine shed]], planned as part of the introduction of steam engines, which commenced operating later that year.

Constructed in the vee of the two lines, the new shed held the railway's three steam locomotives and was equipped to handle all but the heaviest repairs to the locomotives and rolling stock. Immediately to the north of the engine shed is a small stream. At an unknown date a section of the stream was lined with slate and a wood-framed dunny or latrine was built over it to provide toilet facilities with constant running water. Although this remains in situ it is no longer used by railway staff.

In the early 1920s the arrival of a fourth locomotive exceeded the capacity of the engine shed, and a small wooden building was built against the south wall of the engine shed and initially used to store one of the railway's original three locomotives. This building was later used to store a carriage while it was being repaired.<ref>{{cite journal |first=G. G. |last=Woodcock |title=The Corris Railway |pages=268–271 |date=June 1941 |journal=[[The Railway Magazine]]}}</ref> It was demolished in the winter of 1930.<ref>{{cite book |title=Great Western Corris |first=Gwyn |last=Briwnant Jones |publisher=Gomer Press |date=1994}}</ref>

A smaller stone building was later{{when|date=August 2024}} constructed to the south of the engine shed, and used as a stable and store for the Signals & Telegraph (S&T) department. A wooden signal cabin with a stone chimney was built to protect the lever frame controlling the points and signals at the south end of the site.

Much of the engineering machinery was removed after the line became part of the [[Great Western Railway]] in 1930, but the engine shed and associated structures survived the closure of the railway in 1948 and subsequently served as a winter working base for the [[Forestry Commission]].

==Preservation==
[[File:Maespoeth yard.jpg|thumb|The station yard at Maespoeth Junction, with the replacement signal box in the background.]]
From 1966 onwards a group of volunteers have been working on the preservation of the Corris Railway. In 1981 Maespoeth Junction was purchased by the Corris Railway Society and the engine shed now once again serves its original purpose as a home for the railway's locomotives, and as its engineering headquarters.<ref name=celebration>{{cite book |first=Gwyn |last=Briwnant Jones |title=A Corris Celebration |date=2009 |publisher=Gomer Press}}</ref> The engine shed is a Grade II [[listed building]], and successfully attracted a large [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] grant to fund re-roofing of both the engine shed and the associated S&T shed.<ref>Engine shed lottery funding [http://www.corris.co.uk/information.php?info_id=40 announced].</ref>

The original S&T shed to the south of the engine shed also survives, now being used as a volunteer's mess and as a small museum. Originally this building was separate from the engine shed, but the space between the two has now been roofed to provide a toilet block.

The original signal box did not survive, but a new signal box was built in the 1990s on the same site as the original. This now controls points and signals around the junction.

In 2009 a large new carriage shed, largely built by volunteers from the Corris Railway Society, was opened on the east side of the site. This building is now the headquarters of the railway's passenger carriage construction programme, as well as being a base for the overhauling of freight and engineering vehicles.

==Passenger station==
The original railway did not have a passenger station at Maespoeth, although most up-trains halted there to take water from a pipe overhanging the track, fed from a slate water tank inside the engine shed, supplied via a cast-iron pipe from a mountain stream several hundred yards away. The heritage railway has built a platform at Maespoeth and this currently serves as the southern terminus of the partially restored line.

The station is still referred to as Maespoeth Junction, even though the Upper Corris Tramway no longer exists. The actual junction track work has been relaid, and rails have been relaid for the first hundred yards of the tramway's route, rising sharply to meet the neighbouring roadway. This last spur of the old tramway is still occasionally used as a facility for transferring engines and rolling stock to flatbed lorries for road transportation.

==Sources==
''A Return to Corris'', Corris Railway Society 1988 {{ISBN|0 905466 89 6}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Abergynolwyn

2025-03-27T16:59:28Z

Observingnerd: Slight spelling error

{{Short description|Village in North Wales}}
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'''Abergynolwyn''' ({{langx|en|Mouth of the River with a Whirlpool}}) is a village in southern [[Gwynedd]], Wales, located at the confluence of the Nant Gwernol and the Afon [[River Dysynni|Dysynni]].<ref>{{citation |title=Landranger 124: Dolgellau and surrounding area |work=1.25 inch map |publisher=Ordnance Survey }}</ref>
The population of the community which is named after the village of [[Llanfihangel-y-Pennant]] was 339 at the 2011 census.

==History==
[[Image:VillageIncline.jpg|thumb|left|Abergynolwyn around 1880, showing the village incline]]
Historically, the village was part of [[Merionethshire]] and its main industry was [[Slate industry in Wales|slate]] [[quarrying]]. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby [[Bryn Eglwys]] quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] church and three [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|nonconformist]] chapels. The slate was shipped to the coast on the [[Talyllyn Railway]]. A decline in the demand for Welsh slate caused reductions in the workforce, and the quarry finally closed in 1948. Today [[farm]]ing, [[forestry]] and [[tourism]] are the major local industries.<ref name=history/>

==Transportation==

=== Talyllyn Railway ===
{{main|Talyllyn Railway}}
The village pub, the Railway Inn, is named after the Talyllyn Railway whose narrow gauge [[Talyllyn Railway#Abergynolwyn Village Branch|branch]] once reached into the heart of the village down an incline from a ledge on the hillside above. The railway now terminates at [[Nant Gwernol railway station|Nant Gwernol station]] above the village, although for many years the terminus was at [[Abergynolwyn railway station|Abergynolwyn station]] outside the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/things-to-do |title=Things to Do |publisher=[[Talyllyn Railway]] |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref>

=== Road transport ===
The village is situated on the B4405 road, which passes through the centre, and is served by the G24 bus route. In 2024, there are 5 buses per day to Tywyn and Machynlleth/Dolgellau on weekdays and 3 on Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G24 Bus Timetable |url=https://lloydscoaches.com/g24feb24-2/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Lloyds Coaches}}</ref>

== Local attractions ==
[[Tal-y-llyn Lake|Llyn Mwyngil (Tal-y-llyn Lake)]], just upstream from Abergynolwyn is an unspoilt lake created when a massive landslide blocked the valley long ago.<ref name=Stephens>{{cite book|author=Stephens, Nicholas |title=Natural Landscapes of Britain from the Air |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0yE9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA64 |year=1990 |publisher=CUP Archive |isbn=978-0-521-32390-1 |pages=64–65}}</ref> Hiking trails to the summit of [[Cadair Idris]] start from here. The [[Iron Age]] fort on [[Craig yr Aderyn]] shows that the area was strategically important in prehistoric times. In 1221, the mediaeval Welsh castle of [[Castell y Bere]] near [[Llanfihangel-y-pennant, Abergynolwyn|Llanfihangel-y-pennant]] was built by [[Llewellyn the Great]], occupied by the Welsh and later besieged by forces under [[Edward I of England]] in 1282.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.abergynolwyn.com/HistoryEng.html|title=Abergynolwyn: Past and present|author=Taylor, Scott|access-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407183344/http://www.abergynolwyn.com/HistoryEng.html|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.abergynolwyn.com/ Village website]
* [http://www.abergynolwyncarclub.wales/ Community Electric Car Club]
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[[Category:Villages in Snowdonia]]
[[Category:Mining communities in Wales]]
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[[Category:The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales]]

Salmonella Dub

2024-06-16T01:23:57Z

Observingnerd: Reworded some phrases.

{{Short description|New Zealand-based band}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}'''Salmonella Dub''' is a [[Dub music|dub]]/[[drum n bass]]/[[reggae]]/[[roots reggae|roots]] band from [[New Zealand]]. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.salmonelladub.com/history Salmonella Dub - History]</ref>

==History==
The original Salmonella Dub line-up was formed in 1992 in [[Christchurch]]. They played their first gig in January 1993 at the [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] racecourse.<ref name="20th birthday" /> The 'Dubbies' have been called the pioneers and originators of a unique Pacific style of dub/drum 'n' bass/reggae/hip hop and groove-based rock containing elements of the Polynesian hip hop style known as [[Urban Pasifika]], along with other influential 90s bands like [[Hallelujah Picassos]], Nemesis Dub Systems, Unitone HiFi, and [[Supergroove]]. The band helped foster and tour acts like [[Fat Freddy’s Drop]], [[Shapeshifter (band)|Shapeshifter]], Cornerstone Roots, [[Kora (band)|Kora]], and Trinity Roots, as well as the new wave of Australian acts like Budspells, Rastawookie, King Tide, Red Eyes, and the likes, can all thank Salmonella Dub for breaking new ground, in an Australasian alternative music scene which was dominated through most of the 1990s by straight [[Rock music|guitar rock]], and electronic dance music.<ref name="EMI Music">[http://artivistcreative.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/salmonella-dub-epk/ EMI Music - from the Salmonella Dub EPK]</ref> For many years the band has been connected to the small north [[Canterbury Region|Canterbury]] town of [[Kaikōura]], where they have their studio, and where they helped found the Kaikoura Roots festival.<ref>"[http://niceup.org.nz/interview-with-andrew-penman-from-salmonella-dub/ Interview with Andrew Penman from Salmonella Dub]", ''Nice Up: Aotearoa Reggae'', 30 November 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2016.</ref>

The group worked for some time with MC [[Tiki Taane]], who began mixing their live sets in 1996, and later joined the band onstage to rap, sing, and play guitar.<ref>[http://tikidub.com/bio.html TikiDub Productions - Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122040311/http://tikidub.com/bio.html |date=22 January 2013 }}</ref> After developing a profile with the band, Taane embarked on a solo career in 2007. Also in 2007 was the exit of saxophone player Conan Wilcox, the author of the dubs horn lines to that point. Other guest or collaborative artists have included Paddy Free (of [[Pitch Black (band)|Pitch Black]]) who produced the most recent album release Freak Controller and performed with the band, and guests Whirimako Black, Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and MC Mana. The band has also collaborated with the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Hamish McKeich]].

The recent touring entourage includes the originators: Andrew Penman, David Deakins, Mark Tyler with Guests, Michelle Harrison, The Mighty Asterix, Scotty Taitoko, Simon Kay, Brent Thompson, Laughton Kora.
In February 2008, Salmonella Dub and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra collaborated for the ''Feel The Seasons Change'' tour of New Zealand with shows performed in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Nelson. The ''Feel The Seasons Change'' project combined Salmonella Dub’s contemporary music and production values with elements of [[Māori language|Te Reo Māori]], the ancient arts of [[taonga pūoro]] (traditional Maori instruments) and the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]]'s classical music tradition.<ref>[http://www.amplifier.co.nz/news/40786/salmonella-dub-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra-live-album-feel-the-seasons-change.html New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Collaboration ]</ref>

In the year 2000, the band won 8 [[bNet NZ Music Awards|bNet awards]] for the album ''Killervision'' alongside 4 awards at the NZ Tui awards.
In 2002 their album ''Inside the Dubplates'' won 4 awards at the Tui's. The irony being the remix album ''Outside the Dubplates'' picked up the best downbeat album while bNet gave it the award for best dance album.

Around this time controversy arose as Brendan Smythe from NZ On Air claimed the band had received over $280,000 in NZ On Air grants. The band contends that they received $150,000 in album funding which they allegedly paid back to the government due to the success of their sales.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

:"United by background images of our geography and history, the omnipresent birdsong of Richard Nunns on traditional Maori instruments, and the outstanding vocals of jazz-blues singer Whirimako Black, the collaboration was certainly intriguing if for its sheer scale. Between songs, conductor Hamish McKeich was careful not to trip over his players, squeezed onto two-thirds of the stage; Salmonella Dub looked oddly well-behaved and vulnerable standing next to them."<ref name="NZ_Herald_10490406">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10490406 |title=Salmonella Dub and NZSO at Aotea Centre |author=Rebecca Barry Hill |date=4 February 2008 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=7 November 2011}}</ref>

At the New Zealand Radio Awards in 2009, Radio New Zealand became the first noncommercial radio station to win the Supreme Award including Best Technical Production, Studio, or Outside Broadcast Recording with ''[[Feel the Seasons Change – Live with the NZSO]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/media/radio_new_zealand_wins_supreme_award |title=Radio New Zealand Wins Supreme Award |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=7 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617030753/http://www.radionz.co.nz/media/radio_new_zealand_wins_supreme_award |archive-date=17 June 2011 }}</ref>

The band released the single ''Same Home Town'' in 2013 in honour of their 20th birthday. The single is dedicated to the [[Dux de Lux]], the early Christchurch venue for the band.<ref name="20th birthday">{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Vicki |title=Salmonella Dub |work=Go, The Press |date=26 July 2013 |location=[[Christchurch]] |pages=8–9}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Album details
! colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
|-
! [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]] <ref name=Charts>{{cite web|title=Salmonella Dub in New Zealand charts|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Salmonella+Dub|publisher=charts.nz|accessdate=22 October 2012}}</ref>
! [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>{{cite Ryan|page=242}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Salmonella Dub''
|
* Released: 1994
* Label: Curious Recordings
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Calming of the Drunken Monkey''
|
* Released: 6 November 1997
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Killervision]]''
|
* Released: 13 May 1999
| 7 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Inside the Dub Plates]]''
|
* Released: 10 August 2001
| 1 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Outside the Dub Plates''
|
* Released: 2002
* Label: EMI
| 14 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Salmonella Dub'' {{small|(re-release)}}
|
* Released: 23 March 2004
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[One Drop East]]''
|
* Released: 25 November 2004
| 1 || 84
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Mercy (Salmonella Dub remix album)|Mercy]]''
|
* Released: 25 November 2004
| 35 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Heal Me]]''
|
* Released: 3 September 2007
| 2 || 93
|-
! scope="row"| ''Freak Controller''
|
* Released: 20 November 2009
| 26 || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Freak Controller'' {{small|(Madness release)}}
|
* Released: 18 October 2010
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''Commercial Grates''
|
* Released: 18 January 2018
| — || —
|}

=== EPs ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Details
|-
| 1995
| align="left"| ''Dub Tomfoolery''
* Label: Curious Recordings
|-
| 1996
| align="left"| ''THC Winter''
* Label: Curious Recordings
|-
| rowspan=2 |2000
| align="left"| ''Dub Tomfoolery''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: 23 March 2000
* Label: EMI
}}
|-
| align="left"| ''Colonial Dubs''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: 16 October 2000
* Label: EMI
}}
|-
| 2009
| align="left"| ''Freak Local''
{{smalldiv|
* Release date: 29 June 2009
* Label: EMI
}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Date of Release
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Title
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Label
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Charted<ref name="nzalbum">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=salmonella+dub&cat=a|title=New Zealand album charts|accessdate=2008-12-21|publisher=charts.nz}}</ref>
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Country
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|Catalog Number
|- style="background:burlywood;"
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Live Albums'''
|-
|22 September 2008
|''[[Feel the Seasons Change – Live with the NZSO]]''
|[[Virgin Records]]
| {{center|19}}
| -
|
|- style="background:darkseagreen;"
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Remix Albums'''
|-
|28 March 2006
|''[[Remixes and Radio Cuts]]''
|EMI
| {{center|34}}
| -
|
|}

===Singles===

{{ Singles discography | all_albums=yes | charts=1 | include_footnote = yes
| chartA = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<ref name=Charts />
| title1 = Cols Fish | album1 = Calming of the Drunken Monkey | year1 = 1998 |
| title2 = [[For the Love of It (song)|For the Love of It]] | peak2A = 12 | album2 = [[Killervision]] | albumspan2 = 3 | year2 = 1999 | yearspan2 = 3
| title3 = [[Drifting (Salmonella Dub song)|Drifting]] |
| title4 = Johnny | peak4A = 34 |
| title5 = Love Your Ways | album5 = [[Inside the Dub Plates]] | albumspan5 = 4 | peak5A = 11 | year5 = 2001 | yearspan5 = 4
| title6 = Problems |
| title7 = Push On Thru |
| title8 = Tha Bromley East Roller |
| title9 = Nu Steppa | year9 = 2003 | album9= [[One Drop East]] | albumspan9 = 2
| title10 = Dancehall Girl | year10 = 2004 | peak10A = 34 |
| title11 = Love Sunshine and Happiness | album11 = [[Heal Me]] | year11 = 2007
| title12 = Freak Local | album12 = Freak Controller | year12= 2009
}}

===DVDs===
{|class="wikitable"|width=100%
|- style="background:#9cf;"
!Date of release
!Title
!Label
!Certification
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|2003
|''Salmonella Dub DVD''
|EMI
| style="text-align:center;"|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.salmonelladub.com/ Salmonella Dub Official Site]

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Ashford School

2024-06-16T01:22:08Z

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| religious_affiliation = Church of England
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| head = Michael Hall September 2018 Tom Wilding (Senior School) 2007–
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| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 3 months
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'''Ashford School''' is a [[coeducational]] [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[boarding school|boarding]] and day school in East Hill, [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], Kent. There are 480 students in the senior school (ages 11 to 18) and 360 in the prep school (ages 3 to 11).

The school is owned and run by the [[United Church Schools Trust]]<ref>[http://www.ucstrust.org.uk/ United Church Schools Trust website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514014114/http://www.ucstrust.org.uk/ |date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref> and is a member of [[the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference]] (HMC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmc.org.uk/|title=The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference}}</ref> Michael Hall has been headmaster since September 2018.

[[File:Ashford School Buildings.jpg|thumb|260px|Ashford school grounds]]

==History==
The school was founded in 1898 by Muriel Thimann, who opened a small women's school on Queens Road, Ashford. The school moved to Wellesley Road in 1903 and then to two houses on High Street in 1905 in order to extend the premises.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashfordschool.co.uk/About-Ashford/History= |title=History }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1910, Anne Edwards bought the school and renamed it "the Modern High School for Girls". The school expanded into another adjacent house on High Street and then moved to bigger premises on East Hill in 1913. In 2005, it merged with Friars Prep School in [[Great Chart]], and in 2006, boys were admitted in some year groups. Ashford School is now a fully co-educational school from the age of 3 to 18 offering boarding and day facilities. Mike Buchanan was first appointed the headmaster of Ashford School in February 2005.

==Space shuttle experiment==
In 1992, a science experiment designed by four girls at the school flew on the [[Space Shuttle]] on flight [[STS-47]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/37654768/STS47-Press-Kit|title= Space shuttle mission STS-47 - Press kit|publisher=NASA|access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref> The experiment had been designed in 1985 by the girls who had won a competition organised by [[Independent Television News]]. The [[chemical garden]] experiment was successful but the [[Liesegang rings]] failed to operate correctly due to [[friction]] in parts of the mechanism. On their return, they were displayed in the [[London Science Museum]]. The seven-year delay had been caused by the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]] which occurred in 1986 shortly before the intended flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13718541.900-late-bloom-for-crystal-garden-.html|title=Late bloom for crystal garden|work=The New Scientist|date=1993-01-02|access-date=2010-09-27}}</ref>

==Ashford School International Centre==
{{more citations needed|section|date=April 2022}}
The Ashford School International Centre (ASIC) opened in September 2015. This section of the school has been designed to meet the needs of non-native English speaking pupils.

ASIC is an 18th-century Grade II [[listed building]] which has undergone a multimillion-pound refurbishment, providing classrooms alongside boarding rooms. International pupils complete [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education|IGCSE]] there before joining the rest of the school.

==Notable alumni==
{{more citations needed|section|date=September 2020}}
* [[Petronella Barker (actress, born 1942)|Petronella Barker]] (born 1942), actress
* [[Liv Boeree]], model, TV presenter and poker player
* [[Sally Brampton]], journalist, writer and magazine editor
* [[Louise Burfitt-Dons]], writer and campaigner
* [[Lucy Cooke]], National Geographic explorer, documentary producer/presenter, author and zoologist
* [[Wendy Cope]], poet
* Jane Druker, Editor at Large: Fit & Well and contributor to Woman & Home
* Sophie Montagne, adventurer, inspirational speaker, member of the [[Ice Maiden Expedition]]
* Sally Preisig, voice-over artist and puppeteer (''[[Tweenies]]'', ''[[Playdays]]'')
* Diana Speed, Radio 4 newsreader
* [[Anna Turley]], former Labour MP and Chairwoman of the Co-operative Party since 8 June 2019
* Fleur Willson, Deputy Ambassador, British Embassy Tripoli

==Heads of Ashford School==
{{more citations needed|section|date=April 2022}}
* Muriel Thimann 1898–1910
* Anne Edwards 1910–1928
* Lilian Brake 1928–1955
* Mary Nightingale 1955–1971
* Sanche Thompson 1972–1984
* Tatiana Macaire 1984–1992
* Patrica Metham 1992–1997
* Jane Burnett 1997–2000
* Paula Holloway 2000–2005
* Michael Buchanan 2005–2018
* Michael Hall 2018–Present<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet our Staff |url=https://www.ashfordschool.co.uk/about-us/meet-our-staff/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630005256/https://www.ashfordschool.co.uk/about-us/meet-our-staff/ |archive-date=2022-06-30 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Ashford School |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ashfordschool.co.uk/ School website]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/08/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/886_6000.stm Stats from www.bbc.co.uk]
*[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxcare_providers/full/(urn)/SC023665 Ofsted]

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1955 college football season

2024-06-16T01:14:59Z

Observingnerd: Fleshing out the Back to the Future reference under November 12.

{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college football season
| year = 1955
| image = Howard Cassady (1953 Makio).jpg
| image_caption = Heisman Trophy winner [[Howard Cassady]]
| number_of_teams =
| preseason_ap = [[1955 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=175 |title=1955 Preseason AP Football Poll |access-date=November 7, 2021 |website=CollegePollArchive.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402222449/http://collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=175 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| regular_season = 
| number_of_bowls = 7
| bowl_start = 
| bowl_end = 
| champion = [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] (AP, Coaches, [[Football Writers Association of America|FWAA]])
| heisman = [[Howard Cassady]] ([[Halfback (American football)|halfback]], [[1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]])
}}
The '''1955 college football season''' finished with two teams recognized as a national champion:
* [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] compiled an 11–0 record in its 11th season under [[Bud Wilkinson]]. The Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the final [[AP Poll|Associated Press (AP)]] and [[Coaches Poll|United Press (UP) coaches poll]]s. Securing their claim as national champion, Oklahoma defeated No.2 [[1955 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]], 20–6, in the [[1956 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]. The 1955 season was part of a 47-game winning streak that ran from October 10, 1953, to November 9, 1957.
* [[1955 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling]] compiled a 10–0 record in their 13th season under [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], defeated [[1955 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] in the Orange Blossom Classic, and was selected as the [[Black college football national championship|black college national champion]].

Other teams compiling [[perfect season]]s in 1955 included [[1955 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]] (9–0, AP No. 15 under [[Ara Parseghian]]); [[1955 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]] (declined Tangerine Bowl bid after being told national scoring champion and African-American [[Nate Clark]] must stay home); [[1955 Trinity Bantams football team|Trinity (CT)]] (consecutive perfect seasons); and [[1955 Whitworth Pirates football team|Whitworth]] (part of 21-game winning streak).

Ohio State halfback [[Howard Cassady]] won the [[Heisman Trophy]] and the [[Maxwell Award]]. Individual statistical leaders in major college football in 1955 included Navy quarterback [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]] with 1,348 yards of [[total offense]] and 1,319 passing yards; Arizona tailback [[Art Luppino]] with 1,313 rushing yards; Missouri end [[Hank Burnine]] with 594 receiving yards; and TCU halfback [[Jim Swink]] with 125 points scored.

==Conference and program changes==
===Conference changes===
*One conference began play in 1955:
**'''[[Presidents' Athletic Conference]]''' – an active NCAA Division III conference
*One conference played its final season in 1955:
**''[[Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]'' – active since the 1926 season
*One conference changed its name prior to the 1955 season:
**The ''[[New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference]]'' became the ''[[New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference|Frontier Conference]]'', the name it retained until its demise after the 1962 season

===Membership changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! School !! 1954 conference !! 1955 conference
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Fordham Rams football|Fordham Rams]] || Independent || Dropped program
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Case Western Reserve Spartans football|Western Reserve Red Cats]] || [[Mid-American Conference]] || [[Presidents' Athletic Conference]]
|}

==September==
In the preseason poll released on '''September 12''', 1955, the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]], 1954's co-champions, received 33 first place votes, while [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] had 32. [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] had 34 votes, but the third most points overall. Other teams nominated for the top spot were defending AP champ [[Ohio State football|Ohio State]], [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]], Notre Dame, Navy, Miami, Georgia Tech, Iowa, USC, Duke, West Virginia, and Purdue.<ref>Id.</ref> As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. The preseason Top Five were No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State, and No. 5 Maryland.

On Friday, September 16, [[UCLA Bruins football|No. 1 UCLA]] opened in Los Angeles with a 21–0 win over visiting Texas A&M. '''September 17''', Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio State were idle, but [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 5 Maryland]] edged Missouri on the road, 13–12. No. 10 Georgia Tech, which had beaten No. 9 Miami 14–6 in Atlanta, rose to 2nd place in the next poll: No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Michigan, and No. 5 Maryland.

On '''September 24''', [[UCLA Bruins football|No. 1 UCLA]] and [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 5 Maryland]] met at College Park, before a record crowd. UCLA's Doug Peters plunged into the end zone in the first half, but fumbled the ball before crossing the goal line. In the second half, the home team Terrapins had the ball 17 yards from goal, on fourth down. Rather than kicking a field goal, Ed Vereb ran for the winning touchdown, giving Maryland a 7–0 win.<ref>''Independent Press-Telegram'', (Long Beach, CA), Sep. 25, 1955, pB-1</ref> [[Georgia Tech football|No. 2 Georgia Tech]] won at No. 19 Florida, 14–7. [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 3 Oklahoma]] won at North Carolina 13–6. [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 4 Michigan]] beat Missouri 42–7. Maryland took over the top spot, while UCLA fell to 7th. No. 11 Notre Dame, which had beaten SMU 17–0, moved into the Top 5: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Oklahoma.

==October==

'''October 1''',
[[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 1 Maryland]] won 20–6 at No. 20 Baylor in Texas.
[[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 2 Michigan]] beat Michigan State 14–7 before a crowd of 97,239 at home in Ann Arbor. MSU had tied the score 7–7 after an errant punt by Michigan gave them the ball 39 yards from goal. Minutes later, [[Earl Morrall]]'s punt was blocked to give Michigan the ball on the MSU 21, from which the winning score was made. [[Georgia Tech football|No. 3 Georgia Tech]] beat SMU 20–7 in Atlanta.
[[Notre dame football|No. 4 Notre Dame]] defeated Indiana 19–0.
[[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 5 Oklahoma]] beat No. 12 Pittsburgh 26–14, marking its 21st consecutive win. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 Notre Dame.

'''October 8'''
[[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 1 Maryland]] beat Wake Forest 28–7, and [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 2 Michigan]] defeated visiting No. 6 Army, 26–2. Both stayed unbeaten, but Michigan took the top spot in the next poll. [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 3 Oklahoma]] defeated Texas 20–0 in Dallas.
[[Georgia Tech football|No. 4 Georgia Tech]] won 7–0 at LSU.
[[Notre dame football|No. 5 Notre Dame]] won 14–0 at No. 15 Miami, with both touchdowns coming on fourth down passes from [[Paul Hornung]], before an Orange Bowl record crowd of 75,685.<ref>''Sports Illustrated'', Oct. 17, 1955, p6</ref> In a game that would eventually decide the Pacific Coast Conference title, No. 7 UCLA beat Oregon State 38–0. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 Georgia Tech.

'''October 15''' [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 1 Michigan]] defeated Northwestern, 14–2. [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 2 Maryland]] won at North Carolina, 25–7. [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 3 Oklahoma]] beat Kansas 44–6. However, [[Georgia Tech football|No. 5 Georgia Tech]] lost to visiting No. 17 Auburn 14–12, and [[Notre dame football|No. 4 Notre Dame]] lost 21–7 when it hosted No. 13 Michigan State. They dropped from the top five and were replaced by No. 8 Navy (which had won 34–14 at Penn State) and No. 11 Duke (which had won at No. 14 Ohio State, 20–14). The poll: No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Duke.

'''October 22''' In Minneapolis, [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 1 Michigan]] faced a 1–3–0 Minnesota team and was stunned when the Gophers racked up two touchdowns in the first quarter. Michigan's Terry Barr blocked the extra point attempt on the second touchdown, but the nation's No. 1 team was losing 13–0. Still down 13–7 at the half, the Wolverines fought back. Jim Van Pelt passed to Tom Maentz for a touchdown, and Van Pelt added the extra point to save Michigan, 14–13.<ref>"Michigan Fights Back to Nip Gophers, 14–13," ''San Antonio Light'', Oct. 23, 1955, p5–D</ref> Minnesota would go on to a 3–6–0 finish. Meanwhile, [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 2 Maryland]] won more convincingly at Syracuse, 34–13, to regain the top spot. [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 3 Oklahoma]] beat No. 14 Colorado, 56–21. [[Navy Midshipmen football|No. 4 Navy]] won at Penn, 33–0. [[Duke football|No. 5 Duke]] lost to Pitt, 26–7, and was replaced in the top five by No. 6 Michigan State, which beat Illinois 21–7. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Michigan State.

'''October 29''' Back at the top, [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 1 Maryland]] beat South Carolina 27–0, while [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 2 Oklahoma]] won at Kansas State, 40–7. [[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 3 Michigan]] beat Iowa 33–21. [[Navy Midshipmen football|No. 4 Navy]] lost at No. 9 Notre Dame, 21–7. [[Michigan State football|No. 5 Michigan State]] won at Wisconsin, 27–0. UCLA returned to the Top Five from No. 6 after a 47–0 win over California. The next poll: No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Michigan State, and No. 5 UCLA.

==November==
'''November 5''' As both stayed undefeated, [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 1 Maryland]] beat LSU 13–0 and [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 2 Oklahoma]] won at Missouri, 20–0.
[[Michigan Wolverines football|No. 3 Michigan]] lost at Illinois 25–6, while [[Michigan State football|No. 4 Michigan State]] won at Purdue, 27–0. [[UCLA Bruins football|No. 5 UCLA]] won at Pacific, 34–0. No. 6 Notre Dame, which had won at Penn 46–14, returned to the top five. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5.Notre Dame.

'''November 12''' Back at [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 1, Oklahoma]] beat Iowa State 52–0. [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 2 Maryland]] won at Clemson, 25–12. [[Michigan State football|No. 3 Michigan State]] beat Minnesota 42–14. [[UCLA Bruins football|No. 4 UCLA]] was trailing Washington 17–16 in the closing seconds, but Jim Decker kicked a field goal for a 19–17 victory.<ref>"Knox Hurt-- UCLA Barely Beats Huskies", ''Oakland Tribune'', Nov. 13, 1955, pA-51.</ref> The game is referenced in ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''. [[Notre dame football|No. 5 Notre Dame]] won at North Carolina, 27–7. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 4 Notre Dame, and No. 5 UCLA. The UCLA game and its unlikely winning field goal was used by an elderly Biff Tannen from 2015 to demonstrate the fact that his Gray's Sports Almanac can predict the winning outcome of any major sports game between 1950 and 2000 to his younger self from 1955. He listens in to a live radio commentary of the game when the score was 17-16. Old Biff bets on UCLA winning, with his younger self pointing out the fact that the game is essentially over. The winning field goal is then kicked, proving that the almanac is accurate. The other games of the day were later heard over the same radio, with young Biff further testing out the almanac's capabilities.

'''November 19''' Although [[Oklahoma Sooners football|No. 1 Oklahoma]] was 8–0–0 and host Nebraska was 5–4–0, both had 5–0–0 records in Big 7 conference play when they met at Lincoln. The Sooners rolled, 41–0, to get the Orange Bowl bid. [[Maryland Terrapins football|No. 2 Maryland]] closed its season with a 19–0 win over George Washington University and accepted the invitation to meet Oklahoma, but what would have been a No. 1 vs. No. 2 meeting changed when the Terrapins were dropped to third by the AP voters. [[Michigan State football|No. 3 Michigan State]], which had a 5–1 record in Big Ten play, beat Marquette 33–0 in a non-conference game. No. 6 Michigan's 17–0 loss to No. 9 Ohio State gave the Wolverines a 5–2 conference mark and knocked them out of contention for the Rose Bowl. Ohio State had the best record in the Big Ten, 6–0 overall, but had gone to the Rose Bowl the year before, so Michigan State got the bid. The Spartans' opponent would be [[UCLA Bruins football|No. 5 UCLA]], which beat USC 17–7. [[Notre dame football|No. 4 Notre Dame]] beat Iowa 17–14. Though Maryland, like Oklahoma, was unbeaten, the voters put once-beaten Michigan State in the second spot instead. The next poll: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Notre Dame.

On '''November 26''', [[Notre dame football|No. 5 Notre Dame]] lost in Los Angeles to USC, 42–20, and dropped to 6th in the final AP poll, where it would be replaced at No. 5 by Ohio State. The top four teams (Oklahoma, Michigan State, Maryland, and UCLA) had finished their seasons and were ranked in the same order in the final poll.

==Conference standings==
===Major conference standings===
For this article, major conferences defined as those including at least one state [[Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States|flagship]] public university and the [[Ivy League]].

{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Big Seven Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Border Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Far Western Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Ivy League football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Middle Three Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 North Central Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Skyline Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southern Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southwest Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Yankee Conference football standings}}
|}

===Independents===
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Eastern college football independents records}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Midwestern college football independents records}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southern college football independents records}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Western college football independents records}}
|}

===Minor conferences===
{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Conference
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Champion(s)
!style="background:#0054B3; color:#FFFFFF;" |Record
|- align="left"
|[[California Collegiate Athletic Association]]
| ''No champion''
| —
|- align="left"
| [[Central Church College Conference]]
| [[Concordia Bulldogs|Concordia (NE)]]
| 3–0
|- align="left""
| [[Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association]]
| [[Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|Maryland State]]
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[College Conference of Illinois]]
| [[Wheaton Thunder|Wheaton (IL)]]
| 5–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Evergreen Conference]]
| [[Whitworth Pirates|Whitworth]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Far Western Conference]]
| [[Chico State Wildcats football|Chico State College]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Frontier Conference|Frontier Conference (Montana and Idaho)]]
| [[Rocky Mountain Battlin' Bears|Rocky Mountain]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[Gulf Coast Conference]]
| [[1955 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team|Abilene Christian]] [[1955 North Texas State Eagles football team|North Texas State]]
| 2–1
|- align="left"
| [[New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference|Frontier Conference (New Mexico)]]
| [[Adams State Grizzlies football|Adams State College]] [[New Mexico Military Institute]]
| 4–1
|- align="left"
| [[Indiana Collegiate Conference]]
| [[Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)|St. Joseph's]] [[Evansville Purple Aces#Football|Evansville]]
| 5–1
|- align="left"
| [[Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Parsons Wildcats|Parsons]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football|College of Emporia]]
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[Lone Star Conference]]
| [[Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football|East Texas State Teachers]] [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Sam Houston State Teachers]] [[Texas State Bobcats football|Southwest Texas State Teachers]]
| 5–1
|- align="left"
| [[Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| [[Hillsdale Chargers football|Hillsdale]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Coe Kohawks|Coe]]
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties|Gustavus Adolphus]]
| 5–1
|- align="left"
| [[Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| [[Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football|Southeast Missouri State]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Nebraska College Conference]]
| [[Nebraska–Kearney Lopers|Nebraska State Teachers]] (UN–Kearney)
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits|South Dakota State College]]
| 5–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[North Dakota College Athletic Conference]]
| [[Jamestown Jimmies|Jamestown College]] [[Dickinson State Blue Hawks|Dickinson State College]]
| 5–1
|- align="left"
| [[Ohio Athletic Conference]]
| [[Muskingum Fighting Muskies|Muskingum]]
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[Ohio Valley Conference]]
| [[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football|Tennessee Tech]]
| 5–0
|- align="left"
| [[Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Central Oklahoma Bronchos football|Central State College (OK)]] [[Northeastern State RiverHawks|Northeastern State Teachers (OK)]] [[Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs football|Southwestern State College (OK)]]
| 4–1
|- align="left"
| [[Oregon Collegiate Conference]]
| ''Unknown''
| —
|- align="left"
| [[Pacific Northwest Conference]]
| [[College of Idaho Coyotes|College of Idaho]] [[Lewis & Clark Pioneers|Lewis & Clark]]
| 4–1
|- align="left"
| [[Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference]]
| [[Bloomsburg Huskies football|Bloomsburg State Teachers]]
| 3–0–1
|- align="left"
| [[Presidents' Athletic Conference]]
| [[Case Western Spartans football|Western Reserve]]
| 3–0
|- align="left"
| [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference]]
| [[Idaho State Bengals football|Idaho State College]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Pomona-Claremont Sagehens|title=Pomona-Claremont}}
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| [[South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference]]
| [[Northern State Wolves football|Northern State Teachers]]
| 7–0
|- align="left"
| [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
| [[Florida A&M Rattlers football|Florida A&M]]
| 6–0
|- align="left"
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]
| [[Southern Jaguars football|Southern]]
| 6–1
|- align="left"
| [[State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota]]
| [[St. Cloud State Huskies football|St. Cloud State Teachers]]
| 4–0
|- align="left"
| ''[[Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]''
| [[McMurry War Hawks football|McMurry]]
| 2–0
|- align="left"
| [[Wisconsin State College Conference]]
| [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers|Wisconsin State–Stevens Point]]
| 6–0
|}

===Minor conference standings===
{| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Badger-Illini Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Central Church College Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 College Conference of Illinois football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Evergreen Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Gulf Coast Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Gulf States Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Hoosier Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Iowa Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Mid-Ohio League football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Midwest Athletic Association football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Midwest Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Nebraska College Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 North State Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Northwest Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 New Mexico Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Prairie College Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Texas Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Virginia Little Seven Conference football standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
|-
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1955 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings}}
|}

==Rankings==
{{Main|1955 NCAA football rankings}}

===Final AP Poll===
The final rankings were made on November 28, after the regular season and without consideration of the postseason bowl games:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|1. Oklahoma
|(10–0–0)
| Big 7
|-
|2. Michigan State
|(8–1–0)
| Big 10
|-
|3. Maryland
| (10–0–0)
| ACC
|-
|4. UCLA
|(9–1–0)
| PCC
|-
|5. Ohio State
| (7–2–0)
| Big 10
|-
|6. TCU
|(9–1–0)
| SWC
|-
|7. Georgia Tech
|(8–1–1)
| SEC
|-
|8. Auburn
|(8–1–1)
| SEC
|-
|9. Notre Dame
|(8–2–0)
| Indep.
|-
|10. Mississippi
|(9–1–0)
| SEC
|-
|11. Pittsburgh
|(7–3–0)
| Indep.
|-
|12. Michigan
|(7–2–0)
| Big 10
|-
|13. USC
|(6–4–0)
| PCC
|-
|14. Miami (Florida)
|(6–3–0)
| Indep.
|-
|15. Miami (Ohio)
|(9–0–0)
| MAC
|-
|16. Stanford
|(6–3–1)
| PCC
|-
|17. Texas A&M
|(7–2–1)
| SWC
|-
|18. Navy
|(6–2–1)
| Indep.
|-
|19. West Virginia
|(8–2–0)
| Southern
|-
|20. Army
| (6–3–0)
| Indep.
|}

===Final Coaches Poll===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ranking
! Team
|-
|1 || Oklahoma
|-
|2 || Michigan State
|-
|3 || Maryland
|-
|4 || UCLA
|-
|5 || Ohio State
|-
|6 || Texas Christian
|-
|7 || Georgia Tech
|-
|8 || Auburn
|-
|9 || Mississippi
|-
|10 || Notre Dame
|-
|11 || Pittsburgh
|-
|12 || USC
|-
|13 || Michigan
|-
|14 || Texas A&M
|-
|15 || Army
|-
|16 || Duke
|-
|17 || West Virginia
|-
|18 || Miami (Fla.)
|-
|19 || Iowa
|-
|20 (t) || Navy
|-
|20 (t) || Stanford
|-
|20 (t) || Miami (Ohio)
|}

==Other champions==
===Orange Blossom Classic===
Prior to the integration of sports teams, [[Miami Orange Bowl]] stadium hosted the New Year's Day game of the same name, and a December game for historically black colleges, the [[Orange Blossom Classic]]. [[1955 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling]] (9–0) and [[1955 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]] (8–0–1) met to determine the best Negro college football team in the nation, with Grambling winning, 28–21.

==Undefeated seasons==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="35%" | Team
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Record
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50%" | Notes
|-
|[[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]||11–0||Consensus national champion, Orange Bowl champion
|-
|[[1955 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling ]]||10–0||Black college national champion, winner of Orange Blossom Classic
|-
|[[1955 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]||9–0||MAC champion, No. 15 in final AP Poll
|-
|[[1955 Heidelberg Student Princes football team|Heidelberg]]||9–0||OAC second place
|-
|[[1955 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]]||9–0||MIAA champion, part of 32-game winning streak, [[Nate Clark]] national scoring leader
|-
|[[1955 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team|Southeast Missouri State]]||9–0||MIAA champion
|-
|[[1955 Whitworth Pirates football team|Whitworth]]||9–0||Evergreen champion, 18-game winning streak
|-
|[[1955 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team|College of Emporia]]||9–0||KCAC champion
|-
|[[1955 Maryland State Hawks football team|Maryland State]]||9–0||CIAA champion
|-
|[[1955 Alfred Saxons football team|Alfred]]||8–0||Consecutive perfect seasons 1955-1956
|-
|[[1955 Centre Colonels football team]]||8–0||Independent
|-
|[[1955 Drexel Dragons football team|Drexel]]||8–0||Independent
|-
|[[1955 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team|Muskingum]]||8–0||Ohio Athletic Conference champion
|-
|[[1955 Shepherd Rams football team|Shepherd]]||8–0||WVIAC champion, led country with 33.9 points per game
|-
|[[1955 Stevens Point State Pointers football team|Stevens Point State]]||8–0||WSCC champion
|-
|[[1955 Juniata Eagles football team|Juniata]]||8–0–1||Tied with Missouri Valley in [[Citrus Bowl|Tangerine Bowl]]
|-
|[[1955 Trinity Bantams football team|Trinity (CT]]||7–0||Independent
|}

Others included {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Albany State Golden Rams|title=Albany State}}, [[1955 Coe Kohawks football team|Coe]], {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Parsons Wildcats|title=Parsons}}.
<ref>"Twenty-One Finish Unbeaten-Untied," ''The Huronite and Daily Plainsman'' (Huron, SD), Nov. 22, 1955, p9</ref>

==Bowl games==
===Major bowls===
''Monday, January 2, 1956''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Bowl game
! colspan="2" | Winning team
! colspan="2" | Losing team
|-
|-
| [[1956 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]
| No. 1 [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| 20
| No. 3 [[1955 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]]
| align=right|6
|-
| [[1956 Rose Bowl|Rose Bowl]]
| No. 2 [[1955 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]]
| 17
| No. 4 [[1955 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| 14
|-
| [[1956 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]]
| No. 10 [[1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| 14
| No. 6 [[1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
| 13
|-
| [[1956 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]
| No. 7 [[1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| align=right|7
| No. 11 [[1955 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]
| align=right|0
|}

===Other bowls===
{| class="wikitable"
! Bowl game
! Location
! Date
! Winning team
! Score
! Losing team
|-
| [[1955 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| Jacksonville, FL
| December 31
| [[1955 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| align=center|25–13
| No. 8 [[1956 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
|-
| [[1956 Sun Bowl|Sun Bowl]]
| El Paso, TX
| January 2
| [[1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]
| align=center|21–14
| [[1955 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]]
|}

==Statistical leaders==
*Player scoring most points: [[Jim Swink]], TCU, 125.

==Heisman Trophy voting==
''The [[Heisman Trophy]] is given to the year's most outstanding player''

{| class="wikitable"
! Player !! School !! Position !! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Total
|-
| '''[[Howard Cassady]]''' || '''[[1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || '''HB''' || '''594''' || '''179''' || '''79''' || '''2,219'''
|-
| [[Jim Swink]] || [[1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] || HB || 128 || 120 || 118 || 742
|-
| [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]] || [[1955 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]] || QB || 56 || 70 || 75 || 383
|-
| [[Earl Morrall]] || [[1955 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]] || QB || 23 || 97 || 60 || 323
|-
| [[Paul Hornung]] || [[1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || QB || 33 || 72 || 78 || 321
|-
| [[Bob Pellegrini]] || [[1955 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]] || C || 38 || 64 || 52 || 294
|-
| [[Ron Beagle]] || Navy || E || 21 || 44 || 61 || 212
|-
| [[Ron Kramer]] || [[1955 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || E || 12 || 50 || 56 || 192
|-
| [[Bo Bolinger]] || [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || G || 14 || 32 || 42 || 148
|-
| [[Cal Jones]] || [[1955 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa]] || G || 14 || 40 || 16 || 138
|}

==Statistical leaders==
===Individual===
====Total offense====
''Major college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in [[total offense]] among major college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]], Navy, 1,348 yards 
2. [[Art Luppino]], Arizona, 1,313 yards 
3. [[Jim Swink]], TCU, 1,283 yards 
4. [[Paul Hornung]], Notre Dame, 1,215 yards 
5. [[Johnny Majors]], Tennessee, 1,133 yards 
6. [[John Roach (American football)|John Roach]], SMU, 1,126 yards 
7. [[Jerry Reichow]], Iowa, 1,091 yards 
8. [[Earl Morrall]], Michigan State, 1,047 yards 
9. [[John Brodie]], Stanford, 1,044 yards 
10. [[Jim Haluska]], Wisconsin, 1,012 yards 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=61}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in [[total offense]] among small college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. Jim Stehlin, Brandeis, 1,455 yards 
2. Bill Engelhardt, Omaha, 1,416 yards 
3. William "Brub" Hamilton, Florence State, 1,369 yards 
4. Dick Zahn, Hiram, 1,293 yards 
5. [[Bill Rhodes (American football back)|Bill Rhodes]], [[1955 Western State Mountaineers football team|Colorado Western]], 1,153 yards 
6. Edward "Bo" Murray, Grambling, 1,151 yards 
7. Gene Scott, Centre, 1,138 yards 
8. Pat Tarquinio, Juniata, 1,115 yards 
9. Tom Dingle, Wooster, 1,100 
10. Bernie Raterink, Central Michigan, 1,044 yards 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=70}}</ref>

====Passing====
''Major college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions among major college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[George Welsh (American football)|George Welsh]], Navy, '''94''' of 150 ('''.627'''), '''1,319''' yards, 6 interceptions, '''8''' touchdowns 
2. Claude Benham, Columbia, 89 of 188 (.473), 999 yards, '''15''' interceptions, 7 touchdowns 
3. [[Len Dawson]], Purdue, 87 of 155 (.561), 1,005 yards, 14 interceptions, 7 touchdowns 
4. [[John Brodie]], Stanford, 76 of 133 (.571), 1,024 yards, 7 interceptions, 5 touchdowns 
5. Bill Beagle, Dartmouth, 75 of 155 (.484), 812 yards, 12 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
6. Ken Ford, Hardin-Simmons, 73 of 135 (.541), 854 yards, 10 interceptions, 8 touchdowns 
7. [[Jim Haluska]], Wisconsin, 71 of 132 (.538), 1,036 yards, 10 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
8. Nick Consoles, Wake Forest, 66 of 123 (.537), 787 yards, 8 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
9. [[Joe Clements (American football)|Joe Clements]], Texas, 65 of 128 (.508), 818 yards, 13 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
10. [[John Roach (American football)|John Roach]], SMU, 64 of 141 (.454), 907 yards, 14 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=63}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions among small college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. Foley, Hamline, 87 of 167 (.521), 1,034 yards, 8 interceptions, 6 touchdowns 
2. Stehlin, Brandeis, 76 of 147 (.517), 1,226 yards, 13 interceptions, 10 tochddowns 
3. Magee, San Diego State, 66 of 123 (.537), 792 yards, 12 interceptions, 4 touchdowns 
4. Belton, Davidson, 60 of 130 (.462), 839 yards, 8 interceptions, 5 touchdowns 
5. Webb, St. Ambrose, 60 of 132 (.455), 899 yards, 8 interceptions, 7 touchdowns 
6. Arnecke, Trinity (TX), 58 of 115 (.504), 752 yards, 7 interceptions, 3 touchdowns 
7. Palmer, Baldwin-Wallace, 58 of 121 (.479), 578 yards, 11 interceptions, 5 touchdowns 
8. Karas, Geneva, 57 of 104 (.548), 616 yards, 6 interceptions, 4 touchdowns 
9. Zahn, Hiram, 55 of 124 (.444), 1,214 yards, 9 interceptions, 10 touchdowns 
10. Kessler, Capital, 54 of 117 (.462), 869 yards, 11 interceptions, 7 touchdowns 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=71}}</ref>

====Rushing====
''Major college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards among major college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[Art Luppino]], Arizona, '''1,313''' yards on '''209''' carries (6.28 average) 
2. [[Jim Swink]], TCU, 1,283 on 157 carries (8.17 average) 
3. [[Howard Cassady]], Ohio State, 958 yards on 161 carries (5.95 average) 
4. [[Fob James]], Auburn, 879 yards on 123 carries (7.15 average) 
5. Jim Brown, UCLA, 829 yards on 130 carries (6.38 average) 
6. Bobby Moss, West Virginia, 807 yards on 98 carries ('''8.23''' average) 
7. [[Joel Wells]], Clemson, 782 yards on 134 carries (5.79 average) 
8. [[Jim Bakhtiar]], Virginia, 733 yards on 158 carries (4.64 average) 
9. Bob Pascal, Duke, 750 yards on 156 carries (4.81 average) 
10. [[Jim Shanley (American football)|Jim Shanley]], Oregon, 711 yards on 100 carries (7.11 average) 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=63}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards among small college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. Scott, Centre, 1138 yards on 107 carries (10.64 average) 
2. [[Bill Rhodes (American football back)|Bill Rhodes]], Colorado Western, 1,112 yards on 142 carries (7.83 average) 
3. Dingle, Wooster, 1,100 yards on 128 carries (8.59 average) 
4. Raterink, Central Michigan, 1,044 yards on 128 carries (8.16 average) 
5. Taylor, Florence State, 1,021 yards on 196 carries 
6. Raab, Alma, 980 yards on 103 carries (9.51 average) 
7. [[Nate Clark]], Hillsdale, 949 yards on 153 carries (6.20 average) 
8. Livingston, Heidelberg, 931 yards on 144 carries (6.47 average) 
9. Murray, Grambling, 924 yards on 117 carries (7.90 average) 
10. Boles, Sam Houston State, 906 yards on 133 carries (6.81 average) 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=70}}</ref>

====Receiving====
''Major college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in receptions among major college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[Hank Burnine]], Missouri, '''44''' receptions, '''594''' yards, 2 touchdowns 
2. [[Johnny Bredice]], Boston University, 35 receptions, 468 yards, '''4''' touchdowns 
3. Barnes, Wake Forest, 31 receptions, 349 yards, 0 touchdowns 
4. [[Ron Beagle]], Navy, 30 receptions, 451 yards, '''4''' touchdowns 
5. Hurley, Montana, 25 receptions, 431 yards, 2 touchdowns 
6. [[Jimmy Orr]], Georgia, 24 receptions, 443 yards, 3 touchdowns 
6. Sanders, Colorado A&M, 24 receptions, 351 yards, 3 touchdowns 
6. Pascoe, Dartmouth, 24 receptions, 331 yards, 3 touchdowns 
6. Massegee, Hardin-Simmons, 24 receptions, 321 yards, '''4''' touchdowns 
6. Seitz, Columbia, 24 receptions, 286 yards, 1 touchdown 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=63}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in receptions among small college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. Donlin, Hamline, 41 receptions, 480 yards, 2 touchdowns 
2. Rogers, Fresno State, 33 receptions, 350 yards, 3 touchdowns 
3. Cox, Cal Poly, 32 receptions, 613 yards, 8 touchdowns 
4. Rychlec, American International, 30 receptions, 383 yards, 1 touchdown 
5. Lashmet, Western Illinois, 29 receptions, 567 yards, 4 touchdowns 
5. Hecker, Bowling Green, 29 receptions, 566 yards, 6 touchdowns 
5. Joseph, Baldwin-Wallace, 29 receptions, 290 yards, 2 touchdowns 
8. Davis, Arkansas Tech, 28 receptions, 521 yards, 4 touchdowns 
9. Payne, William Jewell, 27 receptions, 413 yards, 1 touchdown 
9. Price, Geneva, 27 receptions, 349 yards, 2 touchdowns 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=71}}</ref>

====Scoring====
''Major college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in scoring among major college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[Jim Swink]], TCU, 125 points (20 TD, 5 PAT) 
2. [[Jon Arnett]], USC, 108 points (15 TD, 18 PAT) 
3. [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]], Oklahoma, 96 points (16 TD) 
3. [[Ed Vereb]], Maryland, 96 points (16 TD) 
3. [[Art Luppino]], 96 points (13 TD, 18 PAT) 
6. [[Howard Cassady]], 90 points (15 TD) 
7. [[Paige Cothren]], Ole Miss, 74 points (6 TD, 20 PAT, 6 FG) 
8. [[Charles Horton]], Vanderbilt, 73 points (12 TD, 1 PAT) 
9. Jim Brown, UCLA, 69 points (9 TD, 15 PAT) 
10. Jack Morris, Oregon, 67 points (8 TD, 19 PAT) 
<ref name=p62>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=62}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following players were the individual leaders in scoring among small college football players during the 1955 season: 
1. [[Nate Clark]], Hillsdale, 144 points (24 TD) 
2. Lehman, St. John's (MN), 109 points (16 TD, 13 PAT) 
3. Raterink, Central Michigan, 108 points (18 TD) 
4. Livingston, Heidelberg, 102 points (17 TD) 
5. Rosenberg, Coe, 93 points (11 TD, 27 PAT) 
5. Dervin, Mississippi Vocational, 93 points (15 TD, 3 PAT) 
7. Murray, Grambling, 92 points (13 TD, 14 PAT) 
8. [[Bill Rhodes (American football back)|Bill Rhodes]], Colorado Western, 91 points (14 TD, 7 PAT) 
9. Lutterbach, Evansville, 90 points (15 TD) 
10. Raab, Alma, 85 points (14 TD, 1 PAT) 
<ref name=p62/>

===Team===
====Total offense====
''Major college'' 
The following teams were the leaders in total offense in major college football during the 1955 season: 
1. [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]], 410.7 yards per game 
2. [[1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]], 384.5 yards per game 
3. [[1955 Denver Pioneers football team|Denver]], 368.9 yards per game 
4. [[1955 Michigan State Spartans football team|Michigan State]], 364.4 yards per game 
5. [[1955 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]], 358.6 yards per game 
6. [[1955 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]], 357.3 yards per game 
7. [[1955 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]], 355.1 yards per game 
8. [[1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]], 353.1 yards per game 
9. [[1955 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]], 344.9 yards per game 
10. [[1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]], 339.6 yards per game 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=67}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following teams were the leaders in total offense in small college football during the 1955 season: 
1. [[1955 Centre Colonels football team|Centre]], 431.0 yards per game 
2. [[1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]], 417.1 per game 
3. [[1955 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]], 413.0 yards per game 
4. [[1955 Florida A&M Rattlers football team|Florida A&M]], 379.9 yards per game 
5. Coe, 379.0 yards per game 
6. [[1955 Grambling Tigers football team|Grambling]], 375.7 yards per game 
7. [[1955 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team|College of Emporia]], 373.6 yards per game 
8. Southwestern (TN), 373.4 yards per game 
9. [[1955 Hillsdale Dales football team|Hillsdale]], 370.2 yards per game 
10. [[1955 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team|Muskingum]], 366.4 yards per game 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=72}}</ref>

====Total defense====
''Major college'' 
The following teams were the leaders in total defense in major college football during the 1955 season: 
1. [[1955 Army Cadets football team|Army]], 160.7 yards per game 
2. [[1955 Maryland Terrapins football team|Maryland]], 169.1 yards per game 
3. [[1955 Navy Midshipmen football team|Navy]], 181.7 yards per game 
4. [[1955 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]], 183.2 yards per game 
5. [[1955 Holy Cross Crusaders football team|Holy Cross]], 183.5 yards per game 
6. [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]], 186.4 yards per game 
7. [[1955 Detroit Titans football team|Detroit]], 194.1 yards per game 
8. [[1955 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]], 194.8 yards per game 
9. [[1955 George Washington Colonials football team|George Washington]], 197.7 yards per game 
10. [[1955 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]], 199.9 yards per game 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=67}}</ref>

''Small college'' 
The following teams were the leaders in total defense in small college football during the 1955 season: 
1. [[1955 College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football team|College of Emporia]], 102.0 yards per game 
2. National Aggies, 117.6 yards per game 
3. North Carolina A&T, 118.4 yards per game 
4. Geneva, 121.8 yards per game 
5. [[1955 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team|Mississippi Southern]], 122.3 yards per game 
6. Allen, 123.6 yards per game 
7. Shaw, 126.8 yards per game 
8. Moravian, 128.6 yards per game 
9. Shippensberg State, 130.8 yards per game 
10. Virginia State, 131.5 yards per game 
<ref>{{cite book|title=Official Collegiate Football Record Book|year=1956|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|page=72}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[1955 College Football All-America Team]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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