The Railway Stories are a series of audio adaptations of The Railway Series books by the Rev. W Awdry and his son Christopher. Nearly all of the 42 books in the series have been recorded by one of five different narrators: Johnny Morris, William Rushton, Ted Robbins, Michael Angelis, and even the Rev. W. Awdry himself. Rev. W. Awdry recordings The first known audio adaptation was a 7" (33⅓rpm) EP narrated by the Rev. W. Awdry himself (see photo), with "background effects taken from real engines". This record, released in 1957 by Chiltern Records of Princes Risborough, contained two stories – Edward's Day Out and Edward and Gordon – from the first book in the Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines. Johnny Morris recordings (Delysé) The first widely available recordings were narrated by Johnny Morris and released in the early 1960s by the Delysé Recording Company. Each 7" (45rpm) vinyl record contained two stories, taken from the first eleven books of The Railway Series. The recordings were released in mono. The front of the record sleeve showed an original illustration from the story in the original book. While on the back, there was a list of the other recordings in "The Railway Engine Series" [sic], together with an introduction from the Rev. W. Awdry: The label on the record was also quite distinctive, showing a smiling red engine on a blue/white background. The label was carefully designed so that the record player spindle fitted through the engine's 'nose'! No attempt had been made to make the engine look like one of those from the stories. Record Details Stories from Book 1 - The Three Railway Engines: DEL101 (196x) - 1. Edward's Day Out, 2. Edward and Gordon DEL102 (196x) - 1. The Sad Story of Henry, 2. Edward, Gordon and Henry Stories from Book 2 - Thomas the Tank Engine: DEL103 (1961) - 1. Thomas and Gordon, 2. Thomas's Train DEL104 (196x) - 1. Thomas and the Trucks, 2. Thomas and the Breakdown Train Stories from Book 3 - James the Red Engine: DEL114 (196x) - 1. James and the Top Hat, 2. James and the Bootlace DEL115 (196x) - 1. Troublesome Trucks, 2. James and the Express Stories from Book 4 - Tank Engine Thomas Again: DEL137 (1964) - 1. Thomas and the Guard, 2. Thomas Goes Fishing DEL138 (196x) - 1. Thomas, Terence and the Snow, 2. Thomas