The Fat Controller didn`t think Thomas The Tank Engine was capable of pulling his own coaches along a district line. He craved for the days when he could take his own coaches to exciting locations in Sodor. In the first story Thomas was a stumpy little engine that longed to have a branch line of his own. The Reverend wrote the stories for his son and he probably wouldn`t have guessed how popular Thomas The Tank Engine would become. It was back in the 1940s when the stories of Thomas The Tank Engine were first penned and the name of the man behind then stories was Rev W V Awdry. That`s because the island of Sodor is the home for Thomas The Tank Engine and it`s where he happily spends his days pulling his coaches named Annie and Clarabel.
Mention the island of Sodor to children and they will probably be more than familiar with this location.
