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Since the inception of SiF, the Extended Railway Series has been seen as the pinnacle of Thomas Fan Fiction on the forum. Many authors have written volumes, but not all have been accepted as being of good enough standard to be posted in the Library. Below is a list of all ERS Volumes and the stories in each of them.
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Since the inception of SiF, the Extended Railway Series has been seen as the pinnacle of Thomas Fan Fiction on the forum. Below is a list of all ERS Volumes and the stories in each of them.
==ERS Volumes==
==ERS Volumes==
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'''[[ERS Volume 41 – Evan The Private Engine]] (''[[sillyevan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 42 – Evan The Private Engine (''[[sillyevan]]'')'''
* ''Private Owner''
* ''Private Owner''
* ''No. 1's Bad Day''
* ''No. 1's Bad Day''
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* ''The Steam Gala Surprise''
* ''The Steam Gala Surprise''
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'''[[ERS Volume 42 – Edward's Branch Line]] (''[[Ryan]] '')'''
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'''ERS Volume 43 – Edward's Branch Line (''[[Ryan]] '')'''
* ''Boco's Tractor Bang''
* ''Boco's Tractor Bang''
* ''Edward's Essential Experience''
* ''Edward's Essential Experience''
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* ''No Place Like Home''
* ''No Place Like Home''
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'''[[ERS Volume 44 – Brad The American Engine]] (''[[Granpuff]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 44 – Express Engines (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Brad's Arrival''
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* ''Blowback''
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* ''Thomas Goes Yachting''
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* ''Paint Problems''
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* ''Thomas Is Really Famous''
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* ''Fourth Time Unlucky''
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* ''Brad, Jinty and Bear''
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* ''The Express Engines''
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'''[[ERS Volume 45 – Sodor Castle The Western Engine]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 45 – Mid-Sodor Engines (''[[Ryan]]'' and ''[[BantyoFox|Fox]]'')'''
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* ''Frozen Stiff''
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* ''Albert''
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* ''A Night At The Castle''
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* ''Stanley''
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* ''The King And The Castle''
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* ''Jim the Jinx''
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* ''The Great Western Way''
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* ''Closure''
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'''[[ERS Volume 46 – Diesel Engines]] (''[[christopher]] – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 46 – Diesel Engines (''[[Christopher]] – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name'')'''
* ''Daisy's Diner''
* ''Daisy's Diner''
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* ''Strength, Steel And Determination''
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* ''Cowcatchers''
* ''Jinx''
* ''Jinx''
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* ''Lucky On The Main Line''
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* ''Ted's New Home''
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'''[[ERS Volume 47 – Small Railway Surprises]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 47 – Small Railway Surprises (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Too Many Trucks Spoil The Train''
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* ''Clowning Around''
* ''The Bursting Ballast Truck''
* ''The Bursting Ballast Truck''
* ''Flying Frank''
* ''Flying Frank''
* ''Horse Drawn Bert''
* ''Horse Drawn Bert''
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'''[[ERS Volume 48 – The Further Adventures Of Stepney]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 48 – Bert the Small Engine (''[[BantyoFox|Fox]]'')'''
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* ''Fine-Feathered Friends''
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* ''Nervous Rex''
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* ''Cold Snap''
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* ''Ashes to Ashes''
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* ''The Little Driver''
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* ''Bert's Comeback''
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* ''Golden Arrow Rescue''
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* ''Flaming Sword''
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'''[[ERS Volume 50 – The Useful Little Engine]] (''[[christopher]], [[Ryan]] and [[Fat Hatt]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 49 – Miniature Railway Engines (''[[Ryan]] and [[Green Arrow]]'')'''
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* ''Thomas and Audrey''
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* ''The New Line''
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* ''Training''
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* ''Hot and Bothered''
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* ''That Sinking Feeling''
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'''ERS Volume 50 – The Useful Little Engine (''[[Ryan]]'' and ''[[Caeser]]'')'''
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* ''Wilbert, Audrey and Thomas''
* ''Henry's Hill Start''
* ''Henry's Hill Start''
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* ''Thomas's Greatest Folly''
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* ''Lumbering Out''
* ''Useful Indeed''
* ''Useful Indeed''
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'''[[ERS Volume 53 – Hard Working Little Engines]] (''benpennock'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 51 – Buzz the Heritage Diesel Engine (''[[Ryan]]'' and ''[[BantyoFox|Fox]])'''
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* ''Rusty's Passenger Train''
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* ''Rest-'Cora'-tion''
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* ''A Flying Start''
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* ''When Opposites Attack''
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* ''Mid Sodor Vanguard''
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'''ERS Volume 52 – Hard Working Little Engines (''[[Chris]]'', ''[[BenPennock]]'', ''[[Christopher]]'', and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
* ''Military Engine''
* ''Military Engine''
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* ''That Sinking Feeling''
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* ''Bad Driving''
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* ''Welcome Home''
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* ''The Works Train''
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* ''Army Honour''
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'''[[ERS Volume 54 Narrow Gauge Problems]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 53 Brad the American Engine (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[Granpuff]]'')'''
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* ''Carriage Chaos''
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* ''Brad''
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* ''Sparks Will Fly''
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* ''Jinty Keeps Things Going''
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* ''The Vain Van''
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* ''Slipway''
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* ''Two Wrongs Make A Right''
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* ''Goodbye, Hello''
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'''[[ERS Volume 55 Brave Mountain Engines]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 54 Duck, Oliver and the Little Western (''[[Christopher]]'', adapted from the volume by ''Joe Smith'')'''
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* ''Culdee And Norman''
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* ''Running Late''
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* ''Calamity Catherine''
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* ''Rumours''
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* ''Determined In The Drifts''
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* ''The Storm''
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* ''Henry, Ernest And The Avalanche''
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* ''Happy Endings''
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'''[[ERS Volume 56 Duck, Oliver And The Little Western|ERS Volume 56 - Duck, Oliver And The Little Western]] (''[[christopher]] – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 55 Percy The Branch Line Engine (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[Loey Machan]]'' – adapted from the volume by ''Joe Smith'')'''
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* ''"It's Safer By Road"''
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* ''Rockslide''
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* ''Steam Duel''
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* ''What a Riot!''
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* ''Sabotage''
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* ''Shunting Mishap''
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* ''United We Stand''
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* ''Nobody's Perfect''
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'''[[ERS Volume 57 Branch Line Bothers]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 56 – Sodor Oil Engines (''[[The Old Bean]]'' and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Thomas Cracks The Case''
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* ''Double the Trouble''
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* ''Oh, Mister Station Master!''
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* ''Opportunity to Impress''
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* ''For Peat's Sake!''
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* ''A Pub With No Beer''
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'''[[ERS Volume 62 – Percy The Branch Line Engine]] (''[[christopher]] – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name'')'''
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* ''Boiler Trouble''
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* ''Percy's Uphill Struggle''
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* ''Rescuing Friendship''
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* ''Two Branch Line Engines''
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'''[[ERS Volume 63 – Winter Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Overweight''
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* ''Mixed Signals''
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* ''James's Fry Up''
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* ''Collaboration Engines''
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'''[[ERS Volume 64 – Odd Job Engines|ERS Volume 64 - Odd Job Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Be Careful What You Wish For''
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* ''Up A Gum Tree''
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* ''"Assistance, Please!"''
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* ''The Great Western Special''
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'''[[ERS Volume 65 – Hunter The Prairie Tank Engine]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''The New Engine''
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* ''Passenger Strain''
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* ''Landslide''
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* ''Working Together''
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'''[[ERS Volume 66 – Eventful Engines]] (''[[FlyingScotsman]]'')'''
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* ''Tied In Knots''
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* ''Man On The Line''
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* ''Engine Trouble''
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* ''Not To Be Moved''
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'''[[ERS Volume 67 – Great Western Engines]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Duck's Big Brake''
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* ''Toad In A Hole''
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* ''In The Beach''
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* ''Runaway Success''
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'''[[ERS Volume 69 – Laggan The Highland Engine]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Lucky For Some''
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* ''Hauling Miss Daisy''
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* ''Laggan, Eagle And Nellie''
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* ''Laggan, Camera, Action!''
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'''[[ERS Volume 71 – Mid Sodor Engines]] (''[[Ryan]] and BantyoFox'')'''
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* ''Albert''
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* ''Stanley''
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* ''Jim the Jinx''
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* ''Closure''
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'''[[ERS Volume 74 – Cheeky Little Engines]] (''[[christopher]] – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name'')'''
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* ''Coughs And Sneezles''
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* ''Deep Submerge''
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* ''Stowaway''
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* ''Suspension Manoeuvre''
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'''[[ERS Volume 75 – The Five Sudrian Engines]] (''Peter Sam, [[christopher]], [[sillyevan]], benpennock and [[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Starstruck Bad Luck''
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* ''Car Trouble''
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* ''Growlin''
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* ''Fish And Chips''
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* ''Eagle's Special Express''
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'''[[ERS Volume 76 – Patrick The Mountain Engine]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Patrick, Vermat And The Bridge''
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* ''Exile''
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* ''The Revelation''
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* ''Patrick And The Passengers''
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'''[[ERS Volume 77 – Ffarquhar Branch Line Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Brad Teaches A Lesson''
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* ''Any Old Iron?''
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* ''Gate Crashing''
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* ''Dennis And Percy''
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'''[[ERS Volume 78 – Quinten The 'Ugly Duckling']] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''What's In A Name?''
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* ''The Arrival''
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* ''Water Line''
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* ''Smashing Success''
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'''[[ERS Volume 80 – Warrior The Black Engine]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Warrior''
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* ''Explosion''
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* ''Warrior And The Washout''
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* ''Saving Killdane''
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'''[[ERS Volume 81 – Sudrian Twin Engines]] (''[[OldSquareWheels]]'')'''
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* ''The Second Time Around''
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* ''Bill Holds Back''
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* ''"Blisters"''
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* ''All Together Now''
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'''[[ERS Volume 82 – Record Breaking Engines]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''The Speed Record''
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* ''Henry's Brake Down''
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* ''Carry On Up The Branch Line''
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* ''High And Dry''
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* ''Record Breaking Engines''
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'''[[ERS Volume 83 – Quarry Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Mavis Does It Again''
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* ''Backwards And Forwards''
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* ''Lucky Break''
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* ''Coal Face Rusty''
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'''[[ERS Volume 84 – Sodor Oil Engines]] (''[[The Old Bean]]'')'''
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* ''Double The Trouble''
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* ''Opportunity To Impress''
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* ''Conspiracy!''
* ''Conspiracy!''
* ''Probationary Superhero''
* ''Probationary Superhero''
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'''[[ERS Volume 86 Skarloey Railway Adventures]] (''[[ATKtrains]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 57 Wartime Engines (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[Simon]]'', adapted from a volume by ''Joe Smith'')'''
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* ''A Milky Situation''
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* ''Off to York''
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* ''A Horse Is A Horse, Of Course''
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* ''Radio James''
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* ''A Bridge Over Troubled Waters''
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* ''Blackout!''
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* ''Picture This!''
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* ''Troop Trains''
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'''[[ERS Volume 87 More About Edward The Blue Engine]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 58 Brave Mountain Engines (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Edward's Fire''
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* ''Pride Comes Before a Fall''
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* ''Coupling Gears And Brake Blocks''
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* ''Godred's Ghost''
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* ''Bill's Runaway''
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* ''Wilfred and the 'Sledge'''
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* ''Stubborn As A Mule''
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* ''Trapped at the Top''
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'''[[ERS Volume 88 Kaiser The Fireless Engine]] (''[[The Old Bean]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 59 Sodor Castle the Western Engine (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Scheme And Steam''
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* ''Under Pressure''
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* ''Flashback''
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* ''Here Come the Gulls''
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* ''The Ballad Of Kaiser The Fireless Engine''
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* ''Haunted Henry''
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* ''James's Fuel For Thought''
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* ''The King and the Castle''
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'''[[ERS Volume 89 Little Diesel Engines]] (''[[Thehalford]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 60 Peter Sam and the Talyllyn Railway (''[[Ryan]]'' and ''[[Ian]]'')'''
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* ''Subsidence''
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* ''The Level Crossing Caper''
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* ''Military Maneuvering''
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* ''Speak for Yourself!''
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* ''Coming Off Second Best''
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* ''Mistaken Identity''
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* ''Scott's Secret''
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* ''Peter Sam Goes Home''
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* ''Armistice''
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'''[[ERS Volume 90 Thomas And The International Railway Gala]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 61 Narrow Gauge Problems (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Day Out With Thomas''
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* ''Agnes Boils Over''
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* ''Thomas The Yank Engine''
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* ''Diesel Famine''
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* ''A Bad Move''
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* ''Weeping Sir Handel''
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* ''Smoke Signal''
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* ''The Camera Goods''
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'''[[ERS Volume 91 The Two Old Engines]] (''[[ATKtrains]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 62 Ffarquhar Branch Line Engines (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[Loey Machan]]'')'''
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* ''Vandalism!''
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* ''Changes in the Air''
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* ''Snow Blind''
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* ''Cattle''
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* ''Rheneas And The Bridge''
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* ''The Turntable''
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* ''Happy Birthday, Engines''
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* ''Firing Train''
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'''[[ERS Volume 92 Small Railway Discoveries]] (''[[OldSquareWheels]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 63 Kaiser the Fireless Engine (''[[The Old Bean]]'')'''
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* ''If You Can't Beat Them...''
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* ''Scheme and Steam''
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* ''One Engine And His Dog''
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* ''Flashback''
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* ''The Big Secret''
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* ''The Ballad of Kaiser the Fireless Engine''
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* ''Off The Wall''
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* ''James' Fuel for Thought''
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'''[[ERS Volume 93 Pug The Saddletank Engine]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 64 Winter Engines (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''A Face From The Past''
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* ''Overweight''
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* ''Crane Shunted''
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* ''Mixed Signals''
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* ''Pug's Prank''
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* ''Drift Work''
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* ''Flooded Engine''
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* ''Blizzard''
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'''[[ERS Volume 94 Thoroughly Modern Engines]] (''[[FlyingScotsman]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 65 Hunter the Prairie Tank Engine (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Diesel Express''
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* ''The New Engine''
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* ''Out Of Date''
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* ''Passenger Strain''
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* ''Bad Parking''
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* ''Landslide''
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* ''Thoroughly Modern Railway''
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* ''Working Together''
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'''[[ERS Volume 95 - Green Arrow Visits Sodor]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 66 - Evan and the Lake Railway (''[[SillyEvan]]'')'''
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* ''Trouble on the Road''
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* ''Frozen Pipes''
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* ''Gravity Rescue''
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* ''Green Arrow's Railtour''
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'''[[ERS Volume 96 - Henry the Mixed Traffic Engine]] (''[[Truro]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 67 - Jinty the Shunting Engine (''[[ProfessorVengeance]]'')'''
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* ''Loophole''
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* ''Party Time!''
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* ''Rainstorm''
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* ''Blessing in Disguise''
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'''[[ERS Volume 97 - Blandford the Somerset Engine]] (''[[Chris the Xelent]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 68 – Thomas' Branch Line Brothers (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Overworked''
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* ''The Cat Burgler''
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* ''Never Trust Westerners''
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* ''Thomas Knows Best''
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* ''Ashfall''
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* ''Bertie Saves the Day''
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* ''Don't Judge Before you know''
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* ''A Pub with No Beer''
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'''[[ERS Volume 98 - Duck the Great Western Engine]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 69 - Sudrian Twin Engines (''[[Old Square Wheels]]'')'''
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* ''James in a Jam''
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* ''Young Turk''
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* ''Pier Pressure''
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* ''Duck in the Dump''
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'''[[ERS Volume 99 - The Fat Controller's Dilemma]] (''[[thehalford]], [[benpennock]], and  [[ATKTrains]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 70 – Norman the Mountain Diesel (''[[Stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Another Mark on the Record''
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* ''Vermat''
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* ''Pride Comes Before the Fall''
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* ''Norman Runs Away''
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* ''Going Ballast-ic''
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* ''Rocky Valley''
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* ''The Final Day...?''
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* ''Norman Triumphant''
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'''[[ERS Volume 100 – Edward And The Branch Line Engines]] (''[[Ryan]], [[OldSquareWheels]], [[The Old Bean]] and [[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 71 - The Unusual Miniature Engine (''[[Green Arrow]]'' and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Rod's Merry-Go-Round''
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* ''The Lesser Spotted Eagle''
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* ''Beyond The Call Of Duty''
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* ''Minding His Own Line''
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* ''Thomas Sees Sense''
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'''[[ERS Volume 101 The Thin Clergyman's Railway]] (''[[sillyevan]], [[christopher]], [[Ciremi]] and [[sean]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 72 Toby's Harbour Days (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[SillyEvan]]'')'''
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* ''How It All Began...''
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* ''Vintage Mariner''
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* ''The Missing Bootlaces''
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* ''Barred from the Brewery''
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* ''A Ride To Remember''
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* ''Field of Opportunity''
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* ''New Lines Over Old Lines''
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* ''Home Again''
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'''[[ERS Volume 102 More About Kaiser The Fireless Engine]] (''[[The Old Bean]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 73 Eventful Engines (''[[FlyingScotsman]]'')'''
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* ''520697 Is The Loneliest Number''
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* ''Tied in Knots''
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* ''Blackmail''
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* ''Man on the Line''
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* ''Coaching And Persuading''
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* ''Engine Trouble''
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* ''Care Bear''
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* ''Not to be Moved''
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'''[[ERS Volume 103 - Adventures on the Skarloey Railway]] (''[[JimBobDunnie]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 74 – Odd Job Engines (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''The Need for Excitement''
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* ''Erosion''
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* ''The New Arrival''
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* ''Up a Gum Tree''
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* ''The Scheme''
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* ''"Assistance, Please!"''
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* ''The Rise and Fall''
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* ''The Great Western Special''
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'''[[ERS Volume 104 - Little Branchline Engines]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 75 - The Five Sudrian Engines (''[[Christopher]]'', ''[[Ryan]]'', ''[[SillyEvan]]'', and ''[[D. Hay]]'')'''
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* ''Maggots!''
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* ''Blocks and Tackle''
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* ''On the Roof''
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* ''Warrior and the Snowdrift''
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'''[[ERS Volume 105 - Historic Railway Engines]] (''[[Bantyofox]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 76 – Laggan the Highland Engine (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Luke Before you Leap''
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* ''Unlucky for Some''
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* ''Railway Connections''
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* ''Hauling Miss Daisy''
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* ''Neil and Charles''
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* ''Laggan, Eagle and Nellie''
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* ''The Engines and the Explosives''
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* ''Laggan, Camera, Action!''
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'''[[ERS Volume 106 - Matt the Shunting Engine]] (''[[Duncanfan]] & [[Ryan]]- Adapted by [[Christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 77 - Edwin Richard and the Heritage Railway (''[[JimBobDunnie]]'' and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Tender Engines DO Shunt''
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* ''Quick Thinking!''
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* ''Great Northern''
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* ''Respect''
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'''[[ERS Volume 107 - Gordon the Express Engine]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 78 – Warrior the Colliery Engine (''[[Stuart7]]'', ''[[D. Hay]]'' and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Rain and Rails''
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* ''Warrior''
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* ''Dairy Dilemma''
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* ''Old King Coal''
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* ''The Red Sweater''
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* ''Industrial Action''
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* ''Runaway Redemption''
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* ''Saving Maron''
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'''[[ERS Volume 108 - The Four Express Engines]] (''[[Thehalford]]'')'''
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* ''Rocky Points''
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* ''Branches and Trees''
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* ''Mud Runner''
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* ''Primed for Priming''
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'''[[ERS Volume 109 - Distinctive Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Out of Place''
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* ''Railway Bus''
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* ''Big Things Comes in Small Packages''
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* ''Hero''
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'''[[ERS Volume 110 - The Two Henries]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Two Henries''
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* ''Tender Trouble''
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* ''Off Road''
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* ''The Final Run''
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'''[[ERS Volume 111 - Oliver's Western Tales]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Thief at the Big Station''
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* ''Oliver and the Steam Bus''
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* ''Toad's Passengers''
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* ''Rescue on the Cliff''
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'''[[ERS Volume 112 - Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car]] (''[[Alaric]]'')'''
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* ''Horsing Around''
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* ''Daisy's Slide''
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* ''Backfire''
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* ''The Long Haul''
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'''[[ERS Volume 113 - The Small Controller's Engines]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Rex's Slip Up''
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* ''Land Speed''
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* ''Bert's Points Problem''
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* ''Mike and the Breakaways''
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'''[[ERS Volume 114 - Tremendous Tank Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''The Floating Shed''
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* ''False 'Hoods'''
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* ''Touch Wood''
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* ''All's Well''
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'''[[ERS Volume 115 - Mavis the Tramway Diesel]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Mavis and the Brakevan''
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* ''Post Haste''
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* ''Low on Water''
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* ''Rocky Road''
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'''[[ERS Volume 116 - Scott the Diesel Engine]] (''[[Thehalford]]'')'''
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* ''Never Good Enough''
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* ''Busy Times''
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* ''A War Torn Engine''
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* ''The Final Straw''
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'''[[ERS Volume 117 - Edward's Branch Line Again]] (''[[Ryan]] & [[christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Bill, Ben and Eagle''
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* ''Outdated but not Outmoded''
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* ''Fuel of Mischief''
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* ''Responsibilities''
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'''[[ERS Volume 118 - The Other Railway Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 79 – Skarloey Railway Engines (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Sleep Puffing''
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* ''Gravity''
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* ''Spilt Milk''
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* ''Old and Ivo Hugh''
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* ''Unforeseen Rescue''
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* ''On Military Service''
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* ''Jonathon and the Mushrooms''
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* ''Fred and the UFO''
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'''[[ERS Volume 119 - Tram Engine Toby Again]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 80 - Great Western Engines (''[[ProfessorVengeance]]'')'''
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* ''Two-Cab''
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* ''Run Aground''
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* ''Paying the Price''
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* ''Diligence''
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'''[[ERS Volume 120 - More Tales of Blandford the Somerset Engine]] (''[[Chris the Xelent]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 81 – Cheeky Little Engines (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Times of Old''
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* ''Gordon's Blowout''
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* ''The Oldest Trick''
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* ''I've Heard it all Before''
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'''[[ERS Volume 121 - More Diesel Engines]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 82 – Quarry Engines (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''The Runaway Express''
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* ''Two Halves''
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* ''Write-Off''
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* ''Mystery Solved''
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'''[[ERS Volume 122 Mixed Traffic Engines]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 83 Small Railway Discoveries (''[[Old Square Wheels]]'')'''
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* ''Dogs on Board''
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* ''Torrents''
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* ''Vandals''
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* ''Wendell's Mixed Train''
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'''[[ERS Volume 123 Wendell the Works Diesel]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 84 Quinten the 'Ugly Duckling' (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Renee''
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* ''Indignation''
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* ''The Viaduct''
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* ''A Well-Balanced Job''
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'''[[ERS Volume 124 - Adventures from Arlesdale]] (''[[Thehalford]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 85 – Record Breaking Engines (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Flock of Bother''
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* ''Taking the Mike''
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* ''Vigilance''
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* ''The Spare Wheel''
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'''[[ERS Volume 125 - Thomas the Shunting Engine]] (''[[OldSquareWheels]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 86 – More About Edward the Blue Engine (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Irreplaceable''
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* ''Gordon's Good Routine''
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* ''Times Are'a Changing''
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* ''The Birthday Surprise''
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'''[[ERS Volume 126 - Lucky the Branch Line Diesel]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 87 – Henry the Mixed-Traffic Engine (''[[Truro]]'')'''
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* ''Toby's Tumult''
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* ''Not So Lucky''
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* ''Heaven and Hill''
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* ''Trumph''
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'''[[ERS Volume 127 - Sodor and the Special Visitors]] (''[[christopher]], [[Ryan]], [[Thehalford]], [[Alaric]] & [[Chris the Xelent]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 88 – Little Diesel Engines (''[[thehalford|Clay]]'')'''
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* ''Rough and Unready''
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* ''Duke's Day Out''
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* ''Lock Out!''
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* ''The Supper Special''
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* ''A Farewell to Remember''
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'''[[ERS Volume 128 - Little Engines in the Snow]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 89 - Historic Railway Engines (''[[Bantyofox|Fox]]'')'''
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* ''Snowdrifts''
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* ''The Rescue''
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* ''Lending a Buffer''
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* ''A Load of Trouble''
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'''[[ERS Volume 129 - The Trucks and the Engines]] (''[[01Salty]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 90 - Thomas and the International Railway Gala (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Side-Splitting''
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* ''Sign Language''
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* ''Mind Your Manners''
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* ''Kindness Costs Nothing''
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'''[[ERS Volume 130 - Adventures of the Ffarquhar Fleet]] (''[[Daisyfan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 91 - Pug the Saddletank Engine (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''Cattle Crossing''
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* ''Daisy, Thomas and the Tree''
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* ''The 'Drag'''
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* ''There Goes the Bride!''
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'''[[ERS Volume 131- Sodor Castle & the Railtour]] (''[[Ryan]] & [[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 92 - Road Museum Vehicles (''[[Christopher]]'' and ''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''One Last Time...''
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* ''The Sad Story of Sodor Castle''
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* ''The Revival of a Legend''
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* ''Farewells''
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'''[[ERS Volume 132 - Sodor Castle Returns]] (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 93 - Green Arrow Visits Sodor (''[[Stuart7]]'')'''
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* ''Gordon Slips Up''
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* ''The Modern Railway''
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* ''Tea-Brake''
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* ''Sodor Castle's Mountain Rescue''
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'''[[ERS Volume 133 - More about Warrior the Black Engine]] (''[[stuart7]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 94 – Sodor Castle and the Railtour (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Journey to War''
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* ''Breakaway!''
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* ''Buzzed!''
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* ''The Armoured Warrior''
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* ''Salvation''
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'''[[ERS Volume 134 - East Coast Engines]] (''[[Daisyfan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 95 – Vector the Diesel Engine (''[[JimBobDunnie]]'')'''
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* ''What Sort of Diesel?''
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* ''Second Chance''
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* ''Old Smoky''
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* ''Eastern Promise''
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'''[[ERS Volume 135 - Little Engines Long Ago]] (''[[ProfessorVengeance]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 97 – Sodor Castle Returns (''[[Ryan]]'')'''
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* ''Little Big Engine''
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* ''All Shook Up''
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* ''Wheels of Misfortune''
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* ''Duke of the North''
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'''[[ERS Volume 136 - Bad Days on the Main Line]] (''[[christopher]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 98 - Duck the Great Western Engine (''[[Christopher]]'')'''
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* ''A Rush Can Cause a Fuss''
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* ''Up in Smoke''
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* ''Lucky to be Late''
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* ''Gordon & the Homing Pigeon''
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'''[[ERS Volume 137 - Engines on Television]] (''[[Chris the Xelent]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 99 - The Fat Controller's Dilemma (''[[thehalford|Clay]]'' and others)'''
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* ''Ramblings''
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* ''Speed Thrills''
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* ''Single Cylindered Henry''
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* ''Surprise, Duke!''
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'''[[ERS Volume 138 - Gala Engines]] (''[[Ryan]]'', ''[[christopher]]'', ''[[Daisyfan]]'', ''[[Bantyofox]]'', & ''[[Loey Machan]]'')'''
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'''ERS Volume 100 - Edward and the Branch Line Engines (''[[Ryan]]'' and others)'''
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* ''Pullman Problem''
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* ''Sea-Sick Henry''
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* ''Skarloey Gets a Lift''
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* ''Grime Doesn't Pay''
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===Notes===
===Notes===
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* In September 2008, it was announced that the entire ERS Library will be completely overhauled- including the axing of volumes that aren't accurate enough, and addng in volumes to fill in 'gaps' and explain changes on the Island of Sodor. It also includes the removal of several unneeded one-dimensional characters from the ERS. The above list is the progress so far of the ERS Library version 2.
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* Volumes without stories have not yet been completed or submitted, so the stories have not been confirmed.
* Volumes 100 and 101 were the result of a 'War Of Words', with teams comprising four members writing a volume to compete for the honoured slot of 100. Another volume from this contest was '''The Fat Controller's Dilemma''', which eventually took the spot of Volume 99.
* Volumes 100 and 101 were the result of a 'War Of Words', with teams comprising four members writing a volume to compete for the honoured slot of 100. Another volume from this contest was '''The Fat Controller's Dilemma''', which eventually took the spot of Volume 99.
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* Due to conflict of continuity and Sodor accuracy, volume 71 '''Dockyard Engines''' was removed from the ERS Library in October 2008. It was replaced with '''Mid Sodor Engines''', a volume about the Mid-Sodor Railway and its last days. The 'Dockyard Engines' volume is now relocated into an alternate fan-fiction section on the forum.
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* Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books that are on the Island include Evan, Edwin Richard, Sodor Castle, Eagle, Brad, Lucky, Hunter, Roger, Rocky, Scott, Kaiser, Warrior, Norman, Betty, Blandford, Jebediah, Dennis, Pride of Knapford, Roland, and Daphne.
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* Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books that are on the Island include Evan, Edwin Richard, Sodor Castle, Eagle, Brad, Lucky, Hunter, Roger, Rocky, Scott, Kaiser, Warrior, Norman, Betty, Blandford, Jebediah, Dennis, Tina, Pride of Knapford, Roland, and Daphne.
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* Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books from Other Railways include Quinten, Henry 2, Two-Cab, Uproar, Hammilton, Horace, Dean, Audrey, Growler, King Charles II, and Flying Fox.
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* Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books from Other Railways include Quinten, Henry 2, Two-Cab, Romulus, Giant, Kent, Uproar, Hammilton, Horace, Dean, Audrey, Growler, King Charles, and Flying Fox.
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* Fan-made villains introduced in the ERS Books include Vermat, Vector, Petunia, Hyacinth, Arcelia, and Janus.
* Fan-made villains introduced in the ERS Books include Vermat, Vector, Petunia, Hyacinth, Arcelia, and Janus.
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* Real engines introduced in the ERS Books include Blanche, Stanhope, Elin, Birch Grove, Camelot, Dukedog, Blackmoor Vale, Fenchurch, and Normandy.
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* Real engines introduced in the ERS Books include Blackmoor Vale, Fenchurch, Sharpthorn, and Tornado.
* Characters like Jinty, Pug, D199, Philippa and Emma have returned to the Island in the ERS, of which Jinty, Philippa and Emma stay permanently.
* Characters like Jinty, Pug, D199, Philippa and Emma have returned to the Island in the ERS, of which Jinty, Philippa and Emma stay permanently.
* Characters previously unnamed in the RWS but named in the ERS include Wendell (The Works Diesel), Shane (Willie's Tractor) and Rod (The Orange Caterpillar Crane).  
* Characters previously unnamed in the RWS but named in the ERS include Wendell (The Works Diesel), Shane (Willie's Tractor) and Rod (The Orange Caterpillar Crane).  
* Characters such as Shane Dooiney, Blister I & II, 87546 & 98462, Jim, Tim, Albert, Jerry, the Mine Engine, and Rickety have been properly introduced into the 'Sodor' Universe. Algy has also been introduced into the RWS-based stories.
* Characters such as Shane Dooiney, Blister I & II, 87546 & 98462, Jim, Tim, Albert, Jerry, the Mine Engine, and Rickety have been properly introduced into the 'Sodor' Universe. Algy has also been introduced into the RWS-based stories.
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* In September 2008, it was announced that the entire ERS Library will be completely overhauled- including the axing of volumes that aren't accurate enough, and addng in volumes to fill in 'gaps' and explain changes on the Island of Sodor. It also includes the removal of several unneeded one-dimensional characters from the ERS. So far, there have been 15 volumes removed from the library, and 43 characters axed.
 

Revision as of 13:31, 26 November 2009

Since the inception of SiF, the Extended Railway Series has been seen as the pinnacle of Thomas Fan Fiction on the forum. Below is a list of all ERS Volumes and the stories in each of them.

ERS Volumes

ERS Volume 42 – Evan The Private Engine (sillyevan)

  • Private Owner
  • No. 1's Bad Day
  • The Unforgotten Engine
  • The Steam Gala Surprise

ERS Volume 43 – Edward's Branch Line (Ryan )

  • Boco's Tractor Bang
  • Edward's Essential Experience
  • Things That Go Bump In The Shed
  • No Place Like Home

ERS Volume 44 – Express Engines (Ryan)

  • Blowback
  • Paint Problems
  • Fourth Time Unlucky
  • The Express Engines

ERS Volume 45 – Mid-Sodor Engines (Ryan and Fox)

  • Albert
  • Stanley
  • Jim the Jinx
  • Closure

ERS Volume 46 – Diesel Engines (Christopher – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name)

  • Daisy's Diner
  • Cowcatchers
  • Jinx
  • Ted's New Home

ERS Volume 47 – Small Railway Surprises (Ryan)

  • Clowning Around
  • The Bursting Ballast Truck
  • Flying Frank
  • Horse Drawn Bert

ERS Volume 48 – Bert the Small Engine (Fox)

  • Nervous Rex
  • Ashes to Ashes
  • Bert's Comeback
  • Flaming Sword

ERS Volume 49 – Miniature Railway Engines (Ryan and Green Arrow)

  • The New Line
  • Training
  • Hot and Bothered
  • That Sinking Feeling

ERS Volume 50 – The Useful Little Engine (Ryan and Caeser)

  • Wilbert, Audrey and Thomas
  • Henry's Hill Start
  • Lumbering Out
  • Useful Indeed

ERS Volume 51 – Buzz the Heritage Diesel Engine (Ryan and Fox)

  • Rest-'Cora'-tion
  • A Flying Start
  • When Opposites Attack
  • Mid Sodor Vanguard

ERS Volume 52 – Hard Working Little Engines (Chris, BenPennock, Christopher, and Ryan)

  • Military Engine
  • Bad Driving
  • The Works Train
  • Army Honour

ERS Volume 53 – Brad the American Engine (Christopher and Granpuff)

  • Brad
  • Jinty Keeps Things Going
  • Slipway
  • Goodbye, Hello

ERS Volume 54 – Duck, Oliver and the Little Western (Christopher, adapted from the volume by Joe Smith)

  • Running Late
  • Rumours
  • The Storm
  • Happy Endings

ERS Volume 55 – Percy The Branch Line Engine (Christopher and Loey Machan – adapted from the volume by Joe Smith)

  • Rockslide
  • What a Riot!
  • Shunting Mishap
  • Nobody's Perfect

ERS Volume 56 – Sodor Oil Engines (The Old Bean and Ryan)

  • Double the Trouble
  • Opportunity to Impress
  • Conspiracy!
  • Probationary Superhero

ERS Volume 57 – Wartime Engines (Christopher and Simon, adapted from a volume by Joe Smith)

  • Off to York
  • Radio James
  • Blackout!
  • Troop Trains

ERS Volume 58 – Brave Mountain Engines (Ryan)

  • Pride Comes Before a Fall
  • Godred's Ghost
  • Wilfred and the 'Sledge'
  • Trapped at the Top

ERS Volume 59 – Sodor Castle the Western Engine (Ryan)

  • Under Pressure
  • Here Come the Gulls
  • Haunted Henry
  • The King and the Castle

ERS Volume 60 – Peter Sam and the Talyllyn Railway (Ryan and Ian)

  • The Level Crossing Caper
  • Speak for Yourself!
  • Mistaken Identity
  • Peter Sam Goes Home

ERS Volume 61 – Narrow Gauge Problems (Christopher)

  • Agnes Boils Over
  • Diesel Famine
  • Weeping Sir Handel
  • The Camera Goods

ERS Volume 62 – Ffarquhar Branch Line Engines (Christopher and Loey Machan)

  • Changes in the Air
  • Cattle
  • The Turntable
  • Firing Train

ERS Volume 63 – Kaiser the Fireless Engine (The Old Bean)

  • Scheme and Steam
  • Flashback
  • The Ballad of Kaiser the Fireless Engine
  • James' Fuel for Thought

ERS Volume 64 – Winter Engines (Christopher)

  • Overweight
  • Mixed Signals
  • Drift Work
  • Blizzard

ERS Volume 65 – Hunter the Prairie Tank Engine (Ryan)

  • The New Engine
  • Passenger Strain
  • Landslide
  • Working Together

ERS Volume 66 - Evan and the Lake Railway (SillyEvan)

ERS Volume 67 - Jinty the Shunting Engine (ProfessorVengeance)

ERS Volume 68 – Thomas' Branch Line Brothers (Ryan)

  • The Cat Burgler
  • Thomas Knows Best
  • Bertie Saves the Day
  • A Pub with No Beer

ERS Volume 69 - Sudrian Twin Engines (Old Square Wheels)

ERS Volume 70 – Norman the Mountain Diesel (Stuart7)

  • Vermat
  • Norman Runs Away
  • Rocky Valley
  • Norman Triumphant

ERS Volume 71 - The Unusual Miniature Engine (Green Arrow and Ryan)

ERS Volume 72 – Toby's Harbour Days (Christopher and SillyEvan)

  • Vintage Mariner
  • Barred from the Brewery
  • Field of Opportunity
  • Home Again

ERS Volume 73 – Eventful Engines (FlyingScotsman)

  • Tied in Knots
  • Man on the Line
  • Engine Trouble
  • Not to be Moved

ERS Volume 74 – Odd Job Engines (Christopher)

  • Erosion
  • Up a Gum Tree
  • "Assistance, Please!"
  • The Great Western Special

ERS Volume 75 - The Five Sudrian Engines (Christopher, Ryan, SillyEvan, and D. Hay)

ERS Volume 76 – Laggan the Highland Engine (Ryan)

  • Unlucky for Some
  • Hauling Miss Daisy
  • Laggan, Eagle and Nellie
  • Laggan, Camera, Action!

ERS Volume 77 - Edwin Richard and the Heritage Railway (JimBobDunnie and Ryan)

ERS Volume 78 – Warrior the Colliery Engine (Stuart7, D. Hay and Ryan)

  • Warrior
  • Old King Coal
  • Industrial Action
  • Saving Maron

ERS Volume 79 – Skarloey Railway Engines (Ryan)

  • Gravity
  • Old and Ivo Hugh
  • On Military Service
  • Fred and the UFO

ERS Volume 80 - Great Western Engines (ProfessorVengeance)

ERS Volume 81 – Cheeky Little Engines (Christopher)

ERS Volume 82 – Quarry Engines (Christopher)

ERS Volume 83 – Small Railway Discoveries (Old Square Wheels)

ERS Volume 84 – Quinten the 'Ugly Duckling' (Christopher)

ERS Volume 85 – Record Breaking Engines (Ryan)

ERS Volume 86 – More About Edward the Blue Engine (Christopher)

ERS Volume 87 – Henry the Mixed-Traffic Engine (Truro)

ERS Volume 88 – Little Diesel Engines (Clay)

ERS Volume 89 - Historic Railway Engines (Fox)

ERS Volume 90 - Thomas and the International Railway Gala (Ryan)

ERS Volume 91 - Pug the Saddletank Engine (Christopher)

ERS Volume 92 - Road Museum Vehicles (Christopher and Ryan)

ERS Volume 93 - Green Arrow Visits Sodor (Stuart7)

ERS Volume 94 – Sodor Castle and the Railtour (Ryan)

ERS Volume 95 – Vector the Diesel Engine (JimBobDunnie)

ERS Volume 97 – Sodor Castle Returns (Ryan)

ERS Volume 98 - Duck the Great Western Engine (Christopher)

ERS Volume 99 - The Fat Controller's Dilemma (Clay and others)

ERS Volume 100 - Edward and the Branch Line Engines (Ryan and others)

Notes

  • In September 2008, it was announced that the entire ERS Library will be completely overhauled- including the axing of volumes that aren't accurate enough, and addng in volumes to fill in 'gaps' and explain changes on the Island of Sodor. It also includes the removal of several unneeded one-dimensional characters from the ERS. The above list is the progress so far of the ERS Library version 2.
  • Volumes without stories have not yet been completed or submitted, so the stories have not been confirmed.
  • Volumes 100 and 101 were the result of a 'War Of Words', with teams comprising four members writing a volume to compete for the honoured slot of 100. Another volume from this contest was The Fat Controller's Dilemma, which eventually took the spot of Volume 99.
  • Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books that are on the Island include Evan, Edwin Richard, Sodor Castle, Eagle, Brad, Lucky, Hunter, Roger, Rocky, Scott, Kaiser, Warrior, Norman, Betty, Blandford, Jebediah, Dennis, Pride of Knapford, Roland, and Daphne.
  • Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books from Other Railways include Quinten, Henry 2, Two-Cab, Uproar, Hammilton, Horace, Dean, Audrey, Growler, King Charles II, and Flying Fox.
  • Fan-made villains introduced in the ERS Books include Vermat, Vector, Petunia, Hyacinth, Arcelia, and Janus.
  • Real engines introduced in the ERS Books include Blackmoor Vale, Fenchurch, Sharpthorn, and Tornado.
  • Characters like Jinty, Pug, D199, Philippa and Emma have returned to the Island in the ERS, of which Jinty, Philippa and Emma stay permanently.
  • Characters previously unnamed in the RWS but named in the ERS include Wendell (The Works Diesel), Shane (Willie's Tractor) and Rod (The Orange Caterpillar Crane).
  • Characters such as Shane Dooiney, Blister I & II, 87546 & 98462, Jim, Tim, Albert, Jerry, the Mine Engine, and Rickety have been properly introduced into the 'Sodor' Universe. Algy has also been introduced into the RWS-based stories.
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