The Railway Stories - Decca and Argo Recordings - List of Recordings - Individual Books

Individual Books

The Johnny Morris albums were identified as 'Volume 1' to 'Volume 4'; while the Willie Rushton recordings omitted any 'Volume' identity on the front cover. For clarity, the recording details below have been identified by volume numbers, regardless of whether these were shown on the sleeve.

Volume 1: DECCA MONO LP - PA 270 (1972), Cassette - KCPA 270 (19??)

• Narrator: Johnny Morris

Side 1 (from Book 1: The Three Railway Engines)

1. Edward's Day Out
2. Edward and Gordon
3. The Sad Story of Henry
4. Edward, Gordon and Henry

Side 2 (from Book 2: Thomas the Tank Engine)

1. Thomas and Gordon
2. Thomas's Train
3. Thomas and the Trucks
4. Thomas and the Breakdown Train

Volume 2: DECCA MONO LP - PA 271 (1972), Cassette - KCPA 271 (19??)

• Narrator: Johnny Morris

Side 1 (from Book 3: James the Red Engine)

1. James and the Top Hat
2. James and the Bootlace
3. Troublesome Trucks
4. James and the Express

Side 2 (from Book 4: Tank Engine Thomas Again)

1. Thomas and the Guard
2. Thomas Goes Fishing
3. Thomas, Terence and the Snow
4. Thomas and Bertie

Volume 3: DECCA MONO LP - PA 272 (1972), Cassette - KCPA 272 (19??)

• Narrator: Johnny Morris

Side 1 (from Book 5: Troublesome Engines)

1. Henry and the Elephant
2. Tenders and Turntables
3. Trouble in the Shed
4. Percy Runs Away

Side 2 (from Book 6: Henry the Green Engine)

1. Coal
2. The Flying Kipper
3. Gordon’s Whistle
4. Henry’s Sneeze

(The book Henry the Green Engine was unique in the series by having five stories rather than four.
For the recording, it was the fourth story "Percy and the Trousers" which was omitted.)

Volume 4: DECCA MONO LP - PA 273 (1972), Cassette - KCPA 273 (19??)

• Narrator: Johnny Morris

Side 1 (from Book 7: Toby the Tram Engine)

1. Toby and the Stout Gentleman
2. Thomas in Trouble
3. Dirty Objects
4. Mrs Kindley's Christmas

Side 2 (from Book 8: Gordon the Big Engine)

1. Off the Rails
2. Leaves
3. Down the Mine
4. Paint Pots and Queens

Volume 5: ARGO STEREO LP - SPA 559 (19??), Cassette - KCSP 559 (1979)

• Narrator: William Rushton

Side 1 (from Book 9: Edward the Blue Engine)

1. Cows
2. Bertie's Chase
3. Saved from Scrap
4. Old Iron

Side 2 (from Book 10: Four Little Engines)

1. Skarloey Remembers
2. Sir Handel
3. Peter Sam & The Refreshment Lady
4. Old Faithful

Volume 6: ARGO STEREO LP - SPA 560 (19??), Cassette - KCSP 560 (1979)

• Narrator: William Rushton

Side 1 (from Book 11: Percy the Small Engine)

1. Percy and the Signal
2. Duck Takes Charge
3. Percy and Harold
4. Percy’s Promise

Side 2 (from Book 12: The Eight Famous Engines)

1. Percy Takes the Plunge
2. Gordon Goes Foreign
3. Double Header
4. The Fat Controller’s Engines

Volume 7: ARGO STEREO LP - SPA 561 (1972), Cassette - KCSP 561 (1979)

• Narrator: William Rushton

Side 1 (from Book 13: Duck and the Diesel Engine)

1. Domeless Engines
2. Pop Goes The Diesel
3. Dirty Work
4. A Close Shave

Side 2 (from Book 14: The Little Old Engine)

1. Trucks
2. Home At Last
3. Rock 'n' Roll
4. Little Old Twins

The case insert for the cassette version lists the story titles as being on 'Side 1' and 'Side 2', but the labels on the cassette itself are marked '5' and '6'. By comparison, the label on cassette KCSP 559 identifies the sides conventionally ('1' and '2').