Talk:The Railway Stories

Image Request (response)
I have one precious 7" single (dating from 1966 - so this article is not entirely accurate!) which I shall scan in due course to show the distinctive cover design and (probably unique) record label (a smiley train!).

I will also be able to add story titles and record references.

EdJogg 00:36, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Request for Information
Unfortunately, I only have a precious few of these recordings (and none from Decca, yet) so there is a lot of missing information - especially regarding record dates and numbers. I have bolstered the information thanks to some contacts on eBay, which has helped, but there are still many holes to fill.

So, if you have examples in your collection, could you please see if you can fill in any gaps? NB - please do not guess the stories contained on any particular recording - they may not follow the book order exactly.

EdJogg 01:25, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice work
I'm very happy to see the progress that has been made on this article that I created as a lowly stub.

One little nitpick though - the M&S books shouldn't be in this article about recordings. If they need an article at all, put them into a disambiguated page such as The Railway Stories (books). My personal feeling, however, is that rebranded books by a retail chain are just not worthy of enyclopedic record. I'd delete the section altogether. Hope that helps. --kingboyk 12:48, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Tend to agree about the M&S books.  Found them by chance when researching on eBay (even though one of my kids had already got one of the two at home).  The article wasn't part of the recordings project initially, so the inclusion of the books was not a problem.


 * Won't delete the section just yet. WP:THOMAS is considering how to include more details about the actual publications (publishers, format, etc) for The Railway Series books, so they may be incorporated there in due course.  When that happens, I'll include a note that the books exist with the same title as the audio, etc. -- EdJogg 13:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, good to know you're onto it. I think incorporating those books into the main article would probably be the way to go. --kingboyk 13:30, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Any update on this? If your WikiProject hasn't reached a decision I'm inclined to be bold and split the M&S books out to a new article. Again, good work btw! --kingboyk 16:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Done! Well, sort of. I've dumped the offending section in Talk:List of Railway Series Books.  That way I don't lose track of the work I've done, but this article is cleaned up as you suggested.  Whether the section ever moves out of that talk page again is another matter!
 * Images are still to be added. I now have four of the singles, one Decca album, and two Argo tapes (one without the outer sleeve), so when I have learned how to add images to Wikipedia, I shall be able to illustrate the article too!
 * EdJogg 18:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Lovely job, thanks. --kingboyk 19:24, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Additional Delyse Recordings??
An anon user has just added the following to the list of Delyse recordings:

Stories from Book 9 - Edward the Blue Engine:
 * DEL212 (196x) - 1. Cows!, 2. Berties Chase
 * DEL213 (196x) - 1. Saved from Scrap, 2. Old Iron

Stories from Book 10 - Four Little Engines:
 * DEL214 (196x) - 1. Skarloey Remembers, 2. Sir Handel
 * DEL215 (196x) - 1. Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady, 2. Old Faithful

Stories from Book 11 - Percy the Small Engine:
 * DEL216 (196x) - 1. Percy and the Signal, 2. Duck Takes Charge
 * DEL217 (196x) - 1. Percy and Harold, 2. Percy's Promise

While this information looks very plausible, there is no evidence to support it.


 * The full list of 16 singles released for books 1 - 8 are listed on the back of each single
 * The same singles were released in album format (as listed in article) and credit given to Delyse for the recordings
 * The LP versions of these stories were released on the Argo label, narrated by Willie Rushton.

Information has been moved here until suitable proof is obtained.

EdJogg 15:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)