DEAR FRIENDS: News from the Island has been short as of late, but we are still having plenty of adventures. Most notably in recent times, the engines took part in a Great Race of sorts, with Gordon, unfortunately, taking a loss. These stories will tell you how we bounced back. Illustrations by: TruthfulSkate47 (A fan made RWS book chronicling the early Sodor life of the NWR's Number 22.)

The island of Sodor is busy as market season comes along but an accident on the bridge causes both to shut down and two engines to go on strike due to the increased workload. Now without any other choice, Sir Topham Hatt has to find an engine for cheap to help with the reconstruction . . . But who? Credits: Cover: Akagi (@MissAkagi157 [on Wattpad]) Editor: Vivid Lite (first story), Various friends (second), Kermit (Soon to be released third) Comments: Caleb/Casey (@calebtheoriginalcjc2205 [on Youtube]), Akagi, Rebecca (Sudrian Shenanigans#5186 [on Discord]), Vivid Lite, Kermit.

The Magic is Gone. Their Universe has been forgotten. The adventures of the engines on the Island of Sodor have captivated generations of children. But as their market success strayed further from the truth, and with the world around the Island changing, the final adventures of the engines of Sodor were lost to history. In a different world, where society has moved on from steam and diesel engines of old, one urban explorer makes a pilgrimage to the lost, deserted Island, hoping uncover what happened to the famous engines. Piecing together what happened in the final days of the Fat Controller's railway, its time to learn what really happened to Thomas and his Friends.