C. Reginald Dalby(1904-1983)
- Art Department
C. Reginald Dalby is an illustrator well know for illustrating the
first eleven books in The Wilbert Awdry's
Railway Series. The Reverend was constantly displeased with his work
and Dalby ended up leaving his job as illustrator after "Percy the
Small Engine" in 1956. He and was replaced with
John T. Kenney. Aside from his work on
the Railway Series, he had his own series of books called "Tales of
Flitterwick Harbour". Dalby died in 1983 following a short illness at
the age of seventy-nine.