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70 years of Thomas (the Tank Engine)

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Thomas the Tank Engine - Wikipedia​

After Hornby produced the E2 tank in the later 1970s, the Rev. gladly adapted one to take the role of Thomas on Ffarquhar. Additionally prior to modelling Thomas as an E2, Awdry created a model from a LMS 3F Jinty. the models are preserved at the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Tywyn.​

The Talyllyn Railway has become well known for being the inspiration of the Skarloey Railway featured in the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series. Awdry visited the line on a family holiday and became a volunteer soon afterwards, working as a guard. Several of the stories he wrote about the Skarloey Railway were based on incidents he experienced at the Talyllyn, and a few of the line's locomotives have made appearances in the books. Christopher (who later became vice president of the railway) , his wife Diana and their son Richard were also volunteers.​

 
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Sounds like his visit to the railway was later in life, and so after his Thomas books
 
mikejee said:
He does not appear to be listed in the 1945 online electoral rolls, but the 1943 Kellys lists his address as 65 West Hill road. there seems to have been some renumbering since then, and it looks likely the house is no longer there, but then it was one of the first few houses on the west side north of wychall lane, probably the 4th from Wychall lane. Wychall lane does not appear to be on the Birmingham electoral roll then,
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How might I work out where 65 Westhill Road would have been? I’m trying to ascertain where Awdry would have lived but I’m having no luck!
Thanks,
Ben - new to this parish.
 
Thank you, but I think you’ve misunderstood my request. Earlier in this thread it’s said that Awdry lived at 65 Westhill Road, but that the numbering system had changed since the mid-40s, therefore the current number 65 is not the house he lived in.
I wondered how I could go about working out where his number 65 would have been as I can not find an old map with the house numbers on.
Thanks,

Ben
 
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