Please be aware that due to the influx of questions that we have received we will not be passing any more over to Christopher at this time. This is due to the reason that Christopher has already mentioned in Sodor Reading Between the Lines that some questions should not be answered by him, but by the fans. He has seen the recent social media posts regarding the recent RWS questions that he answered, and was saddened to see the fans turn on each other other, and in some cases himself, with some calling the answers lazy, uncaring and the answers rushed. This is something that should never have been allowed to happen. If you ask him a question, and do not like the answer then don’t ask in the first place. So, as his publisher and first port of call we have decided that Christopher should refrain from answering any further questions. For every question he answers, another two, three or four seem to be fired back at him. This shows no end of slowing, so therefore he is allowing the fans to be creative and have their own interpretation of what the Railway Series means to them. He is 85 years old, and is retired. Imagine if you will that he left Sodor in 2010 and hadn’t been back since. The world of Sodor has moved on, thanks to other people’s creativity. Let’s not stop people from having fun with it.
This in no way means he is not talking to fans, and is looking forward to seeing everyone at the Swanage Railway event in April.
Please do not take this message as a rebuttal, but more of a guide that you can now have fun with your own interpretation and do your own thing with the characters that many love.
Kind regards
Christopher and the Team at Full-Steam-Ahead