The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday. By Victor Mather Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell. He ...

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around a ...

The 35-millimeter film flickers. An arm descending from the blue sky holds a clapboard over a quaint railway station, where custom-made train models with expressive human faces wait for action. The ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for British ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television, has died. She was 81. According to Allcroft’s daughter Holly Wright, she died on Wednesday, Dec. 25 in Los ...

CORDELE, Ga. — If you or someone you know ever wanted to hop on board Thomas the Tank Engine, you may be in luck this weekend. "Day Out with Thomas: The Party Tour" is bringing the famous blue ...

BIG CELEBRATION. I JUST COULDN’T WAIT TO JOIN YOU HERE TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A TOTALLY AWESOME ADVENTURE. THOMAS, THE TALKING LITTLE BLUE ENGINE IS IN BALTIMORE HERE AT THE RAILROAD MUSEUM’S ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81. Thomas started out as a ...