Britt Allcroft’s creation, based on Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s stories from The Railway Series, Thomas & Friends Season 5, is one of our favorite childhood series of our lifetime, apart from others.

When I was a child, I could spend all day at Shining Time Station, the fictive train depot with its own eponymous TV show, where Thomas the Tank Engine and all his plate-faced locomotive friends ...

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 ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children’s shows ...

Miami, FL, May 15, 2013 – Today at PBS’ Annual Meeting with its member stations, PBS KIDS announced that THOMAS & FRIENDS will move to its daily schedule starting on October 7, 2013 (check local ...

“Thomas & Friends” is returning for a new season on PBS Kids, and in a nod to the growing popularity of the British tank engine and his pals, the show is getting a big upgrade on the PBS schedule.

The popular children’s series “Thomas & Friends” is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine with a special, royal episode introduced by Harry, the Duke of Sussex. The Duke of Sussex ...

A heritage railway charity is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Thomas with a 14-mile "big birthday adventure" train trip. The famous talking steam engine character was created by the Reverend W ...

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The "Thomas the Tank Engine" and his fans all over the world are in mourning. Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81. "It ...

The event will mark the 80th anniversary of the publication of the first Thomas book in 1945 A heritage railway charity is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Thomas with a 14-mile "big birthday ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. Allcroft, along with her then husband and fellow TV producer Angus Wright, spent four ...