Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop "Thomas & Friends" based on "The Railway Series" books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, died on Dec.

A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry later. The ceremony marks 80 years since the first of the classic Thomas & Friends books was ...

Reverend Wilbert Awdry with the model railway set he used to help plan his stories More than 80 years have passed since the author of Thomas the Tank Engine created the first characters which spawned ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry is helping "Thomas and Friends" celebrate their 75th anniversary by introducing a special episode which features the cartoon trains as well as some members of ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, died on Dec.

Thomas the Tank Engine began as a series of books written by Reverend Wilbert Awdry [Getty Images] A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert ...