Thomas the Tank Engine began as "Edward the Blue Engine" -- star of the many stories the Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son Christoper in the early 1940s. Christopher, who was sick with the measles ...

The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry's The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine ...

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

The special trip marks 80 years since the talking steam engine was created by the Reverend W Awdry.

The "Thomas & Friends" production team, including creator Britt Allcroft, narrator Ringo Starr and author Wilbert Awdry Mattel In the five-minute pilot episode, Thomas makes a rude remark to Gordon.

Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.

More than 80 years have passed since the author of Thomas the Tank Engine created the first characters which spawned the children's series. Reverend Wilbert Awdry was inspired to write The Railway ...

The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago — until a producer unearthed it from the company archives and ...

Thomas & Friends to celebrate the 80th anniversary and honor over eight decades of timeless stories about friendship, adventure and teamwork.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, died at 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X.

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 ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. In the 1970s, the TV producer secured the rights to adapt the Reverend Wilbert ...