The Recorder is looking back at the history of Upminster station as part of our series marking the 200th anniversary of modern passenger railway in 2025. When Upminster station first opened more ...

"It's been a really special moment." Thomas & Friends is a British TV show based on The Railway Series books by Rev. Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, first published 80 years ago in 1945.

An arm descending from the blue sky holds a clapboard over a quaint railway station ... narrator Ringo Starr and author Wilbert Awdry Mattel In the five-minute pilot episode, Thomas makes a ...

Awdry through its Awdry Extravaganza. Awdry was the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and one of Talyllyn’s earliest volunteers. 2025 marks 80 years since the first Railway Series book, which was ...

This week marks 80 years since the publication of The Three Railway Engines, the first book in the Revd Wilbert Awdry’s Railway Series. The series is based on stories Awdry told to cheer up his son ...

Some of the featured guests will be Andrew Brenner, one of the many head writers, Ian McCue, series producer, and members of the Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s family, creator of Thomas the Tank ...

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To this day Thomas & Friends continues to be one of the most beloved children’s characters, but its magic and brilliance can be traced back to one incredible man - the late Reverend Wilbert Awdry. As ...