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 ...

The Rev. Wilbert Vere Awdry, 85, who delighted generations of children with his tales of “Thomas the Tank Engine,” died Friday in London. The son of a train-loving clergyman, Awdry started ...

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 ...

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 ...

Home where beloved children's writer Rev Wilbert Awdry lived and wrote about his iconic trains has gone on sale for £895,000 A rather unique property has entered the market, with ties to one of ...

As a child, the Rev. Wilbert Awdry would imagine that the nearby steam engines he could hear were talking to each other. When he became a father himself, he used that memory to create stories to ...

The TV producer was behind bringing the beloved children's series to life in the 1970s after securing the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s Railway Series. In 1984, the series aired as ...

It comes as Prince Harry introduces a new story about the train, created by Rev Wilbert Awdry for his son Christopher ...

The Rev Wilbert Awdry often pointed out the parallels between the Christian faith and the rules of the railway What’s more, Thomas doesn’t seem to chime with modern concepts of parenting.

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 ...