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 Rev W ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created in the 1940s by author Rev. V. Awdry and his son Christopher in The Railway Series. It was adapted to the screen as Thomas & Friends by the award-winning ...

The series, which featured narration by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and stand-up comedian George Carlin, was renamed to “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” and crossed the Atlantic in 1989 to ...

There have been more than 20 series of Thomas the Tank Engine shown in at least 180 countries around the world as well as films, merchandise and a theme park in Staffordshire.

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 ...

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright - raising funds to create the first 26 episodes.