Thomas & Friends, which airs in 160 countries, plans to feature more female and international trains. It will be the first time Thomas leaves Sodor island and travels around the world.

Thomas the Tank Engine was created more than 70 years ago by Reverend Wilbert Awdry as part of his Railway Series of books, which have become a global brand including TV programmes, films, toys ...

A statement from the owners of Thomas the Tank Engine, Mattel, reads: "We are not associated with images that promote hate and denounce any images of our brands that are being used to convey a ...

September 01, 2018 at 9:22am BST Children’s programme Thomas And Friends is to introduce an “inclusive” gender-balanced, multicultural set of characters as part of a revamp.