As a young child, I never much cared for Thomas the Tank Engine, who struck me as creepy and coercive (though I believe the word I used at the time was “yucky.”) The book I adored was “The ...

Thomas the Tank Engine, that “cheeky, fussy little engine who wears a No. 1 on his side and never lets anyone forget it,” is moving full steam ahead with several new projects. This fall ...

Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81 She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr ...

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

Thomas Was Happy. 'Come Along. Come Along,' He Puffed: It's been 65 years since Thomas the Tank Engine first chugged into the hearts of young readers in 1945. From picture books, to a stop ...

How Thomas the Tank Engine keeps riding the rails in the digital age. ... In the 1950s, it was books. In the 1980s, TV. In the 1990s, it was merchandise. In the 2000s, it's digital engagement." ...

Thomas the Tank Engine TV series creator Britt Allcroft dies at 81 The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son.