In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... with fans and followed train Thomas with his friends Gordon, James, Henry, Edward, Toby and Percy while working with The Fat ...

It's full steam ahead for Thomas, the little blue engine with the short stumpy funnel, short stumpy boiler and short stumpy dome and his special friends Gordon, Henry, James, Percy, Edward ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children ...

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends aired from 1984 ... a huge success and followed the train Thomas with his friends James, Henry, Gordon, Edward, Toby, and Percy as they worked with The Fat ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's soothing narration and hand-crafted model trains. But for decades, it collecte ...

Thomas fans everywhere can view the pilot on YouTube beginning Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. ET and participate in other fun anniversary activities by listening to podcasts, bidding in auctions and ...

By Victor Mather Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... more than 500 episodes of the children’s show “Thomas & Friends,” you might imagine you have seen it before.

"Bringing the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series books to television for the first time, Britt introduced the beloved characters of Thomas the Tank Engine and friends to a new global audience and ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV on 9 October 1984, directed by David Mitton, with narration by Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and music by Mike O’Donnell and Junior ...

Allcroft’s first adaptation, which she financed by mortgaging her house, was a 26-episode series that bowed in 1984 on ITV in the U.K. as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Allcroft picked Ringo ...

She was the creator of “Thomas the Tank Engine,” which first launched as “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” in 1984 before being shortened to “Thomas & Friends” in 2003. The series ...