“Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” began airing in the ... special “Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Biggest Christmas Adventure” which premiered in Dec. 2024.

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 ...

She was 81. Allcroft died on Christmas Day in Los Angeles, her daughter, Holly Wright, told The New York Times. Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s ...

She was the creator of “Thomas the Tank Engine,” which first launched as ... “Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures: The Biggest Christmas Adventure” premiered in December 2024.

She eventually secured the rights to the “Railway Series” books from which the character Thomas the Tank Engine was adapted ... The Biggest Christmas Adventure.” Allcroft is survived by ...