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.

The creator of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Britt Allcroft, has died at 81-years-old.

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends aired from 1984 until 2021 "The Allcroft-Wright family has asked me to bring this news to the Thomas fandom.

Allcroft's work not only introduced generations of children to the iconic character of Thomas the Tank Engine but also shaped the landscape of children's programming for nearly three decades.

A new exhibit at Crown Center will give kids the chance to step inside the world of Thomas The Tank Engine.

Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to Tamworth. The famous blue train is 80 years old and hosting special events around the world to celebrate. The Thomas & Friends™.

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

Britt Allcroft in 1973, more than a decade before “Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends” debuted on British television. C. Woods/Daily Express, via Hulton Archive, via Getty Images ...

Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. A statement from her family announced her passing and ...

The "Thomas the Tank Engine" and his fans all over the world are in mourning. Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81 ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81.

THOMAS the Tank Engine series creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The TV producer secured the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s Railway Series in the 1970s. Filmmaker and fri… ...