Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.

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

The backlash against Thomas' politics was reported by Jia Tolentino in The New Yorker, in an article titled "The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'".

Thomas the Tank Engine, neocolonial fantasy: What his new international pals, and the backlash against them, signal Freak-outs over new trains from India, China and Brazil reveals anxieties about ...

Wilbert Awdry, who created Thomas the Tank Engine, disliked change, venerated order, and craved the administration of punishment.

The How I Met Your Mother alum, 41, partnered with Funny or Die to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine with a video, in which he shows just how far he’ll go to prove his ...

Thomas the Tank Engine's new look has proven so divisive that a parent revealed their child 'almost cried' over the sinister 2D cartoon.

There is something rotten on the Island of Sodor, home to Thomas the Tank Engine. Viewers won’t find guns, violence, or anything even approaching a double-entendre. There’s none of the blatant ...

Thomas, the talking little blue engine, is in Baltimore at the B&O Railroad Museum's Restoration Center for two weekends of family fun to celebrate his 80th birthday.

A new essay explores its "repressive, authoritarian soul." Not unlike nursery rhymes and fairy tales, cartoons are sometimes revealed to have been quite dark in hindsight. “Thomas the Tank ...

Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County for final summer weekend. Here are the dates.

Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County for final summer weekend. Here are the dates.