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.

New Thomas the Tank Engine Movie in Development. Toy company Mattel and production company 2Dux will be teaming up on a feature film based on the Thomas & Friends franchise — better known to ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81.. The Context. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows ...

The Thomas the Tank Engine universe was the brainchild of an Anglican minister, the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who in 1942 began spinning stories about trains to amuse his son Christopher, who had ...

Thomas the Tank Engine gets a multicultural makeover 04:23. More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to ...

Thomas the Tank Engine will steam into 2013 as the “King of the Railway” (PA) In 1945, The Three Railway Engines was published, becoming a huge success and resulting in a further 26 Railway ...

If you know Thomas the Tank Engine, you know what we’re talking about. Thomas and his locomotive friends from the popular children’s book series chug through their interesting adventures on Sodor.