She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...

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 friend ...

Since the television launch of Thomas the Tank Engine in the 1980s ... I realize that a typical Classic Toy Trains reader may not be the intended customer. However, some of you may have children ...

Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive ... from toys and train sets to posters and puzzles. “Thomas & Friends” is now one of the world ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV on ... the leading characters were all dominant male trains, while the female ones, Mavis and Daisy, were coaches that were pulled ...

Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged ... The show became a huge success and followed the train Thomas with his friends James, Henry, Gordon, Edward, Toby, and Percy as ...

The Point Pleasant Beach Branch of Ocean County Library is in the midst of its annual Thomas the Tank Engine Week, when ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

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.

These included Moon Clue Game and Mothers by Daughters. The series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends aired in 1984. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright ...