Britt Allcroft, Creator of TV’s ‘Thomas the Tank Engine,’ Dies at 81 She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr ...

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.

Thomas Was Happy. 'Come Along. Come Along,' He Puffed: It's been 65 years since Thomas the Tank Engine first chugged into the hearts of young readers in 1945. From picture books, to a stop ...

To commemorate the anniversary -- or Thomas’ birthday, whatever you want to call it -- below is a quiz on facts about the Tank Engine. We’ve also included some ways to celebrate throughout the ...

How Thomas the Tank Engine keeps riding the rails in the digital age. ... In the 1950s, it was books. In the 1980s, TV. In the 1990s, it was merchandise. In the 2000s, it's digital engagement." ...

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.

One Christmas, the Rev. Awdry made a model of the engines named Thomas and Edward. In 1945, the Rev. Awrdy’s wife urged him to write a book. That book, “The Three Railway Engines” sold ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine ...

The series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 until 2021. Allcroft’s family remembered her as an “adoring mother and wife and visionary producer” in an emotional statement.

Thomas the Tank Engine TV series creator Britt Allcroft dies at 81 The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son.

Allcroft was best known as a producer for several shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends after obtaining the rights to the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank ...