As a young autistic kid growing up, Thomas the Tank Engine stories by the Rev W Awdry, and later, his son Christopher, were ...

Britt Allcroft, Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, Passes Away at 81 Britt Allcroft, the creative genius behind the beloved ...

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

The TV producer was behind bringing the beloved children's series to life in the 1970s after securing the rights to adapt ...

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

The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...

Allcroft’s Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends first aired on ITV ... with locomotives and other vehicles operated by radios, while human characters were static figures. Stop motion was used ...

An autistic boy says it is a "dream" to voice a new character on Thomas & Friends. Elliott Garcia won the role to play Bruno the Brake Car, who will star alongside Thomas the Tank Engine as the ...

Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children's series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has passed away at ...

Known for bringing 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends' to British TV in 1984, writer, director and producer Britt Alcroft has ...

An exciting announcement has been made by Dovetail Games, with regards to a special steam engine set to celebrate his 80th Birthday next year. Working alongside Mattel and the locomotive’s recent ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica at 81. Thomas started out as a ...