Trucks have been shunted and freight has been hauled for three-quarters of a century now, much to the delight of children around the world. Tuesday commemorates a milestone for one of the most beloved ...

Growing up, we weren't kids who played with trains. Frankly, we don't get it: They're big, boxy, old things. We have a seven-year-old nephew who loves 'em, but even that's not enough to convince us.

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, Calif., at 81. Thomas started out as a ...

As a child, the Rev. Wilbert Awdry would imagine that the nearby steam engines he could hear were talking to each other. When he became a father himself, he used that memory to create stories to tell ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the "Thomas & Friends" ...

Britt Allcroft: she became one of Britain’s wealthiest women - PA Britt Allcroft, who has died aged 81, was the entrepreneur who transformed Thomas the Tank Engine into an international phenomenon, ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children’s shows ...