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 ...

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

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

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright - raising funds to create the first 26 episodes. The show was a ...

Among the participants was the Reverend W Awdry, whose Thomas the Tank Engine books had been bestsellers since the 1940s. Filming on the Bluebell Line was halted by rain. “The Reverend Awdry and ...

Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. A statement from her family announced her passing and ...

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81. "It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Britt Allcroft ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. Allcroft, along with her former husband, fellow TV producer Angus Wright ...