Thomas’s new friends will be introduced to the public in a movie called, “The Great Race,” slated for global release in May, with related merchandise and DVD available in August -- in select ...

Over its 70-year run, Thomas the Tank Engine has doled out life advice to generations of children from the gentle railways of fictional island Sodor. In an upcoming animated feature film, Thomas ...

It's the latest move to add diversity and representation to stories about Thomas the Tank Engine, the plucky train that the Rev. W. Awdry created for his son in 1945.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends series, has died at age 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty announced the sad news announced on X, formerly Twitter.

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.

Thomas was first created in 1945 by Reverend Wilbert Awdry in stories written for his son. Today, Thomas’ stories are told through the Thomas & Friends television series, toys, books, apps and more.

A statement from the owners of Thomas the Tank Engine, Mattel, reads: "We are not associated with images that promote hate and denounce any images of our brands that are being used to convey a ...

The Thomas the Tank Engine universe was the brainchild of an Anglican minister, the Reverend Wilbert Awdry, who in 1942 began spinning stories about trains to amuse his son Christopher, who had ...

Getty Images “Over the years of knowing Britt, we developed a close connection,” wrote Carty, who directed the 2023 documentary “An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine.” ...