In 1984, the series ... through Thomas and his fans around the world. Rest in peace.” Allcroft previously spoke about how she first became interested in the charaters from the Railway Series ...

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around ...

Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the “Thomas & Friends” TV series next year ... in charge of the railway, another first for the show ...

‘Thomas The Tank Engine’ producers will be introducing two new female trains, as part of an overhaul of the TV series ... characters, such as a female train controller in charge of a railway ...

Thomas the Tank ... friends as the famous TV series attempts to diversify its cast. Mattel, the show's owners, has announced that Thomas will be joined in the sleepy railway town of Sodor by ...

Allcroft was most known for producing popular children’s shows featuring Thomas the Tank Engine after obtaining the rights to adapt Reverand Wilbert Awdry’s “Railway Series” books in the ...

The series followed Thomas, a blue, anthropomorphised tank locomotive, and a fleet of his friends as they worked each day on the railway under ... intrigued by the characters, the relationships ...