She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...

Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. After forming the Britt Allcroft Company with her husband, fellow TV producer Angus Wright, she spent four years raising the ...

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

Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive ... from toys and train sets to posters and puzzles. “Thomas & Friends” is now one of the ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series ... steam until the 1980s when she created the beloved train-themed show that brought smiles to young audiences ...

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends aired from 1984 until 2021 ... The show became a huge success and followed the train Thomas with his friends James, Henry, Gordon, Edward, Toby, and Percy as ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

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 "Thomas the Tank Engine" and his fans all over the world are in mourning. Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81.