The original pilot of the iconic children’s TV show Thomas & Friends hadn’t been since it first hit the airwaves 43 years ago ...

where custom-made train models with expressive human faces wait for action. The familiar voice of narrator Ringo Starr sets the scene: “One day, Thomas was at the junction when Gordon shuffled ...

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time ...

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 ...

Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive ... Ms. Allcroft had been searching for the right voice when she heard it on television ...

The series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from 1984 until 2021. Allcroft’s family remembered her as an “adoring mother and wife and visionary producer” in an emotional statement.

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...

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.