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

A Thomas the Tank Engine superfan says it is "surreal" and "wonderful" that a long-lost pilot episode of ITV's classic children's cartoon series Thomas & Friends has been released for the first time.

Quinn, who lives in Great Bricett, near Stowmarket, Suffolk, worked on the show Thomas & Friends from 2002 to 2008. He was in ...

In celebration of eight decades of Thomas and his friends, which began with Wilbert Awdry’s The Railway Series and evolved ...