Parents worldwide will be familiar with this distinctive theme tune (and Thomas the Tank Engine’s many, many vehicular friends). It’s now eight decades since Rev. Wilbert Awdry wrote The Railway ...

Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The producer brought the beloved children's series to TV screens after securing the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s Railway ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When I was a child, I could spend all day at Shining Time Station, the fictive train depot with its own eponymous TV show, where Thomas the Tank Engine and all his plate-faced locomotive friends ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. Allcroft, along with her then husband and fellow TV producer Angus Wright, spent four ...

All Aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to town to celebrate his 80th birthday. The famous bright blue train is hosting special birthday celebrations across the world, featuring everything from ...