In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.

Trucks have been shunted and freight has been hauled for three-quarters of a century now, much to the delight of children around the world. Tuesday commemorates a milestone for one of the most beloved ...

She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme parks. By Isabella Kwai Britt Allcroft, a British producer, director and ...

Over its 70-year run, Thomas the Tank Engine has doled out life advice to generations of children from the gentle railways of fictional island Sodor. But the $1 billion franchise, created in 1946 by a ...

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 ...

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Thomas the Tank Engine wasn't the only one smiling on Saturday. The 15-ton replica of the train engine, star of the popular PBS KIDS' series "Thomas & Friends," chugged along at 8 miles per hour on a ...

Two beloved children's TV shows are adding diverse new characters that reflect real people more fully: Thomas & Friends will have its first autistic train character, and Peppa Pig included a same-sex ...

PEEP-PEEP! Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are setting off for all new adventures on the Island of Sodor. You'll see Henry getting involved in something fishy, and Percy trying to back out of an ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British ...