The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry's The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

LOS ANGELES — Britt Allcroft, the woman who created Thomas the Tank Engine, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty announced her death on social media Thursday at the request of her family. Her ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...

Britt Allcroft, Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, Passes Away at 81 Britt Allcroft, the creative genius behind the beloved ...

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The crooks got into the Triple Scoop’d Ice Cream Shop on the 800 block of Devon Avenue shortly before 3 a.m. by breaking a front door window with a brick, police said. Surveillance video ...

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The first time Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa felt pulled toward religious ... on an evening in July. Her father, Tom, occasionally walked into the kitchen, reminiscing over old family photos and ...

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Thirty-two Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association clubs will compete in the annual under-15 series which is set to kick off on January 12. Teams have been placed into four different groups ...