Christopher Awdry's father created the iconic Thomas the Tank Engine series in the 1940s when he was a young boy.

The announcement of plans to remove the masts of HMS Victory and the boy who inspired Thomas the Tank Engine were among our ...

When you think back to your childhood, there are probably a few children's TV, film and book characters that come to mind. And whatever your age, Thomas the Tank Engine is likely to be on that list.

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, died on Dec.