There is something rotten on the Island of Sodor, home to Thomas the Tank Engine. Viewers won’t find guns, violence, or anything even approaching a double-entendre. There’s none of the blatant racism ...

It is the autumn of 1942, and a two-year-old boy is recovering from a bout of measles. His father entertains him by singing his favourite nursery rhyme, Down at the Station Early in the Morning. Bored ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As a boy, Wilbert Awdry lay awake at night, listening to the goods trains shunting in and out of the nearby railyard and inventing ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children’s shows ...

The simple stories and clear facial expressions of the Thomas the Tank Engine characters have made themafavourite among children with autism, according to a study by the U.K. National Autistic Society ...