Since the television launch of Thomas the Tank Engine in the 1980s ... I realize that a typical Classic Toy Trains reader may not be the intended customer. However, some of you may have children ...

Lionel Thomas & Friends battery operated starter set Classic Toy Trains‘ Editor Rene Schweitzer and Trains.com Staff Writer Lucas Iverson unbox and demonstrate a battery-operated O gauge starter set ...

The Point Pleasant Beach Branch of Ocean County Library is in the midst of its annual Thomas the Tank Engine Week, when ...

Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. After forming the Britt ... featuring intricate model trains and narration by actors such as Ringo Starr and George Carlin.

Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine ... a global commercial demand for merchandise, from toys and train sets to posters and puzzles.

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

The series followed Thomas, a blue, anthropomorphised tank locomotive, and a fleet of his ... and the Thomas franchise – were sold to US toy giant Mattel. The series went on to introduce CGI ...

The series followed Thomas, a blue, anthropomorphised tank locomotive, and a fleet of his friends as they ... In 2012, the company – and the Thomas franchise – were sold to US toy giant Mattel. The ...