A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry later. The ceremony marks 80 years since the first of the classic Thomas & Friends books was ...

As a child, the Rev. Wilbert Awdry would imagine that the nearby steam engines he could hear were talking to each other. When he became a father himself, he used that memory to create stories to tell ...

Beloved children's book icon Thomas the Tank Engine turns 75 on Tuesday, but the celebration is scheduled to last all month. The first Thomas & Friends story was created 75 years ago by the Rev. W.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), kicks off worldwide celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the iconic global preschool brand, Thomas & Friends™. The ...