Which Thomas & Friends toy is best? Thomas is a little tank engine that lives on the fictional island of Sodor. He’s not just an engine, though; he’s an engine with a human face. Thomas and his other ...

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

“I’d just read the Tank Engine books again and… I said that they would ... the first episode of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends was broadcast on ITV in 1984. Britt Allcroft had been ...

Thomas the Tank ... steam engine rides. There's also time to say hello to Sir Topham Hatt, a Thomas & Friends character hunt and a Play Pod full of Thomas & Friends toys and books.

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