NEW YORK — Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine’s boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the “Thomas ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the "Thomas & Friends" ...

"When you're designing an engine from any country, you want to be spot on," said Schlomann. Rebecca's origins are less exotic. She'll come from the Mainland near Thomas' fictional island of Sodor. She ...

The world of Thomas the Tank Engine has mostly been male-dominated, but Mattel wants to change that. The toymaker is adding two female main characters to the Thomas & Friends TV series next year. Nia ...

The much-loved children’s television series will come out of the Tidmouth Sheds late next year with two new female steam engines Cannes (France): Thomas the Tank Engine is set to chug into a whole new ...

Thomas the Tank Engine is about to be hauled into the twenty-first century – as two new female characters join the show as part of a massive overhaul. Nia and Rebecca will appear in every episode from ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel will add two female main characters to the "Thomas & Friends" TV series next year. Nia and Rebecca will ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's male-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the Thomas & Friends ...