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Historic England is to unveil a national blue plaque at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The unveiling, at 30 Rodborough Avenue in Stroud, Gloucestershire, ...

A senior sculptor who worked on the Thomas the Tank Engine series - and three related films - said it was "the best job of my career". Sean Hedges-Quinn, who lives in Great Bricett, near Stowmarket, ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, has died aged 81. In the 1970s, the TV producer secured the rights to adapt the Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s ...