There is something rotten on the Island of Sodor, home to Thomas the Tank Engine. Viewers won’t find guns, violence, or anything even approaching a double-entendre. There’s none of the blatant racism ...
On December 25 1942 a two-year-old boy named Christopher received a model steam locomotive for Christmas. Handmade by his father, the Rev Wilbert Awdry, the blue-painted train incorporated a sawn-off ...
When I was a child, I could spend all day at Shining Time Station, the fictive train depot with its own eponymous TV show, where Thomas the Tank Engine and all his plate-faced locomotive friends ...
To mark Thomas the Tank Engine’s 75th anniversary, Prince Harry is introducing a new story about the impish train. To celebrate, here are 75 facts about the lovable locomotive. 1. Thomas was created ...