By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft ... York Times. Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s children’s books (he based the train on a wooden ...

By Isabella Kwai Britt Allcroft ... was confirmed by her daughter Holly Wright. Ms. Allcroft was the driving force behind bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive first conceived ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine ...

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine ... followed train Thomas with his friends Gordon, James, Henry, Edward, Toby and Percy while working with The Fat Controller. Allcroft ...

"It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Britt Allcroft ... 26 episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine. The show became a huge success and followed the train Thomas with ...

THOMAS the Tank Engine series creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The TV producer secured the rights to adapt Reverend Wilbert Awdry's Railway Series in the 1970s. Filmmaker and friend ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series ... steam until the 1980s when she created the beloved train-themed show that brought smiles to young audiences ...

Britt Allcroft, a British writer, producer, and director, passed away. She was 81. She was responsible for bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive, to television and starting a ...