Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft dies at 81 as family pays tribute

Thomas the Tank Engine creator Britt Allcroft has died aged 81. The producer brought the beloved children's series to TV ...
BBC

Thomas the Tank Engine author honoured with plaque

Thomas the Tank Engine began as a series of books written by Reverend Wilbert Awdry A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry later.
NPR

Britt Allcroft, who brought Thomas the Tank Engine to television, dies at 81

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around a ...
GameSpot

Modder Adds Thomas The Tank Engine To Morrowind, Hints At Legal Threats From Mattel

Mattel may take a dim view of Trainwiz's work, but the modder has been positively acknowledged by Bethesda before. And ...