The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry's The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

The creator of a beloved eighties children's TV show has died at the age of 81. Britt Allcroft was an English writer, ...

The creator of a much loved children's TV show from the eighties has died at the age of 81. Britt Allcroft was an English ...

Britt Allcroft, Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, Passes Away at 81 Britt Allcroft, the creative genius behind the beloved ...

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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 ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

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