Britt Allcroft, best known for her television series 'Thomas the Tank Engine', has died at the age of 81 in Los Angeles.

As a young autistic kid growing up, Thomas the Tank Engine stories by the Rev W Awdry, and later, his son Christopher, were ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer who helped develop 'Thomas the Tank Engine' into a series, has died at 84.

The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television, has died. She was 81. According to ...

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, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81.

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica at 81. Thomas started out as a ...

Allcroft's work not only introduced generations of children to the iconic character of Thomas the Tank Engine but also shaped the landscape of children's programming for nearly three decades.

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's ... spawning many spinoffs. The character of "Thomas the Tank" became popularized in the United States ...

Falling in love with the characters, she brought the book ... Rodgers pose in front of a Thomas the Tank Engine in London’s Leicester Square. (William Conran/PA Images via Getty Images) The ...