Britt Allcroft, the creative force behind the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series, has passed away at the age of 81. Her daughter, Holly Wright, confirmed that Allcroft ...

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV ... including Thomas and his friends Gordon, James and Percy, all chuffing along on the imaginary island ...

She was 81. She was responsible for bringing Thomas the Tank Engine, an animated locomotive, to television and starting a popular and successful franchise. Holly Wright, Allcroft's daughter ...

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

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends ... Edward, Toby and Percy while working with The Fat Controller. Allcroft was remembered as an "adoring mother and wife and visionary ...

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81. "It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Britt Allcroft ...