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Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's media franchise created by Britt Allcroft and currently owned by Mattel.The franchise revolves around an ensemble cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives and other vehicles, including the titular protagonist Thomas the Tank Engine, who work on the Island of Sodor.
Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, published from 1945.He became the most popular character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television series adaptation Thomas & Friends and its reboot Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.
Andrew Lloyd Webber later established the Really Useful Group in 1977, a name derived from the phrase "Really Useful Engine". He would go on to work on a musical loosely inspired by The Railway Series, called Starlight Express, which premiered in 1984, and became one of his most well-known works.
The North Western Railway (NWR) is the main standard gauge rail network on the Island of Sodor. The railway's motto is "Nil Unquam Simile", which is Latin for "There's nothing quite like it". From nationalisation on January 1, 1948 until it was privatised, the railway was the North Western Region of British Railways (BR). From 1925 onwards, it ...
The Fat Controller welcomes back Pip and Emma to help on his Railway. Thomas is delighted; Gordon is worried that his time as an express engine is over. But every engine has its day! Thomas makes an important rescue, Gordon proves himself a hero, and all the engines celebrate a very important event. Notes
The Old Engine · Bulstrode 33: Thomas and the Twins: 11 September 1989: 34: Jock the New Engine: 6 August 1990: Arlesdale Railway engines: Frank · Jock 35: Thomas and the Great Railway Show: 12 August 1991: Engines at the National Railway Museum 36: Thomas Comes Home: 15 June 1992: 37: Henry and the Express: 8 April 1993: 38: Wilbert the ...
A vermillion narrow gauge well tank engine and the Skarloey Railway's second engine. Rheneas has the nickname "Gallant Old Engine", after saving the railway from closure. Dolgoch: Ben Small (2012–2014) John Hasler (2016) Sir Handel: SR/MSR 3 A blue narrow gauge saddle tank engine originally of the Mid Sodor Railway. His real name is "Falcon".
As the Technology Fair commences, Baz and Bernie try to find the best invention to steal, until they settle on stealing the blueprints for Ruth's hover car. However, Sonny stands up to the pair, encouraged by the idea of becoming a really useful engine after meeting Thomas, who teaches him the ways of the Fat Controller's railway.