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Thomas the Tank Engine author honoured with plaque

A blue plaque will be unveiled at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry later. The ceremony marks 80 years since the first of the classic Thomas & Friends books was ...
Business Wire

All Aboard for 80 Years: Thomas & Friends Marks Milestone with Never-Before-Seen Pilot Episode and Charity Auction

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thomas & Friends, the beloved children’s franchise that has captured hearts for generations, announced today its kickoff to celebrate the 80 th anniversary and to ...
Birmingham Mail

Plaque to honour Thomas the Tank Engine creator unveiled at his home

A blue plaque honouring the author who created Thomas the Tank Engine at his Birmingham home has been revealed at another of his old addresses. Historic England paid tribute to the Reverend Wilbert ...
Newsweek

Britt Allcroft, ‘Thomas and Friends’ Creator, Dead at 81

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children's television series Thomas & Friends, has passed away at the age of 81. Allcroft, from Worthing, England, produced several shows for British ...
BBC

Thomas the Tank Engine author gets blue plaque

Reverend Awdrey lived in Stroud in Gloucestershire, which is where the plaque will be hung. The author died in 1997, but his daughter Veronica says she is "delighted" that her father is being ...