The toy manufacturer hopes to turn the talking train and his friends — Engine Emily, Butch the Tow Truck — into a property on a par with Hot Wheels and Barbie. “It’s been a brand that has been pretty ...

A suburban Chicago-based toy company is reeling from the recall of one of its most popular products — Thomas the Tank Engine. The company, RC2, voluntarily began recalling some of the popular wooden ...

Toy giant Mattel Inc. is adding pre-schooler favorite Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney and other childhood favorites to its massive toy chest in a $680-million deal, the company’s largest purchase in a ...

A national blue plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Thomas The Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert Awdry. The ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the "Thomas & Friends" ...

CORDELE — Everyone’s favorite No. 1 blue engine, Thomas the Train, is coming to southwest Georgia, to celebrate Thomas’ 80th birthday. Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour will stop at the SAM ...

Trucks have been shunted and freight has been hauled for three-quarters of a century now, much to the delight of children around the world. Tuesday commemorates a milestone for one of the most beloved ...

Director Shane Acker (9) has been tapped to direct a live-action film based on the long-running preschool toy Thomas the Tank Engine. The film will be set in Sodor, the island of talking trains.

Historic England is to unveil a national blue plaque at the former home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator Reverend Wilbert ...

The unveiling, at 30 Rodborough Avenue in Stroud, marks 80 years since the first of the classic Thomas & Friends books, The ...