With their apple cheeks, British accents and feel-good life lessons, Thomas the Tank Engine and his train-yard friends are favorites to the point of obsession in the toddler-to-kindergarten set. So ...

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 ...

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Bruno the Brake Car is voiced by an actor who has autism. A diverse new group of globe-trotting trains are to join Thomas The Tank Engine on the rails. ‘Thomas & Friends: The Great Race’, a new ...

All change please! Thomas the Tank Engine is getting a new look. The famous blue locomotive has been given a refresh ahead of the launch of a new series of the Thomas & Friends show later this year.

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" ...

This month the popular “Thomas the Tank Engine” toy celebrated its 70 anniversary. As a fun project, [tinkermax] wanted to bring this traditional toy into the age of IoT, while preserving its physical ...