All aboard for the 80th anniversary of Thomas the Tank Engine. The little blue steam engine and his colourful friends on the Island of Sodor ... “New characters come along and we have adapted ...

(CNN)-- Thomas the Tank Engine, whose television adventures on the fictional island of Sodor have delighted ... than they were with other fictional characters. The study, by the National Autistic ...

Thomas the Tank Engine notices a funny smell ... first appeared in British children’s books by the Rev. W. Awdry. The character and his fellow locomotives, like Percy (green) and James (red ...

Thomas the Tank Engine and his railway ... the Philippines now show the series. Original characters such as the Fat Controller and James the Red Engine are still going strong.

The episode, from 1983, was found in storage by accident. It was restored and made available for viewing for the first time on Friday.