Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, has died at age 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X. Allcroft was most known for producing popular children ...

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine” series, has died. She was 81. Filmmaker Brannon Carty shared the news of Allcroft’s death on Instagram on Friday, Jan. 3.

Britt Allcroft, creator of the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's TV series, has died. The British-born producer died last week in Santa Monica, Calif., at 81.

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

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television, has died. She was 81. According to Allcroft’s daughter Holly Wright, she died on Wednesday, Dec. 25 in ...

A version of this article appears in print on May 13, 2025, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Rediscovered Thomas the Tank Engine Pilot Is Released.

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” series, died at 81, filmmaker Brannon Carty announced on X.

Britt Allcroft in 1973, more than a decade before “Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends” debuted on British television. C. Woods/Daily Express, via Hulton Archive, via Getty Images ...

Allcroft was best known as a producer for several shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends after obtaining the rights to the Rev. W. Awdry's Railway Series books featuring Thomas the Tank ...