Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, died on Dec.

He wrote 26 books in The Railway Series in total, while his son Christopher added a ... “There is a wonderful line attributed to the Rev Awdry: ‘Sometimes, the best adventures are the ones we can only ...

Climb up on the footplate and join historian and host Dan Cruickshank for a railway adventure like no other as he investigates how trains helped shape modern Britain. This three-part series resurrects ...

In Mexico, Nick travels from Los Mochis in Sinaloa to Creel in Chihuahua, witnessing astonishing feats of railway engineering and breathtaking landscapes. Travelling north from Trondheim, Nick stays ...