Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine is a character developed by Rev. W. V. Audrey, an English clergyman who loved trains. He and his son, Christopher Awdry, enjoyed walking around a local train yard visiting with the train men. When Christopher fell ill in 1943, his father told him the first stories about these trains, which Rev. Audrey later published in a series of popular children's books. The books were adapted into an animated television series which was also very popular. The television series featured model trains with some stop motion animation. A wide variety of merchandising followed. In 2005, LEGO began producing licensed sets featuring Thomas and other characters from the series. As a subtheme of the DUPLO line the engines and rolling stock are compatible with other DUPLO Trains and Intellitrains, but they are not motorized.

Set Lists

Set lists by theme, subtheme and year of release are available using the following resources.

BrickSet: set list

Peeron: set list

Bricklink: set list

External Links

• Thomas and Friends
• Random House
• Wikipedia