PEOPLE gets a first look at the reconstructed pilot, shared with fans in celebration of 80 years of Thomas Thomas the Tank ...

Created in 1983, the five-minute episode introduced the signature elements of "Thomas & Friends," including Ringo Starr's ...

In 1984, the series aired as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. She spent four years alongside her husband - TV producer Angus Wright - raising funds to create the first 26 episodes. The show was a ...

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

A rediscovered version of the pilot episode of Thomas & Friends, the animated children's steam train series narrated by ...

(CNN)-- Thomas the Tank Engine, whose television adventures on ... The steam locomotive and his friends are the stars of a new game in Australia, designed to help autistic children recognize ...