What is the name of the fictional island upon which the 'Thomas the Tank Engine' stories are set?
"Magic Railroad. From Hero of the Rails until Series 18, Thomas was voiced by Martin Sherman (US) and Ben Small (UK). From 2015 onwards, Thomas is voiced by John Hasler in the UK, and by Joseph May in the US. In which is a retelling of Thomas's early days on Sodor, he is a bluish-green colour when he first arrives on Sodor, his tanks are lettered ""LBSC"" (for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway) with the number 70 on his bunker. The 70 is a reference to 2015 being the 70th anniversary for the Railway Series, while the LB&SCR"
"<onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 11) Thomas & Friends ""(previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)"" is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2007. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences. Starting in this series, the theme song is"
"Thomas & Friends (series 3) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the third series of the show, which was first broadcast for the U.S. in 1991 as part of ""Shining Time Station"", and followed a year later for the U.K. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while George Carlin narrated the episodes for the"
"Thomas & Friends (series 1) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the first series, which was originally broadcast in 1984. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the U.K. audiences, who re-narrated 25 episodes for U.S. audiences on the American television show ""Shining Time Station"". The entire series was later re-narrated by George Carlin for the U.S."
"Thomas & Friends (series 11) Thomas & Friends ""(previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)"" is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the eleventh series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2007. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the US audiences. Starting in this series, the theme song is sung"
"Stock Footage: This season had the same theme music as Seasons 3 & 4. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 6) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the sixth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2002. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, who also re-dubbed only two episodes for the U.S. audiences,"
"Thomas & Friends (series 5) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the fifth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 1998. This series is narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Alec Baldwin narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences. The show's staff had decided since Series 3 that most of the best stories of"
"Thomas & Friends (series 12) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the twelfth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2008. This series was originally planned to be narrated by Pierce Brosnan, replacing Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon for the UK and US narrations starting with ""The Great Discovery"", respectively. However,"
"worship in Vickerstown, a medical centre, a fire station, two primary schools, several pubs and numerous businesses including Tesco and Co-op supermarkets. Walney School is located close to Vickerstown and offers secondary education for the island's residents. Vickerstown Football Club are based in the area and compete in the West Lancashire Football League. ""Main article (Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series): Vicarstown"" In The Railway Series of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry (which developed into the television series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends""), locomotives such as Thomas the Tank Engine live on the fictional Island"
"Thomas & Friends (series 18) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from series 18 of the show, which first began broadcasting from 2014. Some episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles are indicated in bold, with the American-adapted titles underneath. This series is narrated by Mark Moraghan for the U.K. and"
"believed to be in possession of the original film footage. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 2) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the second series of the show, which was first broadcast in 1986. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the U.K. audiences, who re-narrated 17 episodes for the U.S. audiences on ""Shining Time Station""."
"Thomas & Friends (series 6) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the sixth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2002. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, who also re-dubbed only two episodes for the U.S. audiences, while Alec Baldwin narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences, which was also his last"
"Thomas & Friends (series 10) Thomas & Friends ""(previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)"" is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This was Jocelyn Stevenson's last series as executive producer. Sharon Miller remained as script editor. This article lists episodes from the tenth Series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2006. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the UK audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes"
"Thomas & Friends (series 8) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the eighth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2004. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences. Starting with this series, ""Thomas & Friends"" broadcast in"
"Thomas & Friends (series 2) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the second series of the show, which was first broadcast in 1986. This series was initially narrated by Ringo Starr for the U.K. audiences, who re-narrated 17 episodes for the U.S. audiences on ""Shining Time Station"". The entire series was later re-narrated by George Carlin for the U.S."
"Thomas & Friends (series 4) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the fourth series of the show, which was broadcast in 1994 and 1995. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, with George Carlin narrating the episodes for the U.S. audiences on ""Shining Time Station"", which was also his last series. This was also the"
"robust class of engine built in Glasgow and sold all over the world. This would explain both his name and his Scottish accent. The steam engines were painted dark green with the letters 'S & M' painted on the side of tanks in yellow with red shading. The carriage stocks were painted tan with black lining. Despite having never appeared in the Thomas & Friends television series, Neil has nevertheless been included in commercial merchandising lines based on the series. The Sodor & Mainland Railway The Sodor & Mainland Railway (1853–1914) was a fictional railway that existed on the Island"
"Thomas & Friends (series 15) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This was Christopher Skala's last series as executive producer. This article lists and details episodes from the fifteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2011. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the U.S. audiences."
"Thomas & Friends (series 16) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the sixteenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2012. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrates the episodes for the U.S. audiences. This was also their last series. This was Sharon"
"Thomas & Friends (series 9) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the ninth Series of this show, which was first broadcast in 2005. This series was narrated by Michael Angelis for the U.K. audiences, while Michael Brandon narrated the episodes for the U.S. audiences. Some episodes in this series have two titles: the"
"Thomas & Friends (series 17) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the seventeenth series of the show, which was first broadcast in 2013. This series was narrated by Mark Moraghan for the U.K. and U.S. audiences. Note: Episodes 1–20 were first broadcast in the U.K. in 2013 by Channel 5 (20 single episodes)."
"Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in ""The Railway Series"" books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945 on. He became the most popular character in the series, and is the title character in the accompanying television spin-off series ""Thomas & Friends"". Thomas is a steam engine and has a number 1 painted on his side. All of the locomotives in The Railway Series were based on prototypical engines; Thomas has origins in the E2 Class designed by Lawson Billinton in 1913. Thomas first appeared in 1946 in"
"Time Station"", but Series 5 aired in the US as part of the half-hour ""Storytime with Thomas"" program. Each episode would include a new Series 5 episode, an episode of Britt Allcroft's ""Magic Adventures of Mumfie"", and a Series 4 episode narrated by George Carlin, with music videos and footage of Day out with Thomas in between. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 5) Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the"
"of Sodor, a much larger island which takes the place of Walney Island. Sodor is linked to the mainland by two bridges, one road and one rail, across the Walney Channel, and the town nearest this bridge is named ""Vicarstown"". As the author was himself an Anglican priest, this would have been an obvious choice of name. According to the ""research"" into Sodor's history by the Rev. Awdry, Vicarstown was where the fictional North Western Railway first had its headquarters and according to some sources was where Thomas The Tank Engine first worked as a station pilot although some maps"
"happy too. Slow Down, Thomas! After listening to Edward, Thomas decides to go fast on his branch line, until he encounters a truck on the level crossing. Thomas the Famous Engine A famous artist comes to the island to paint one of the engines. Double Trouble Thomas helps tell two boys named David and Danny apart with help from Donald, Douglas, Bill, and Ben. Buzzing Bees! Thomas and Henry help Farmer Mills calm down his bees. The Flood The engines must help stop a flood on Thomas's branch line. Star Engines A television company comes to the railway to film"
"for the US audiences. In fact, it was first broadcast in America under Brandon's narration. Most episodes in this series have two titles: the original titles from the UK broadcasts are shown on top, while the American-adapted titles are shown underneath. Starting with this series, all 30-minute episodes include only 2 mini-episodes. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Thomas & Friends (series 10) Thomas & Friends ""(previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)"" is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by"
"Sodor (fictional island) Sodor is a fictional island located in the Irish Sea, just off the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is the setting for ""The Railway Series"" books by the Rev. W. Awdry (and his son Christopher), and also for the popular television series ""Thomas & Friends"". The need for consistency in the locations for The Railway Series necessitated the creation of a suitable location. Awdry required a setting for his books that would be within Great Britain, but would be sufficiently isolated from the rest of British Railways to allow him to do as he wished"
"the second book in the series, ""Thomas the Tank Engine"", and was the focus of the four short stories contained within. Thomas's best friends are Percy and Toby. In 1979, British writer/producer Britt Allcroft came across the books, and arranged a deal to bring the stories to life as the TV series ""Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends"" (later simplified to ""Thomas & Friends""). The programme became an award-winning hit around the world, with a vast range of spin-off commercial products. When Awdry created Thomas, the engine existed only as a wooden toy made for his son Christopher. This engine"
"left the voice cast after this series. William Hope takes over the voice of Bert from Kerry Shale, Ben Small takes over the role of Charlie in the US and Matt Wilkinson takes over the role of Butch the UK from Rupert Degas. Thomas & Friends (series 16) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Rev. W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes"
"lived in the nearby village of Marton. Barrow-in-Furness is the connection between England and the fictional Island of Sodor in the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series, as well as in the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, on which the TV series is based. Furness is unique within Cumbria and the local dialect and accent is fairly Lancashire-orientated. Until 1974 Furness was an exclave of Lancashire. As with Liverpool for example however, the ""Barrovian"" dialect has been influenced by large numbers of settlers from various regions. During the town's rapid growth from 1860 onwards, thousands came to"
"Wickham took over the roll of Bertie, Ben Small took over the roll of Flynn, Steven Kynman took over the roll of Butch in the US and Dart, and Teresa Gallagher takes over the roll of Mavis in the US while David Bedella officially takes over the roll of Victor in the UK. Thomas & Friends (series 17) Thomas & Friends (previously known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends) is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by"
"friends become very excited when Sir Robert Norramby, the Earl of Sodor,an old friend of Sir Topham Hatt returns to the island with a big surprise. As the Steam Team discover mysteries of the past and legends of long-ago heroes, They Also Meet Millie, the Earl's private engine, & Stephen, one of the earliest steam engines ever built. Meanwhile, Gordon & Spencer are stunned when they encounter Connor and Caitlin, two new streamlined engines from the Mainland who are even faster than they are. But when disaster strikes when Stephen goes missing, And Thomas and the other engines have to"
"Thomas the Tank Engine (Glen), who confronts the ruthless Diesel 10 (Crone) along the way. When ""Thomas and the Magic Railroad"" was first released in the U.K. where critics were unfamiliar with the characters from ""Shining Time Station"", the film was accused of ""Americanizing"" ""Thomas"". Critical reception in the U.S. was somewhat better, but still mostly negative, in stark contrast to the praise given to the original ""Shining Time Station"", which was an award-winning show. General criticism of the film has been directed towards its plot, characterization, acting and special effects. The film's critical and commercial failure led Allcroft to"