Thomas and Friends

Thomas the Tank Engine &amp; Friends (otherwise referred to as Thomas &amp; Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine or Thomas for short) is a British children's television series. It was first broadcast on CITV in October 1984. It is based on "The Railway Series" books by the Rev. W. Awdry and his son, Christopher. The main character is Thomas the Tank Engine, a tank engine that is painted blue. The show takes place on the made-up island of Sodor. There are three heritage railways there. One of them is a standard-gauge railway run by Sir Topham Hatt known as the North Western Railway. The other two are different sizes. Thomas runs on the North Western Railway.
Characters.
The show is mainly about the machines and people who populate the fictional Island of Sodor. Since 2004, the show has had eight main characters: