She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo ...

Shining Time Station allowed Carlin to become a role model and voice of good for an entire generation of children. Many ...

Her innovative approach, which featured intricate model trains and narration by notable figures ... teamwork, and problem-solving. Thomas the Tank Engine became an icon, spawning countless spin-offs, ...

Among the participants was the Reverend W Awdry, whose Thomas the Tank Engine books had been bestsellers ... abandoned after the first episode when a model of Henry the Green Engine derailed ...

The organisers of a model railway event say they are hoping ... "A lot of people think it's a disappearing hobby, but the popularity of Thomas the tank engine seems to have boosted numbers ...