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Thomas & Friends (formerly known as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends) is a media franchise created by Rev. W. Awdry and Britt Allcroft.^[1]

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Fiction about rail transport
Television franchises introduced in 1984
Thomas & Friends

Abubakar Salim

Abubakar Salim (born 7 January 1993) is a British actor.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber, (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.

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Annual publication

Annual publications, more often simply called annuals, are periodical publications appearing regularly once per year.

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Anthropomorphism

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities.

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Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a term formerly used to describe a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.

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Audiobook

An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud.

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Autism

Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in multiple contexts and excessive or atypical to be developmentally and socioculturally inappropriate.

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum.

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Ōigawa Railway

The is a railway company in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, which first opened in 1927.

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Bachmann Industries

Bachmann Industries (Bachmann Brothers, Inc.) is a Bermuda-registered, Chinese-owned company, globally headquartered in Hong Kong; specialising in model railroading.

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Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble Booksellers is an American bookseller with the largest number of retail outlets in the United States.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Ben Small

Benjamin Small is a British voice actor who has acted on animated films and television shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine and Toby the Tram Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

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Blue

Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model.

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Bluebell Railway

The Bluebell Railway is an heritage line in West Sussex in England.

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Bob the Builder

Bob the Builder is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation.

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Brake van

Brake van and guard's van are terms used mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia and India for a railway vehicle equipped with a hand brake which can be applied by the guard.

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Brian Cosgrove

Brian Joseph Cosgrove (born 6 April 1934) is an English animator, designer, director, producer and sculptor.

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Britt Allcroft

Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft, 14 December 1943) is an English writer, producer, director and voice actress.

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Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 15 is a "Switcher" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road outside of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, where it was significantly altered to resemble the children's television series character Thomas the Tank Engine.

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Brown

Brown is a color.

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Caboose

A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Central railway station, Sydney

Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace was an event organised by Peter Orton of Hit Entertainment and David Johnstone of DJI consult, held in the Garden at Buckingham Palace on 25 June 2006 in honour of the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Christopher Ragland

Christopher Glynn Ragland (born June 18, 1984) is an American actor.

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Clive Mantle

Clive Andrew Mantle (born 3 June 1957) is an English actor.

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Colin McFarlane

Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor.

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Colm Feore

Colm Joseph Feore (born August 22, 1958) is a Canadian actor.

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Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment, Inc. (often simply known as Corus, stylized as corus. since 2016) is a Canadian mass media company.

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Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror is a British national daily tabloid newspaper.

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Darren Boyd

Darren John Boyd is a British actor who starred in the Sky 1 series Spy, for which he won BAFTA TV Award for Best Male Comedy Performance.

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David Bedella

David Bedella (born September 25, 1962) is an American actor.

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David Menkin

David Menkin (born 10 May 1977) is a Norwegian-born American actor.

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David Mitton

David Nelson Godfrey Mitton (27 February 1939 – 16 May 2008) was a British director, producer, writer, model maker and special effects technician.

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Day Out with Thomas

Day Out with Thomas is a trade name, licensed by Mattel for tourist events that take place on heritage railways and feature one or more engines decorated to look like characters from the popular long-running classic British children's television series (Thomas & Friends). Thomas & Friends (franchise) and Day Out with Thomas are Thomas & Friends.

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Deadline Hollywood

Deadline Hollywood, commonly known as Deadline and also referred to as Deadline.com, is an online news site founded as the news blog Deadline Hollywood Daily by Nikki Finke in 2006.

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Disclosure and Barring Service

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a non-departmental public body of the Home Office of the United Kingdom.

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Down by the Station

"Down by the Station" (also known as "Down at the Station") is a popular song written by Paul Mills and Slim Gaillard and first recorded by The Slim Gaillard Trio in 1947.

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Drusillas Zoo Park

Drusillas Park is a small zoo near to Alfriston, East Sussex, United Kingdom.

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Early Learning Centre

The Early Learning Centre (ELC) is a British retailer that sells toys aimed at younger children.

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Eddie Redmayne

Edward John David Redmayne (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor.

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Edward Glen

Edward Glen, sometimes credited as Eddie Glen, is a Canadian actor.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Glenn Wrage

Glenn Wrage is an American actor and model, who has performed numerous roles in television, film, and video games.

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Gullane Entertainment

Gullane Entertainment PLC was a British independent production company which produced children's programming, including Thomas & Friends (1984–2021), Shining Time Station (1989–1995), and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie (1994–1998). Thomas & Friends (franchise) and Gullane Entertainment are Thomas & Friends.

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Heinemann (publisher)

William Heinemann Ltd., with the imprint Heinemann, was a London-based publisher founded in 1890 by William Heinemann.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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HIT Entertainment

HIT Entertainment Limited (stylised as HiT) was a British-American entertainment company founded in 1982 as Henson International Television, the international distribution arm of The Jim Henson Company, by Jim Henson, Peter Orton, and Sophie Turner Laing.

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Hornby Railways

Hornby Hobbies Limited is a British-owned scale model manufacturing company which has been focused on model railways.

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Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Richard Bonniwell Williams (born 10 November 1963), known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is an English actor.

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Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST

The Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST is a class of steam locomotive designed by Hunslet Engine Company for shunting.

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ITV Granada

ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man.

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Ivor the Engine

Ivor the Engine is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company.

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James the Red Engine

James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic red tender locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Reverend Awdry and the TV series adaptation Thomas & Friends.

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Jamie Campbell Bower

James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor, singer and model.

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Jigsaw puzzle

A jigsaw puzzle (with context, sometimes just jigsaw or just puzzle) is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of often irregularly shaped interlocking and mosaicked pieces, each of which typically has a portion of a picture.

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Jim Howick

James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as Sex Education, Peep Show, Stag, and Here We Go, as well as his ongoing association with the creative collective Them There with whom he has written and starred in productions including Horrible Histories, Yonderland and Ghosts.

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John Hasler

John Hasler (born 21 April 1974) is an English actor.

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John Schwab

John Schwab is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London.

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Jonathan Forbes

Jonathan Forbes (born 4 December 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish actor.

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Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer.

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Joseph May

Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film.

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Jules de Jongh

Jules de Jongh is an American voice actress.

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Junior Campbell

Junior Campbell (born William Campbell Jnr, 31 May 1947) is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician.

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Kawaneonsen-Sasamado Station

Platform is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway.

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Keith Scott (voice actor)

Keith Scott (born 28 October 1953) is an Australian voice actor, comedian, impressionist and animation historian.

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Keith Wickham

Keith Wickham is a British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter.

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Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale (born 4 June 1952) is a Canadian actor, narrator and writer, based in London, England.

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Kevin Frank

Kevin Walter Frank (born January 13, 1957) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, director, television host and writer.

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LADbible Group

LADbible Group Limited, part of LBG Media plc, is a British digital publisher.

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lego

Lego (stylised as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark.

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Limerick (poetry)

A limerick is a form of verse that appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century.

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Linda Ballantyne

Linda Anne Ballantyne is a Canadian voice actress, who is best known for voicing the title role of Serena Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the second half of the original English version of Sailor Moon.

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Lionel, LLC

Lionel, LLC is an American designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads that is headquartered in Concord, North Carolina.

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List of characters in The Railway Series

The Railway Series (1945–2011) is a series of British children's books by the Rev.

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LMS Fowler Class 3F

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 3F is a class of steam locomotives, often known as Jinty.

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Mainichi Shimbun

The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the Mainichi Shimbun, which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English-language news website called The Mainichi (previously Mainichi Daily News, abbreviated MDN), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, Mainichi Weekly.

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Martin Sherman (actor)

Martin T. Sherman (born 1971) is an American actor, director, writer and inventor.

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Matt Wilkinson (actor)

Matthew Wilkinson is a British actor, playwright and director.

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Mattel

Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by measles virus.

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A media franchise, also known as a multimedia franchise, is a collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.

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Michael Angelis

Nicolas Michael Angelis (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2020) was an English actor.

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Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon (born Michael Feldman; April 20, 1945) is an American actor.

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Miranda Raison

Miranda Caroline Raison is a British and French actress and narrator.

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National Autistic Society

The National Autistic Society is a charity for autistic people and their families in the United Kingdom.

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Neil Crone

Neil Crone (born May 29, 1960) is a Canadian actor and writer.

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Nelvana

Nelvana Limited (stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment and formerly Shaw Communications since 2000.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Nigel Pilkington

Nigel Pilkington is a British actor, singer, and screenwriter.

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Olivia Colman

Sarah Caroline Sinclair (Colman; born 30 January 1974), known professionally as Olivia Colman, is an English actress.

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OO gauge

OO gauge or OO scale (also, 00 gauge and 00 scale) is the most popular standard gauge model railway standard in the United Kingdom, outside of which it is virtually unknown.

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Patrick Breen

Joseph Patrick Breen (born October 26, 1960) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.

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Peter Andre

Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is a British singer, songwriter and television personality.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Rasmus Hardiker

Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go.

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Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a town and borough in Berkshire, England.

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Really Useful Group

The Really Useful Group Ltd. (RUG) is an international company set up in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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Rebecca O'Mara

Rebecca O'Mara (born 15 March 1977) is an Irish actress.

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Rob Rackstraw

Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is a British voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games.

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Robert D. Cardona

Robert Daniel Cardona (born March 7, 1930) is a British-American television writer, producer, director and animator.

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Ropley

Ropley is a village and large civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England.

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Rushcliffe Country Park

Rushcliffe Country Park (Grid Reference SK577320) is an open park space covering approximately, located on Mere Way just south of Ruddington in the borough of Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Sankei Shimbun

The, name short for, is a daily national newspaper in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd, ranking amongst the top 5 most circulated newspapers in Japan.

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Shin-Kanaya Station

Platform is a railway station in the city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway.

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Shining Time Station

Shining Time Station is a children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. Thomas & Friends (franchise) and Shining Time Station are Thomas & Friends.

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Six Flags

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, or simply Six Flags, is an American amusement park corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.

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Six Flags America

Six Flags America is a theme park and waterpark located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland,"." United States Census Bureau.

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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (formerly known as Six Flags Marine World, Marine World, The New Marine World Theme Park, and Marine World Africa USA) is a 135-acre (55 ha) animal theme park located in Vallejo, California, off of Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento.

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Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Magic Mountain, is a amusement park located in Valencia, California, northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

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Six Flags New England

Six Flags New England, formerly known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886), Riverside Grove (1887–1911), Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996–1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts.

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Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located in Austell.

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Slim Gaillard

Bulee "Slim" Gaillard (January 9, 1911 – February 26, 1991), also known as McVouty, was an American jazz singer and songwriter who played piano, guitar, vibraphone, and tenor saxophone.

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Sodor (fictional island)

The Island of Sodor is a fictional island that is the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry (and his son Christopher).

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Sophie Colquhoun

Sophie Colquhoun is an English actress.

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Sophie Dahl

Sophie Dahl (born Sophie Holloway on 15 September 1977) is an English author and former fashion model.

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A spin-off or spinoff is any narrative work derived from an already existing work that focuses on different aspects from the original work.

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Starlight Express

Starlight Express is a 1984 musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe.

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Stationery

Stationery refers to commercially manufactured writing materials, including cut paper, envelopes, writing implements, continuous form paper, and other office supplies.

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Strasburg Rail Road

The Strasburg Rail Road is a heritage railroad and the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Susan Roman

Susan Roman (born April 17) is a Canadian voice actress and voice director, best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the Canada DiC (and later Cloverway/CWi) dub of the anime Sailor Moon.

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Teresa Gallagher

Teresa Gallagher is a British actress.

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The Fat Controller

The Fat Controller is a fictional character in The Railway Series books written by Reverend W. Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

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The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper)

The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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The Railway Series

The Railway Series is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor.

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Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends until series 7, and later Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! from series 22 onwards) is a British children's television series that aired for 24 series and 584 episodes from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021.

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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go is an animated comedy children's television series created by Britt Allcroft and developed by Rick Suvalle that premiered on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block in the United States on September 13, 2021, and on Treehouse in Canada on September 18, 2021. Thomas & Friends (franchise) and Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go are Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels

Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels is a 2011 animated adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails is a 2009 British animated adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor is a 2017 animated musical adventure film and feature-length special based on the British television series Thomas & Friends, based on The Railway Series by Wilbert Awdry.

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Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway

Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway is a 2013 British animated fantasy comedy adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue

Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue is a 2010 animated fantasy adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure is a 2015 British animated fantasy adventure comedy film and the ninth feature-length special movie of the British television series, Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins

Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins is a 2015 British animated adventure comedy film produced by HIT Entertainment and animated by Arc Productions.

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Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race is a 2016 British animated musical comedy adventure film and feature-length special of the British television series, Thomas & Friends.

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Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle; the cast includes Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers, and the voices of Eddie Glen and Neil Crone.

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Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945.

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Tim Whitnall

Timothy Charles Whitnall (born 27 June 1961) is an English actor, playwright and screenwriter.

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Tina Desai

Tina Desai is an Indian actress and model who works in both Indian and international projects.

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TLC (TV network)

TLC is an American multinational cable and satellite television network owned by the Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Toby the Tram Engine

Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram locomotive in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher.

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Tomy

(trading as Takara Tomy in Asia and Tomy elsewhere) is a Japanese toy company.

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Traditional animation

Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand.

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Virginia and Truckee Railroad

The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (stylized as Virginia & Truckee Railroad) is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada.

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Virginia City, Nevada

Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county.

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Warner Bros.

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Watercress Line

The Watercress Line is the marketing name of the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running from New Alresford to Alton where it connects to the National Rail network.

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Wilbert Awdry

Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev.

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William Hope (actor)

William Hope is a Canadian actor, best known for his numerous roles in the Alien and Alien vs. Predator franchises, portraying Lieutenant Scott Gorman in Aliens (1986) and Alien: River of Pain (2017), the Xenomorphs (Aliens) and Yautja (Predators) in Aliens Versus Predator (1999) and Aliens Versus Predator 2 (2001), Doctor H.

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60 Minutes (Australian TV program)

60 Minutes is an Australian version of the United States television newsmagazine show of the same title, airing on the Nine Network since 1979 on Sunday nights.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%26_Friends_(franchise)

Also known as Blue Mountain Mystery, Businessman Thomas, Play.thomasandfriends.com, Salaryman Thomas, Tale of the Brave, The Great Discovery, Thomas & Friends Blue Mountain Mystery, Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery, Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave, Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery, Thomas and Friends Blue Mountain Mystery, Thomas and Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery, Thomas and his Friends, Thomasandfriends.com.

, Hugh Bonneville, Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST, ITV Granada, Ivor the Engine, James the Red Engine, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jigsaw puzzle, Jim Howick, John Hasler, John Schwab, Jonathan Forbes, Jonathan Ross, Joseph May, Jules de Jongh, Junior Campbell, Kawaneonsen-Sasamado Station, Keith Scott (voice actor), Keith Wickham, Kerry Shale, Kevin Frank, LADbible Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lego, Limerick (poetry), Linda Ballantyne, Lionel, LLC, List of characters in The Railway Series, LMS Fowler Class 3F, Mainichi Shimbun, Martin Sherman (actor), Matt Wilkinson (actor), Mattel, Measles, Media franchise, Michael Angelis, Michael Brandon, Miranda Raison, National Autistic Society, Neil Crone, Nelvana, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nigel Pilkington, Olivia Colman, OO gauge, Patrick Breen, Peter Andre, Rail transport, Rasmus Hardiker, Reading, Berkshire, Really Useful Group, Rebecca O'Mara, Rob Rackstraw, Robert D. Cardona, Ropley, Rushcliffe Country Park, Sankei Shimbun, Shin-Kanaya Station, Shining Time Station, Six Flags, Six Flags America, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags New England, Six Flags Over Georgia, Slim Gaillard, Sodor (fictional island), Sophie Colquhoun, Sophie Dahl, Spin-off (media), Starlight Express, Stationery, Strasburg Rail Road, Susan Roman, Teresa Gallagher, The Fat Controller, The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper), The Railway Series, Thomas & Friends, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels, Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails, Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor, Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway, Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue, Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins, Thomas & Friends: The Great Race, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Thomas the Tank Engine, Tim Whitnall, Tina Desai, TLC (TV network), Toby the Tram Engine, Tomy, Traditional animation, Virginia and Truckee Railroad, Virginia City, Nevada, Warner Bros., Watercress Line, Wilbert Awdry, William Hope (actor), 60 Minutes (Australian TV program).

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