All change please! The famous blue locomotive has been given a refresh ahead of the launch of a new series of the Thomas & ...

The iconic preschool entertainment brand will be fully rebooted this fall.

Mattel recently announced that they would be launching a rebooted version of Thomas the Tank Engine which first premiered as a book series in the United Kingdom in 1945.

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, died on Dec.

Ted Wu, senior vice president and global head of vehicles and building sets at Mattel, said: “Thomas has been a trusted companion for families for more than 80 years, and the new look reflects both ...