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By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...

Britt Allcroft, who co-created the beloved "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" children's series, has died. She was 81. "It is with great sadness that I share with you the passing of Britt Allcroft ...