Uncovering the West Midlands roots of Thomas the Tank Engine
24-06-2026 07:25 via bbc.co.uk

Uncovering the West Midlands roots of Thomas the Tank Engine

It is Christopher Awdry's measles in the 1942 that led his father to create Thomas the Tank Engine.
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