While they both worked at Duke, Travis Washburn and Dr. Thomas Kinney never got to meet. But Washburn, a Financial Analyst with Duke Corporate Finance since 2008, and Dr. Kinney, the Wilbert C.

It's been 65 years since Thomas the Tank Engine first chugged into the hearts of young readers in 1945. Thomas started out as "Edward the Blue Engine" -- star of the many stories the Rev. Wilbert ...

3am; TV & film news; Toys; Thomas the Tank Engine: 75 facts about the lovable locomotive on his 75th anniversary It comes as Prince Harry introduces a new story about the train, created by Rev ...

Wilbert Awdry was inspired by hearing the sounds of trains whilst laying in bed as a young boy. Skip to content. ... Reverend Wilbert Awdry with the model railway set he used to help plan his stories.

US toy maker Mattel announces a deal to buy HIT Entertainment, ... steam train in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry.

First published in 1945, Wilbert and Christopher Awdry's The Railway Series books have been popular in Japan ever since first appearing on these shores in 1973, with a life-sized Thomas train even ...