Thomas & Friends (titled Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends prior to 2002) is a British children's <br />television series, which had its first broadcast on the ITV network in 1984 and airs on PBS Kids in the US. <br /> It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. <br />These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised locomotives and road vehicles who <br />live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, <br />Christopher, during his recovery from measles. Many of the stories from the first four series are based <br />on events from Awdry's personal experience. <br /> <br />Thomas, die kleine Lokomotive <br />Thomas y sus amigos <br />꼬마기관차 토마스와 친구들 <br />きかんしゃトーマス <br />Tomek i przyjaciele <br />Томас и его друзья <br />Thomas ve Arkadaşları <br />火車頭日記
