

Thomas is a blue steam engine and has a number 1 painted on his side.

He became the most popular and famous character in the series, and is the titular protagonist in the accompanying television spin-off series Thomas & Friends. Thomas the Tank Engine is a British anthropomorphised fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. Ringo Starr (" The Official BBC Children in Need Medley").

