Being the father of a toddler, I spend a lot of time watching Thomas the Tank Engine. As a writer for a business magazine, my mind can't help but be puzzled by how the economy of the Island of Sodor ...

The new bishop of Sodor and Man has been ordained and consecrated at a ceremony in York Minster. The Venerable Patricia Hillas has taken over from the Right Reverend Peter Eagles, who was in post from ...

Thomas the Tank Engine harks back to the age of steam Thomas the Tank Engine creator WV Awdry, born 100 years ago, set his railway engine stories in a sort of British Atlantis called Sodor. But where ...

The Island of Sodor is closer than you think. In fact, it’s in South Carver, Mass., about two hours away. If you know Thomas the Tank Engine, you know what we’re talking about. Thomas and his ...

On the 70th anniversary of the books that spawned Thomas The Tank Engine, NPR's Elizabeth Blair considers the economic model of Thomas's home... Just How Do 'Thomas & Friends' Drive Sodor's Economy?

CARVER – He’s just 3, and already he’s one of Thomas the Tank Engine’s biggest fans. Saturday night at Edaville Family Theme Park, Colton Craffey, 3, of Plymouth, joined his parents, Satina and Mark ...

Oxford is to be ‘twinned’ with the Island of Sodor – the home of Thomas the Tank Engine – having been recognised as the UK’s friendliest city when it topped the newly created Thomas & Friends ...

Despite an impossibly catchy theme tune, families won't leave Drayton Manor's Thomas Land disappointed “THERE’S two, there’s four, there’s six, there’s eight, shunting trucks and hauling freight, red ...

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The Right Reverend Robert Paterson was formally consecrated as Bishop of Sodor and Man in 2008 The Bishop of Sodor and Man says he will retire later this year. The Right Reverend Robert Paterson, 67, ...

Thomas the Tank Engine creator WV Awdry, born 100 years ago, set his railway engine stories in a sort of British Atlantis called Sodor. But where is it? In Sodor they are celebrating, according to the ...