'Up, Up and Away' DVD recieves US release date

With the UK first being confirmed, the US will be granted the release of the Up, Up & Away! in the same month of March.

Instead however and again, the Americans shall recieve it first near the beginning of the month with Britain getting the treatment 13 days later.

The home video title contains four of the most negatively responded episodes in the TV Series' history.

Walmart have been the first to reveal the DVD's existence and rollout date on their website rather than amazon.com.

Up, Up & Away! hits US DVD shelves on March 6th 2012.

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Flynn, Thomas and Dash return in special TrackMaster's

Three of Sodor's engines will star in brand new sets and packs for Fisher Price's TrackMaster toy line series.

Fiery Flynn the Fire Engine is the next character to have the ability to spout out phrases with Talking Flynn after the likes of Hiro, Salty and Henry.

For the Christmas season, Thomas has a delivery to make for a perfect party in Thomas' Holiday Haul. He comes with a truck, a hopper and two vans containing items and decorated with seasonal designs.

See Inside Ice Cream Trucks gives the fan a chance to take a glimpse inside two vans carrying various ice cream packages. They are stored in the tool vans with minature icicles and freezers accompained. 

Lastly a new playset involves the little blue engine with a Logging Loco taking deliveries of logs round tracks with Thomas and Dash Adventure.

Also coming as previously found out is the Spaghetti and Meatballs Delivery three pack which can now be seen in it's full glory.

The new TrackMaster sets are available now in stores worldwide.

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Thanks to tomtomica2 for the alert.

Christmas linked with two 'Take-n-Play' packs

Two new Take-n-Play sets are making their way to stores just in time for Christmas which are themed with the Winter tradition.

The products are adapted from the two Season Fifteen episodes, Surprise, Surprise and Tree Trouble. They have also brang back the rivalry of Steam Engines Vs. Diesel Engines.

Surprise, Surprise at the Steamworks incorporates Thomas and Victor with a couple of flatbed complete with various items while Tree Trouble at the Dieselworks has Thomas and Den facing off with Christmas deliveries.

The packs however, over in the US are out to promote the October DVD release title, Merry Christmas, Thomas!

The Steamworks and Dieselworks Christmas packs are available in stores worldwide.

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Thanks to TheDirtyTrain1 for the alert.

'Team Up' and 'Railway Friends' to be re-released

Season Twelve US DVD releases, Railway Friends and Team Up With Thomas will be re-entering stores and markets in 2012.

The two which previously became available again with the Adventure Pack boxset, are coming back just a few days into the new year.

Railway Friends introduced American fans to six episodes from the 2008 animation and model hybrid series while Team Up With Thomas contained four with the inclusion of the Mr. Arkwright fillers.

Mr. Arkwright would make another appearance on the Percy and the Bandstand DVD until being replaced by Driver Perkins for the full animation home video titles.

Railway Friends and Team Up With Thomas return to US DVD shelves both on January 3rd 2012.

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Thanks to SteamTeam for the alert.

Britt Allcroft launches own facebook page

Britt Allcroft who created and worked on Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends for many years has now made herself available to talk to the public via her official facebook page.

The Community Page is monitored and run by herself where the Producer has already replied and interacted with many facebook users.

Her Info section reveals some unheard details of her career including her early background being progressed to her successes with Thomas and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie.

Plus, never before seen photos are available on the Photos tab where the likes of Ringo Starr and the late David Mitton pose alongside her including the real TV models in one shot.

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Thanks to NWR1991 for the alert.

milkshake! headlines Christmas with Thomas schedule

Channel 5's milkshake! children's television slot will air a miniseries of some festive episodes and a movie during the Christmas 2011 Season.

Starting from December 22nd 2011, the first Thomas themed episode to go out will be Henry's Magic Box followed by Thomas' Tricky Tree the next day.

Season Fourteen's finale episode, Merry Misty Island will then air nearly an hour and a half later on the above day.

As promised by the milkshake! team, the terrestrial broadcasting debut of Day of the Diesels proceeds on for Christmas Eve. Afterwards, the festive run ends and returns to it's continual showing of episodes through series orders.

milkshake!'s Christmas with Thomas & Friends schedule;

Henry's Magic Box on December 22nd 2011 at 7:25am

Thomas' Tricky Tree on December 23rd 2011 at 6:00am

Merry Misty Island on December 23rd 2011 at 7:25am

Day of the Diesels on December 24th 2011 at 7:00am

Day of the Diesels has been mistakenly billed and referred to on digiguide's online schedule As Good As Gordon.

All of the episodes due to be shown can be seen an hour later on Channel 5's new timeshift TV service, Channel 5+1.

milkshake!'s Christmas with Thomas & Friends begins on December 22nd 2011 at 7:25am starting with the episode, Henry's Magic Box and ending on Christmas Eve with the feature-length special, Day of the Diesels at 7:00am.

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Thanks to SI3DFilms for the alert.

'Misty Island Rescue' for Australian Christmas showing

2010's feature-length special, Misty Island Rescue which brought the debuts of The Logging Locos will make it's terrestrial debut on Australian TV.

The movie which boasts more action and a more dramatic orchestral soundtrack will air a day before Christmas Day on ABC2.

It serves as a Christmas film for the festive season which occured in the UK when it was broadcast in the 2010 year on the same billed day.

milkshake! have recently confirmed that Day of the Diesels shall be shown during the period aswell, for the Brits.

Misty Island Rescue debuts on Australian television on ABC2 on December 24th 2011 at 12:30pm.

VIEW 'MISTY ISLAND RESCUE'S PROGRAM PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS

Thanks to CharlieTheFunEngine14 for the alert.

Never before seen photo of crew trio surfaces

An unseen photograph of three of the original TV crew has emerged on a Wikipedia page.

The image shows Classic Series composers Mike O' Donnell and Junior Campbell standing with Producer Britt Allcroft.

Found on Campbell's Wikipedia page, the source from the origin of the photo details on it's background.

Photographed by David Mitton - director of tv series, originally as part of promotional photograph session - this picture was unused and presented to Junior Campbell as a gift by David Mitton.

According to the site, it was taken during the publicity launch of the first Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series in the year of 1983.

ebay previously listed a group of pictures on auction which featured Ringo Starr, the Rev. W. Awdry and the Thomas the Tank Engine model.

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Thanks to Old Square Wheels for the alert.

New line of 'Guess Who?' puzzles created

The Official Thomas & Friends Website in both the United Kingdom and the United States have published more Guess Who? puzzle segments.

Four new clips of them are now exclusively available where for the first time, three of them involve duos.

These include finished puzzles revealing Thomas and Rocky, Thomas and Percy and Thomas and James.

The screenshots eventually shown are from the Thirteenth Season episodes Snow Tracks, The Biggest Present of All and Thomas and the Pigs.

The fourth brings the inclusion of Scruff the Scruncher with his screener coming from his debut episode, Thomas and Scruff.

For the quartet, no whistles and sounds are heard at the end of each of the interstitials. Ben Small as Thomas and Michael Brandon both return to narrate.

Also, originally first shown on YouTube's Official Thomas & Friends Channel, the Dash and The Fat Controller Guess Who?'s are also included in the Videos page.

Belle's and Flynn's, which were both added onto the Day of the Diesels UK and Australian DVD and Blu Ray's follow as well.

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Hornby for 2012 stock with Thomas applied?

Hornby have announced on their Official facebook page that their range of new products for 2012 will be told.

A user asked the company via the Hornby Model Railways page; What's new for next year then?

The model trains firm gave a reply later saying; The 2012 range will be announced on the 3rd of January this year.

The news is expected to apply to the Thomas & Friends model railway series which has neither been hinted nor confirmed since.

Originally, the new series of stock was going to have been revealed on Christmas Day according to one user.

This comes just after the release and the largely positive reaction towards their model of Murdoch the Strong Goods Engine.

Ehattons details on Hornby Murdoch model with shots

Ehattons.com have published five new photos showing Hornby's model of Murdoch the Strong Goods Engine in great detail.

Murdoch's model from the hobby and model trains company comes to near close detail reflecting on his original TV Series look.

He comes complete particularly with his smiley face, his big tender and one of his longest features be it his ten drive wheels.

Hornby's Murdoch is now available to buy in UK model hobby shops and stores nationwide.

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Three-disc 'Movie Pack' DVD grabs attention of America

A DVD pack which will re-release three titles is coming to the US from Lionsgate Entertainment.

The Movie Pack is a 3-Movie DVD Set featuring the first three feature-length specials; Calling All Engines!, The Great Discovery and Hero of the Rails.

In a press release from Lionsgate, the three films are revealed to be stored in reverse order while Thomas is the sole engine leading the cover with a movie themed layout.

A British version issued again to stores under a new design has been available since this July containing the same movies.

The Movie Pack: 3-DVD Set hits US DVD shelves on February 14th 2012.

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