Thomas the tank engine Thomas the Tank Motor is an anthropomorphised fictitious tank train in the English Rail route Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his child, Christopher, distributed from 1945. He turned into the most well known and renowned person in the series, and is the nominal hero in the going with TV transformation series Thomas and Companions and its reboot Thomas and Companions: All Motors Go. Thomas is a blue steam motor and has a number 1 painted on his side. The vehicles in The Rail route Series were all in view of prototypical motors; Thomas' premise is the LB&SCR E2 class.Thomas originally showed up in 1946 in the second book in the series, Thomas the Tank Motor, and was the focal point of the four brief tales held inside. In The Rail line Series and early episodes of Thomas and Companions, Thomas' dearest companions are Percy and Toby, however he is likewise dear companions with Edward. Later episodes of Tho