This series follows the adventures of Thomas the Tank Engine and all of his engine friends on the Island of Sodor.

The series is set in the fictional island of Sodor, located in the Irish Sea. Sodor is depicted as located in Cumbria, near the historical town of Barrow-in-Furness Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphic steam locomotive, with a design loosely based on the LB&SCR E2 class (1913-1963). Thomas and his associates work at the North Western Railway, the main standard gauge rail network of Sodor. The series focuses on their work relationship.—Dimos I

Thomas & Friends follows the loyal tank engines living on the Island of Sodor; all in service of Sir Topham Hat, The Fat Controller. Thomas the Tank Engine will prove his being a useful locomotive in this adaptation of The Reverend Wilbert Awdry's iconic Railway Series of books.—Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-2187