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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
'''Availability:''' Seen on original prints of the first-two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends''.
*It was seen alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV broadcasts of the first two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' during the 1980s and can also be found on [[Guild Home Video]], [[Screen Legends]], [[ABC DVD|ABC Video]], [[Pickwick Video]], [[CEL Video]] and early [[Video Collection International|Video Collection]] VHS releases of the show.
*All VHS and DVD releases (with the exception of both the Australian VHS and DVD releases of ''Truck Loads of Fun'' released in that country in 2001 and 2005, respectively, where it is kept intact on both "Trouble in the Shed" and "Off The Rails") of these seasons of the show have used the second logo since 1991, with early re-releases and both the Norwegian and later Swedish dubs of this show replacing both the Clearwater Features logo and this logo with a shot of Thomas from the episode "Saved From Scrap" instead, which listed the show's producers below, followed by the second logo.
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* In the <u>Greek dubbing</u> of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'', the logo's music was pitched down by 2 semitones.
'''Availability:''' Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time period until 2000, but made surprise appearances on three American ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases.
* Made its debut on the 1991 UK VHS release of ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' by Pickwick Video.
** All three main variants can be seen on seasons 3-5 of the show, as well as current prints and home media releases of the first two series. The second closing variant became the main one starting in 1994.
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** It can also be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''.
* Strangely, this logo also makes a surprise appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVDs ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HIT Entertainment.
* It also appears on a 2002 Marks and Spencer UK VHS re-release of ''Thomas & Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing and Other Stories'' from [[Video Collection International|VCI]] as well, due to it not being a direct reprint of The Video Collection release version.
* The first closing variant appears on early Season 3 VHS releases and also some of the later UK VHS prints of the first and second seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and also on the Norwegian and later Swedish dubs of the first three seasons of the aforementioned show as well.
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The Britt Allcroft Company (known initially in the UK as "Britt Allcroft Railway Productions") was a British production and licensing company established in 1983 by Britt Allcroft and Angus Wright. They immediately bought the rights to The Railway Series of children's books and in 1984, created Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, recognized as one of the longest-running children's series (with new episodes being produced until January 2021). Other notable productions were Shining Time Station and The Magic Adventures of Mumfie.
Allcroft formed a subsidiary, Gullane Pictures, in late 1997; ultimately, Gullane Pictures only produced Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which was a cinematic failure. In September 2000, as a result of Thomas and the Magic Railroad's failure, Allcroft stepped down as the company's CEO and soon, it was reformed as Gullane Entertainment.
Visuals: On a blue background, the original logo for Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is seen. The logo consists of a picture of Thomas with a puff of smoke that displays the show's name (which appears to be chroma-keyed onto the logo), in front of an oval that resembles a railway number plate. On the oval is the text " (C) Britt Allcroft Limited 1984". Above the symbol is the text "for Britt Allcroft Ltd" (this logo was always preceded by the Clearwater Features logo, so that the complete text reads "A Clearwater Features Production for Britt Allcroft Ltd") in a yellow Bevan font (the same used for the original end credits).
Variants:
Technique: None.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on original prints of the first-two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
Visuals:
Variants:
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo, which would later serve as the opening notes for the "Island Song". Chimes are also heard sparkling when the words shine.
Audio Variants:
Availability: Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time period until 2000, but made surprise appearances on three American Thomas & Friends DVD releases.
Legacy: A very well-known logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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