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'''Audio:''' The ending theme of the show.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the original UK prints of the first two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends''.
*It was originally seen alongside the Clearwater Features logo on TV broadcasts of the first two seasons of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends''
**However, this logo is omitted on all post-1991 prints of
*The final UK VHS release to feature this logo was ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' released by Pickwick Video in 1991.
*U.S. prints of the show also omit both the Clearwater Features logo and this logo, as it uses the next one instead.
===2nd Logo (7 June 1990-14 July 2000)===
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'''Variants:'''
* On <u>the original UK broadcasts
** On the ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' episode "<u>Trust Thomas</u>", which can be found on the 1994 UK VHS release ''Children's Pre-School Special Collection'', the copyright notice appears at the bottom of the screen underneath the "A Britt Allcroft production in association with Fuji Television Network, Inc." notice.
** The first bunch of text (not the copyright screen) is also set over the still of the final shot of the first 16 episodes from "A Scarf for Percy" to "Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party", which use Michael Angelis' early UK narrations.
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'''Availability:''' Officially, it was seen on the company's programmes from the time-period until 2000, but also made appearances on three U.S. ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases.
* This logo made its debut on the 1990 U.S. VHS releases of ''Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories'' and ''James Learns a Lesson and Other Stories''; however, it did not start to be used in the UK until the 1991 UK VHS release of ''The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' by Pickwick Video.
** The three main variants are preserved on seasons 3-5 of the show, as well as
** The "Classic Collection" releases of the show also use this logo as well.
* It also showed up on ''Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales'' on PBS, as well as Fox Family episodes of ''Mister Moose's Fun Time'' (during the ''Thomas'' segments), ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' and ''Storytime with Thomas''.
* Seasons 1-5 episodes of ''Thomas
* The Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and DVD prints of ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' (excluding the 2012 release of ''Mumfie's Quest'', which uses a still of the Britt Allcroft Productions logo on a black background without the bird), plaster this logo at the beginning of episodes, but is still retained at the end of episodes.
** It can also be found on all VHS releases of ''Shining Time Station'' and ''Britt Allcroft's Magic Adventures of Mumfie''.
* This logo also makes an appearance on the ''Thomas & Friends'' DVD releases of ''Thomas and the Really Brave Engines'', ''On Site with Thomas'', and ''Thomas' Trusty Friends'', most likely an editing mistake made by HIT Entertainment.
* It is also intact on the 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's 1988 re-release version of ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Troublesome Trucks and Other Stories''.
* The first closing variant is preserved on both early Season 3 VHS releases and on the
'''Legacy:''' A very well-known and nostalgic logo among fans of ''Thomas & Friends''.
{{Chronology||[[Gullane Entertainment]]}}
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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 "© 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: A still graphic consisting of an illustration and chroma-keyed text.
Audio: The ending theme of the show.
Availability: Seen on the original UK prints of the first two seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
Visuals:
Variants:
Technique: 2D computer animation.
Audio: A happy-sounding flageolet/glockenspiel/synthesizer solo. 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 also made appearances on three U.S. Thomas & Friends DVD releases.
Legacy: A very well-known and nostalgic logo among fans of Thomas & Friends.
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