There are still many mementos of the tramway that live on in the area. cambridgenews Load mobile navigation. News. ... The lost Cambridgeshire tramway that inspired a Thomas the Tank Engine character.

The long-defunct Wisbech to Upwell Tramway inspired some of the characters in the Rev Wilbert Awdry's stories of Thomas the Tank Engine, pictured here at Bressingham (Image: Angela Sharpe) ...

Thomas Land, being built on about 11 of Edaville's 250 acres, will have 14 rides based on the television show, with the highlight being a 20-minute train ride on a life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine.

Kids have read about the Thomas the Tank Engine since the 40's and watched "Thomas & Friends" on television since the 1980's. The adventures of Thomas, and his friends, a group of steam engines ...

The Tramway road sign, indicating the former service that used to pass through (Image: CambridgeshireLive). The tramway opened as an experiment in 1883 and initially travelled from Wisbech to ...