Ringo Starr

Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey, born on July 7th, 1940, is the former drummer of British rock band, The Beatles. He narrated the first and second seasons of the television series. He was the first narrator and the first actor to play Mr. Conductor in Shining Time Station. Ringo left the series afterwords to foucs on his musical career.

Trivia

 * Ringo (Along with fellow Beatle George Harrison) appeared on "Aspel & Company" in 1988 where he was asked by Aspel about Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.
 * He recorded the narration for the first season in eight days. That includes re-doing four episodes due to the tone of his voice.
 * He returned to voice Thomas in the 2009 Children in Need charity single.