- “My favourite engine has to be Paxton the Diesel. He may be a little rough around the edges but he's a kind and very funny diesel. He's a bit of a clown...just like me!”
- ― Ian McCue on Paxton, 2015 Licensing Source Book Interview
Ian McCue is the current producer for Thomas & Friends. During the fifteenth season, he served as a line producer alongside Denise Green. Nicole Stinn produced the Nitrogen Studios side of the series until the sixteenth season, and Robert Anderson produced the Arc Productions side of the series until the first half of the eighteenth season. Brian Lynch has produced King of the Railway, Tale of the Brave, and the second half of the eighteenth season. He worked alongside Halim Jabbour until Jabbour left the series. He also writes the Thomas' Comedy Showtime shorts for the official YouTube channel.
He launched and ran Festivus, an animation networking and social event, for seven years. He has overseen the production of some of the UK's best loved children's TV series. In 2011, he won the Beyond the Call of Duty Award for his time as a children's producer.