- Thomas, James and Percy have fun chasing each other
- Around the track they go and through the tunnel
- Past Wellsworth Station they fly!
- Pullback engine action is easy for little hands
- No batteries required.
- Dimensions : 70(l) x 69(w) cm
- No batteries Required
- Manufacturer's recommended age 18 months+
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Thomas, James and Percy have fun chasing each other around the track
They travel through the tunnel past Wellsworth Station. The pullback engine action is easy for little hands. This simple starter set features rail track and points to introduce young Thomas fans to the Thomas Motor Road and Rail system. No batteries required.
They travel through the tunnel past Wellsworth Station. The pullback engine action is easy for little hands. This simple starter set features rail track and points to introduce young Thomas fans to the Thomas Motor Road and Rail system. No batteries required.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this for our 2-year-old, who has recently developed a fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine.
The set comes in a sturdy box and consists of 3 engines, track sections, a station and platform, and a tunnel. All the pieces are robust and well-made, and look likely to stand a lot of handling.
The trains are the pull-back-and-go type, and they go rather well - they will all do 3 complete circuits of the track before coming to a stop. I actually prefer this to the battery-powered type of toy train. With those, not only are you constantly replacing the batteries, but there also isn't much for the child to actually do except watch the train go round and round. With this type of toy, our daughter's attention is constantly engaged, because she has to make the trains go round for herself.
You can have lots of fun with this trying to keep all 3 trains going without stopping or crashing into each other. If you're the gambling type, you can bet on where the train will stop each time. Kids will like it too.
Only 2 mild criticisms. One, you can't buy carriages to hook up to these pull-back-and-go trains, presumably because the mechanism you'd need to move the extra weight would be too costly, or beyond a child's ability to operate, or both. I guess if you want proper trains, pulling tenders and trucks, you'd buy the powered version.
The other minor gripe is that the track supplied only makes one layout, which you can't vary (except of course to make it smaller by not using all the track).
Then again, it is a budget-priced all-in-one set, so you can't have everything. According to the box, it is compatible with the Tomy Motor Road and Rail range, so you can presumably expand the track by buying accessories, and add other trains and stuff later without needing to buy into a whole new system from scratch.
Fun, robust, needs no batteries, doesn't make a noise, and keeps her happy for an hour or more at a time - you really can't ask for more. Very fair value at the price.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This has so much play value, you pull back the engines and off they go. My son found it difficult at first, but with the help of his elder train obsessed brother he soon grasped the idea! This is something they can play for ages. This toy has the advantage of many other train sets that they are not having to just watch the toy, but having to put in the hard work to make it spin round!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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3 popular trains, plenty of track, a station, a tunnel and it's pretty cheap.
The catch? As the name suggests it's a pull-back set, if the kids you're buying it for are happy to do that then great but my little nephews soon lost interest doing that! I'd probably have been better off getting the 'medium' battery set that can be had for similar money.
The great thing though is that the track is compatible with the battery trains and accessories so you can always add a powered train afterwards if you wish.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Most children who are Thomas fans would love this set. We have great fun trying to keep all the pullback trains running at once (we have three extra), and swapping the points round... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2008 by Tootles
Great first train set for little Thomas fans
I have a 20 month old little Thomas fan in my family, and he had this for Christmas. It was really well-received! Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by joc66
Great Thomas Fun For 18+ Month Children
First things first: the Tomy box clearly describes this toy as being suitable for 18+ month children, not the “Manufacturer's Minimum Age: 3” as described here on... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2005 by father2
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