- Fantastic new Thomas and Friends toy from Tomy.
- Set up the track, switch it on and watch it go!
- Thomas and Percy move the post around the track.
- Harold the Helicopter magically flies and delivers the post.
- Track is easy for young hands to snap together.
- Layout dimensions: 54 x 73 cms approx.
- 1 x AA batteries required (not included)
- Manufacturers recommended age 3 years+
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Model Number134581
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?Yes
Batteries Included?No
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Watch your favourite trains in action with the Thomas & Friends Post Office Loader. Piece together the chunky bits of track and flick the switch to see the clever playset come to life. Thomas and Percy zip around the track to the sorting office and to Harold the helicopter, who magically flies off to deliver the post. The action-packed Thomas & Friends Post Office Loader takes up 52cm x 73cm of floor space and is suitable for children aged three years and above. Requires one AA battery - not included.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
It is amazing to watch the little engine going around, picking and dropping all the "parcels"... and that's it really. It was fun for the adult to build the toy, but there is not much a child can do except sitting there to watch the trains and Harold going round. Everything is automatic. It would be really good as a shop display, but if you want your child to be imaginative, this is probably not a toy you want to get. I think it's a very good example of an over-engineered toy for children.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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We were given this during my son's thomas the tank phase, and its been great. Its very clever and once set up by an adult the child can watch it until they get bored!! Its fairly loud, but ingenious nevertheless. Its not a toy that they can be imaginative with, although after the 10 mins of watching, I find that my boys then begin using the track with all their other vehicles. Its not very child friendly actually because they cannot touch it once its been set up correctly, nor can they set it up. I don't think would have paid money for it if it hadn't been given to me.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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As others have said, you set this toy up and it then does its stuff, with no human intervention required. It is something of a triumph of plastic engineering, all achieved using exactly one chassis powered by one AA battery.
There are a few catches with it. First off, it only works if every single piece is present. Lose one, and the circuit is broken. So it loses a star for that.
Next, unless you assemble it exactly right, with every piece pushed fully home, it won't work. The helicopter is particularly temperamental, and at one point we had to unscrew the base of that part and fiddle with it. Not a big problem, and it only happened once, but my 4-year-old can't assemble this on her own. So another star deducted for that.
Finally, the "post" is actually 12 little plastic balls which some children under 3 will certainly want to eat. So it has to be kept well away from any younger siblings, for instance. No stars deducted for that, because it doesn't detract from the fun potential for an older child, but the "post" itself is likely to get lost over the course of a few months unless you are scrupulous in colecting the balls up after each session. Only balls of the right size will work, too!
With all that said, my daughter is absolutely mesmerised by it...and at the cheaper post-Christmas price, it is reasonable value for the money.
There are a few catches with it. First off, it only works if every single piece is present. Lose one, and the circuit is broken. So it loses a star for that.
Next, unless you assemble it exactly right, with every piece pushed fully home, it won't work. The helicopter is particularly temperamental, and at one point we had to unscrew the base of that part and fiddle with it. Not a big problem, and it only happened once, but my 4-year-old can't assemble this on her own. So another star deducted for that.
Finally, the "post" is actually 12 little plastic balls which some children under 3 will certainly want to eat. So it has to be kept well away from any younger siblings, for instance. No stars deducted for that, because it doesn't detract from the fun potential for an older child, but the "post" itself is likely to get lost over the course of a few months unless you are scrupulous in colecting the balls up after each session. Only balls of the right size will work, too!
With all that said, my daughter is absolutely mesmerised by it...and at the cheaper post-Christmas price, it is reasonable value for the money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fascinating but very unreliable
I had the original Big Loader back in the early eighties when I was about five, and I loved it. I've still got it in the loft. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. R. J. King
Not an early years friendly toy
This has lots of small pieces and takes quite a while to put together. Certainly not a toy a child (below the age of 7) could put together and deconstruct alone. Read more
Published 5 months ago by mary
The toy isn't as good as expected with the 5* reviews!!
Having just put this together with the battery supplied, the locomotive struggles to make it up the ramps unaided. So, a new battery was used and still this failed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Badback
Not bad
I was a little disappointed with this when it when we set it up, you have to make sure the train base is facing the correct way and the little pins underneath are out (took me a... Read more
Published 5 months ago by London Girl
My childs favourite toy!
I absolutely love this toy, my son is 2 and a half and asks for it out every day! Took me 20 mins the first time to work out how to assemble but have now numbered the pieces... Read more
Published 6 months ago by ellewiz
Excellent purchase
Really good value for money. We're fascinated by it, and our 3 year old will watch it run for ages. Very entertaining.
Published 8 months ago by Louise O'Neill
Fun for all ages like another stated.
I bought this for my Thomas mad toddler for his 2nd Birthday, set it up in my bedroom away from him, and he noticed it a day or so later and his eyes lit right up! Read more
Published 10 months ago by A Mum
Beautiful toy for my child
I bought this train last chirstmas, but I gave to my child only recently because he is only two years old. Read more
Published 11 months ago by BluesInG#
Great value - fun for every age!
We actually bought this item to use as the basis for a demo at a recent exhibition (we needed something that ran in a loop) - it ran faultlessly for two whole days with only one... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Moleyeyes
THOMAS AND FRIENDS POST OFFICE LOADER
This item works brilliantly without anything to load into the trains. When you do use the little balls only one will successfully find its way to the trains loader, the rest will... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Womble
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