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All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and the Thomas and the Magic Railroad feature film now out on video, this system allows children to re-enact their favorite Thomas tales or create new adventures of their own. Besides encouraging imagination, wooden train-play helps kids develop motor and social skills. The Thomas Wooden Railway System is designed to grow along with kids' increasing skills, offering years of enjoyable play and new adventures around each and every bend. Thomas and his friends bring personality and fun to wooden train play. All aboard for adventure on the Island of Sodor! When an engine is in distress, it's Breakdown Train to the rescue! The magnetic lifting arm helps get any vehicle back on track or to the repair shop. For use with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System sets (sold separately).

Trains are predictable things--most of the time. But every once in a while, a car might just jump track. Then it's time for the Breakdown Train! This sturdy olive-green wooden crane with a flatbed is on the job, ready to haul errant trains back on track. Magnets allow the 3-inch-long crane to pull a broken engine or car onto the flatbed. Based on the popular Thomas the Tank Engine tales by Reverend W. Awdry and the PBS television show Shining Time Station, the wooden railway system is compatible with other magnetic train sets. You can reenact all the exciting stories in the series or make up new ones. Thomas fans won't want to miss out on any of the fun, well-built railway characters! --Emilie Coulter

Salty, The Dockside Diesel, is a hard working engine who loves to tell tales of his life by the sea. He will occasionally work in the quarry and other areas on the Island, but is happiest down by the docks. Salty is a little rought around the edges but has a great big heart and will always rush to the aid of any engine, be it steam or fellow diesel.

All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and the Thomas and the Magic Railroad feature film now out on video, this system allows children to re-enact their favorite Thomas tales or create new adventures of their own. Besides encouraging imagination, wooden train-play helps kids develop motor and social skills. The Thomas Wooden Railway System is designed to grow along with kids' increasing skills, offering years of enjoyable play and new adventures around each and every bend. Thomas and his friends bring personality and fun to wooden train play. All aboard for adventure on the Island of Sodor! Good-hearted Harold brings welcome but noisy visits to the quiet Sodor landscape. For use with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System sets (sold separately).

Kindhearted but noisy, Harold the Helicopter likes to drop in on the Island of Sodor to visit his railway friends. This 4-inch sturdy wood helicopter is white with a sleek red racing stripe above his name. With a rotating propeller and plastic landing pontoons, Harold is ready for action. Based on the popular Thomas the Tank Engine series by Reverend W. Awdry and the PBS television show Shining Time Station, this flying fellow is part of the much-loved wooden railway system, which is compatible with other magnetic train sets. You can reenact all the exciting stories in the series or make up new ones. Thomas fans won't want to miss out on any of these fun, well-built railway characters. --Emilie Coulter

Gordon is the senior member of the engine family, the fastest and most powerful of Sir Topham Hatt's string - and he knows it. He's goodhearted, though, and always willing to forgive, and use his superior strength to help smaller engines out of trouble. When the Queen visited the Island, it was Gordon that Sir Tophamm Hatt truned to, to take the Queen around Sodor.

Gordon is a long, blue express locomotive who supplies water for Thomas and tows a coal tender. Based on the award-winning PBS television series Shining Time Station by the Rev. W. Awdry, the Thomas the Tank train system is the perfect child's train set. Each wooden vehicle has a different name, character, and face. The magnetic bumpers make linking up easy. Friendly characters will engage your child in hours of imaginary play. Designed to support your child's development, the system encourages the use of new motor and cognitive skills. --Sandy Hirsch

Henry is a long, fast engine with a streamlined look. Based on the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends TV show, The Thomas Wooden Railway System sparks children's creativity while teaching problem solving, developing fine motor skills, and promoting social interaction. Exceptionally well made, each piece of the Thomas Wooden Railway System is handmade from New England Hard Maple and other renewable hardwoods and elaborately detailed.

From the popular Thomas the Tank Engine book series and television's Shining Time Station, based on the Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry, comes Henry, the proud green engine. Made of hardwood, with shiny green paint, a three-dimensional face, and a magnetically coupled coal car, Henry is ready for hard work. Being one of the largest steam engines at Shining Time Station, eight-wheeled Henry, also known as No. 3, can easily pull several freight cars along with his 2-inch coal car. Wheel axles measure 1 inch across and fit standard Brio wooden train tracks, and similar 1- to 1.5-inch grooved train tracks. Train buffs young and old will enjoy recreating authentic railway scenes as they collect these wonderfully crafted, classic train cars, bridges, ramps, tunnels, stations, and more from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends Wooden Railway System. --Kathryn Gustafson

Peep-peep! Here comes Percy the little steam engine from the ever-popular Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends book series and television's Shining Time Station (based on The Railway Series by Reverend W. Awdry). With its rounded corners and larger features, this chunky-styled Percy is designed for little hands. Made of lightweight plastic and sporting rubber-trimmed tires, Percy, the youngest and most eager engine in the station, heads off down the tracks with his traditional three-dimensional smiling face. A rear coupling prong allows Percy to pull freight and passenger cars of his same chunky style. The 4.5-inch-by-2.5-inch engine has an axle width of 1.75 inches and fits plastic tracks designed for the My First Thomas train series. This toy does not fit the standard 1.5-inch wooden tracks. --Kathryn Gustafson

Best-priced figure 8 set on the market. Includes an exclusive stone bridge, water tower and cargo car along with Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt and more. Assembled set measures 42" x 22". Thomas Wooden Railway vehicles, track and destinations are not compatible with Take Along Thomas items.

Little conductors will have loads of fun with this high-quality figure-eight railroad set from Thomas & Friends. Made of wood, the track features an elevated bridge in the center and a water tower where Thomas can re-fuel; the "water" rises and falls with flicks of the spout. Sir Topham Hatt and a red cargo car keep Thomas company. Other items in the 25-piece set include a railroad-crossing sign, a stop sign, and a tree. The instructions clearly diagram how to assemble the track. The box has a handle and makes a good carrying case. --Andy Boynton

Colorful and fun, the large tanks of the aquarium cars help to transport sea creatures to all Festivals and Carnivals on the Island of Sodor. Each non-toxic liquid-filled car includes a moving octopus or shark inside!

All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and th

Sir Topham Hatt's Car is a must-have for every little engineer's Thomas Wooden Railway collection! Sir Topham Hatt is the director of the Railway and is responsible for making sure the engines are always "right on time" and "really useful".