Motor Road and Rail

Motor Road and Rail (previously known as Tomica World and currently Plarail Thomas in Japan) is a battery-operated system manufactured by TOMY. The engines run on plastic blue track and the roadway vehicles run on a grey road. "Thomas Motor Road and Rail" is not compatible with other toy brands, although the vehicles in the range fit well on Wooden Railway track and vice-versa. Outside Asia, HiT Toy Company bought the license for the range in 2007 and replaced it with the TrackMaster range.

TOMY Trains

In 1992, TOMY announced a line of Thomas and Friends characters in their (now discontinued) TOMY Trains range. The trains were larger, had magnetic couplings and ran on dark blue tracks. The following locomotives were made in that year:

Thomas with Annie, Clarabel, and Sir Topham Hatt
Percy with trucks

There were also two sets available:

Thomas's Day Out: Thomas, Annie, Clarabel with an oval of track
Thomas and Percy's Big Adventure: Thomas, Percy, Annie, Clarabel, and trucks with sheds and raised tracks

In 1994, TOMY released the following models, each with a tender and a driver:

In 1998, the range was discontinued and replaced with a new line, based upon the Plarail system already in use in Japan.

Engines

1992

Thomas with Annie and Clarabel

1993

Henry with Box car and Log car

1994

James with Cattle truck and brakevan
Percy with fuel tanker and mail coach

1995

Gordon with green express coach

1996

Edward with Box car and truck
Toby with Henrietta and truck

1997

Duck with S. C. Ruffey and Toad
Diesel with milk wagon and fuel wagon
BoCo with truck and tar wagon

1998

Donald with two trucks
Oliver with red coaches

1999

Douglas with red truck
Ben with china clay trucks
Stepney with truck and a brakevan
Mavis with the breakdown train

2000

Lady with lavender trucks
Diesel 10 with two gold trucks

2001

Splatter and Dodge with Works Unit coach

2002

Bill with trucks full of coal

2003

Harvey with works coach and flat bed
Salty with trucks with tarped cargo

2004

Emily with one of her coaches
Murdoch with truck
Spencer with his special coach

2005

Arthur with truck full of fish and box car

2006

Molly with green truck
Neville with red van
Dennis with roof tile trucks
Skarloey with blue narrow gauge coaches
Mighty Mac with green narrow gauge coach
Rusty with red narrow gauge coaches

2007

Rosie with trucks full of balloons
Sir Handel with red narrow gauge coaches
Duncan with slate trucks
Rocky with red flatcar with crate

2008

Freddie with green narrow gauge coaches

2009

Stanley with blue truck and log car

2010

Hiro with truck of paint

2011

Dash with two trucks of logs

2012

Belle with water and fuel tankers
Flynn with water tank trailer
Victor with truck and flat bed

2013

Luke with truck of paint and yellow log car

2014

Stephen with truck with crown
Connor with blue express coach

Vehicles

1996

Bertie

1998

Bulgy (red)

2000

Lorry 1

2003

Elizabeth

2004

Bulgy (green)

Packs

2003

Diesel, Cargo, and Freight Wagons (Includes Scruffey with barrels, red truck with trees, brown truck with fruit, green truck with fish, and the Breakdown Crane)
Thomas with the Jet Engine and DVD

2005

Metallic Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel
Steam Along Thomas with Annie and Clarabel

2006

Thomas with the Chinese Dragon, Troublesome Trucks and DVD

2007

"Busy Bee" James with flatbed
Chocolate-covered Percy with mail coach and fuel tanker
Percy and Freight Cars

2009

Percy and Happy Action Wagons
Thomas' Conductor's Carriage Ride
Percy and Circus Wagons set with special Percy, bumpy circus truck, spinning circus car, slate truck with chickens, and a circus van

2010

Hero of the Rails pack - Spencer, Hiro, and Rocky
Thomas on Parade set with special Thomas, bumpy truck, chocolate tanker, Old Slow Coach, and special Sir Topham Hatt figure
James and Pasture Wagons set with special James, truck with milk churns, cow truck, and slate truck with pigs

2011

Hiro and Aquarium Wagons
Tired Face Thomas with Annie and Clarabel
Shocked Percy and Rocky

2012

Gordon and Zoo Wagons set

2013

Patchwork Hiro
Mystery of the Blue Mountain Yellow Victor and Kevin

2014

Percy and Dinosaur Wagons
James and Amusement Park Freight Cars
Connor and Caitlin Super Express King of the Railway Set

2015

Gator and Marion (coming soon)

Talking engines

Talk 'n' Action engines

In 2000, Talk 'n' Action engines were released with the ability to "talk" using special green pieces of track. The engines' first carriage is connected to them and cannot be taken off. Three of them were released outside of Japan.

Talk 'n' Action Thomas with Annie and Clarabel (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Percy with fuel tanker and mail van (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action James with cattle truck and brakevan (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Gordon with green express coach (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Henry with fish van and log car (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Toby with Henrietta and truck (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Diesel 10 with Splatter and Dodge (discontinued)

Plarail talking engines

In Japan, a line of engines that talk in Japanese were released in 2004.

Thomas with Annie and Clarabel (only in Coal and Water Depot set; discontinued)
Percy with works coach and fuel tanker (discontinued)
James with red Express coach (discontinued)
Gordon with green Express coach (discontinued)
Henry with green Express coach (discontinued)
Edward with mail van (discontinued)

In 2011, the talking engines were discontinued but in 2013, some of the engines were brought back with updated cars and new voices from the Season 9- present voice cast.

Thomas with Annie and Clarabel
Percy with Mail coach and brown wagon
James with Blue express coach
Hiro with red open car
Gordon with express coach (coming soon)

Destinations

Rail Drawbridge (discontinued)
Long Rail Tunnel (discontinued)
Road and Rail Tunnel (discontinued)
Engine Turntable (discontinued)
Road Turntable (discontinued)
Country Station (discontinued)
Road Tunnel (discontinued)
Toll Booth (discontinued)
Automatic Crossing (discontinued)
Knapford Station (discontinued)
Suspension bridge (discontinued)
Engine Sheds and turntable (discontinued)
Cranky and Bulstrode at the Docks (discontinued)
Sodor engine wash (discontinued)
Station crossing accessory kit (discontinued)
Steam Along water tower (discontinued)
Quarry loader (discontinued)
Water tower and coal loader (discontinued)
Harold and cargo delivery (discontinued)
Elsbridge Crossing station (discontinued)
Sodor Rail Yard (discontinued)
Roller Coaster Mountain (discontinued)
Harold, Terence, and Windmill Scenery Set* (discontinued)
Thumper and Boulder Scenery Set* (discontinued)
Harold and Windmill Scenery Set (discontinued)
Talking Caroline at Wellsworth Station* (discontinued)
Talking Trevor at Vicarage Orchard* (discontinued)
Sir Topham Hatt's Office* (discontinued)
Conductor's Office* (discontinued)
Mail Office* (discontinued)
Thomas Rail Map* (discontinued)
Panorama Bag* (discontinued)
Thomas Go Out Solid Map*
Load and Unload! Cranky in the Big Harbour*

Expansion Packs

Diesel expansion pack - Diesel with milk wagon, fuel tanker, and tracks (discontinued)
Talking Percy expansion pack - Talk 'n' Action Percy and tracks (discontinued)
Railway expansion 1 - fuel tanker, truck, brakevan, and oval of track with sidings (discontinued)
Railway expansion 2 - milk wagon, boxcar, truck, and oval of track (discontinued)
Track expansion pack (discontinued)
Red express coach (discontinued)
Raspberry syrup tanker and buffers (discontinued)
Blue freight car with rocks (discontinued)
Brown freight car with barrels (discontinued)
Green freight car with fruit (discontinued)
Annie and Clarabel Set - Annie, Clarabel, milk tanker, and troublesome brakevan (discontinued)
Sodor Passenger Car Set - Green express coach, Henrietta, Toad, and flatbed with crates (discontinued)
Sodor Crane Set - Breakdown train, S.C. Ruffey, and fuel tanker (discontinued)

Sets

Sets marked with an * were only released in Asia.

Thomas Starter Set (discontinued)
Thomas Medium set (discontinued)
Thomas Big set (discontinued)
Thomas Giant set (two versions; discontinued)
Thomas Ultimate set (two versions; discontinued)
Thomas Mega set (discontinued)
Thomas Adventure set (discontinued)
Talking Thomas and Harold Adventure Set (discontinued)
Talk 'n' Action Magic Rail set (discontinued)
Thomas Bucket set (discontinued)
Thomas Deluxe set (discontinued)
Thomas the Tank Engine set (two versions; discontinued)
Water Tower Steam set (discontinued)
Steam Along Thomas set (discontinued)
Thomas Holiday set (discontinued)
Percy and Bulgy set (discontinued)
A Day Out with James Set (discontinued)
Thomas and Freight Cars set (discontinued)
Thomas, Percy and the Dragon (discontinued)
Thomas and Terence Deluxe Action set/Thomas and Terence Adventure set/Thomas at the Timber Yard set (discontinued)
Thomas Station set (discontinued)
Thomas and Cranky Crane train set (discontinued)
Thomas and Cranky Deluxe Action train set (discontinued)
Thomas and Bertie's Great Race set (discontinued)
Thomas and Bertie set (two versions; discontinued)
Thomas' Big Race (discontinued)
The Great Race (discontinued)
Thomas' Railway Fun set (discontinued)
Thomas Water and Coal Station set (discontinued)
Harold at the Helipad set (discontinued)
Thomas Engine Wash set (discontinued)
Sodor Quarry Loader set (discontinued)
Maitwaite Station set (discontinued)
Calling All Engines! set (discontinued)
Thomas and Percy Bucket set (discontinued)
Thomas and Jeremy Airport set (discontinued)
Thomas at Roller Coaster Mountain set (discontinued)
Roller Coaster Mountain set (discontinued)
Thomas Basic set* (two versions)
Thomas and Wagons set*
Thomas Tunnel set*
Thomas Bumpy Mountain Pass set*
Thomas Pounding Mountain Set*
Let's Create! Thomas Rail Visual Scene Set*
Stanley at the Station* (discontinued)
Thomas colourful turn rail set* (discontinued)
Thomas at the suspension bridge set*
Thomas dump car set* (discontinued)
Thomas first Plarail set* (discontinued)
Thomas and Hiro set* (discontinued)
Thomas' Cruise set* (discontinued)
Fire-Engine Flynn and Thomas set* (discontinued)
Thomas Works set* (discontinued)
Thomas and Percy Knapford Station rail set
Thomas and Bash Log Wagon Set* (discontinued)
Back and Go Thomas! Misty Island Set* (discontinued)
Thomas and Jeremy's Airport Set* (discontinued)
Roller Coaster Mountain and Engine Sheds Set* (discontinued)
Talking Thomas Coal and Water Depot Set* (discontinued)
PlaKids Town Emily Set* (discontinued)
Thomas at Harold's Heliport Set* (discontinued)
Green Bulgy Roadway Expansion pack* (discontinued)
Knapford Station Extension Rail Set* (discontinued)
Thomas Snowplough Set* (discontinued)
Thomas and Elizabeth set* (discontinued)
Thomas Going Out Set* (discontinued)
Giant Thomas set* (discontinued)
Bill and Ben Harbour Friends Set* (discontinued)
Donald and Douglas Snowplough set* (discontinued)
Henry the Green Engine set* (discontinued)

Trivia

Takara Tomy released Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, and Percy again in Plarail, but with more detail.
Elsbridge station was made twice as "Thomas Crossing Station".
Winston is unmotorised and has a front coupler, hinting he could be used as rolling stock.
The Talk n action Henry and Gordon were originally planned to be released to English speaking territories but due to the Talk n action range being discontinued, Henry and Gordon were cancelled.
Edward was originally planned to be released as a Talk n action engine but due to the discontinuation, Edward never made it to manufacturing.
As of 2014, James now has a separately coupled tender.
Donald and Douglas were the first tender engines not to have their tenders attached.