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Motor Road and Rail

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Thomas Motor Road and Rail is a battery-operated system manufactured by TOMY and compatible with other Tomica World sets. The engines run on special plastic blue "track', and the roadway vehicles run on a special gray "road". "Thomas Motor Road and Rail" is not compatible with other brands of model railway, although the models in the range fit well on the Learning Curve Wooden track. The range was first released in the 1990's in TOMY's Tomica World range, but since 2003, the UK and US range has been focused entirely on Thomas & Friends products. In 2007, TOMY US lost their license to make the system, and it was bought by HiT Toys who renamed the range to Thomas TrackMaster. TOMY sells the range for the UK from 2008, however TOMY TAKARA (aka TOMY Japan) still have their license to make Plarail Thomas and other Japanese Plarail trains.

A large number of models have been released, including the majority of major and minor characters from the television series.

Contents

"TOMY Trains"

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

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 1996, the range was classed defunct and replaced with a new line, based upon the Plarail system already in use in Japan.

Thomas Motor Road and Rail

Engines

  • Thomas with Annie and Clarabel
  • Edward with Troublesome Truck and Van
  • Henry with Fish Van and Log Car (Van and Troublesome Truck in Japan)
  • Gordon with green express coach
  • James with Cattle Van and brakevan (Van and Tar Tanker in Japan)
  • Percy with Fuel Tanker and Mail Car (Fuel Tanker and Troublesome Truck in Japan)
  • Toby with Henrietta and truck
  • Duck with Scruffey and Toad
  • Donald with truck
  • Douglas with red truck
  • Oliver with red coaches
  • Diesel with Milk wagon and Fuel Tanker
  • Mavis with the breakdown train
  • BoCo with truck and tar wagon
  • Bill with Coal Trucks
  • Ben with China Clay trucks
  • Stepney with troublesome truck and breakvan
  • Lady with Lavender Trucks
  • Diesel 10 with Gold Trucks
  • Splatter and Dodge with Works Coach
  • Salty with tarped black trucks
  • Harvey with works coach and flatbed
  • Arthur with Fish Truck and Van
  • Murdoch with troublesome truck
  • Spencer with Special Coach
  • Emily with one of her coaches (Break Van in Japan)
  • Skarloey with blue narrow gauge coaches
  • Sir Handel with red narrow gauge coaches
  • Rusty with red narrow gauge coaches
  • Duncan with slate cars
  • Freddie with green narrow gauge coaches
  • Mighty Mac with green narrow gauge coach (Two coaches in Japan)
  • Molly with green truck
  • Neville with red van
  • Dennis with roof tile trucks
  • Rosie with green balloon trucks
  • Rocky
  • Stanley with Log Car and Blue Truck (Only in Japan)
  • Green Troublesome Truck with Fruit (Only in Japan)
  • Blue Troublesome Truck with Rocks (Only in Japan)
  • Brown Troublesome Truck with Barrels (Only in Japan)
  • Red Express Coach (Only in Japan)
  • Raspberry Syrup Tanker (Only in Japan)

Vehicles

Special editions

Talking engines

Talking Engines have the ability to "talk" using special green pieces of track. The engines' first carriage is connected to them and cannot be taken off.

UK/US

Japan

In Japan, a line of engines that talk in Japanese have been released but they talk when they have buttons pressed and when they "puff along the track".

  • Thomas with Annie and Clarabel
  • Percy with works coach and fuel tanker
  • James with red Express coach
  • Gordon with green Express coach
  • Henry with green Express coach
  • Edward with mail van

Steam-making engines

In 2005, two sets featuring a Thomas that could make real steam were made. (Technically, while advertised as "real steam," they blow a fine mist of cold water - which is not steam.)

Destinations

  • Knapford Station
  • Suspension bridge
  • Engine Sheds and turntable
  • Docks accesory kit
  • Sodor engine wash
  • Station crossing accessory kit
  • Water column
  • Quarry loader
  • Water column and coal loader
  • Harold and cargo delivery
  • Thomas and crossing station

Expansion Packs

  • Diesel expansion pack - Diesel with milk wagon, fuel tanker and tracks
  • Talking Percy expansion pack - talking Percy and tracks
  • Railway expansion 1 - fuel tanker, truck, brakevan and tracks
  • Railway expansion 2 - milk wagon, boxcar, truck and tracks
  • Percy Happy Wagon set

Sets

Sets marked with an "*" were only released in Asia.

  • Thomas Giant set
  • Thomas Adventure set
  • Thomas Big set
  • Thomas Medium set
  • Thomas Ultimate set
  • Talk'n Action Thomas set
  • Thomas Bucket set
  • Thomas Beginner set
  • Steam Along Thomas 60th Anniversery set
  • Thomas Christmas set
  • "Thomas and Freight Cars" set *
  • Thomas, Percy and the Dragon set *
  • Thomas at the Timber Yard set
  • "Thomas at Ffarquhar" set
  • "Thomas and Bertie's Great Race" set
  • "Calling All Engines" set
  • Classic Figure 8 Set with James and passenger coach
  • Knapford Station Celebration
  • Stanley at the Station *
  • Thomas On The Go set.
  • Thomas Colorful Turn Rail set.*
  • Thomas at the Suspension Bridge set*
  • Thomas Dump Car set*
  • Thomas First plarail set*
  • Super Sodor Adventure set

TOMY Thomas Preschool Products

TOMY has also made several Thomas products suited for Preschoolers.

  • Thomas Big Loader
  • Thomas Big Big Loader
  • Thomas Post Office Loader
  • Steam and Sound RC Thomas

Trivia

  • TOMY TAKARA re-released Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, and Percy, but with a better quality in appearance.
  • Elsbridge station was made twice as itself and known as "Thomas Crossing Station".

Gallery

Plarail engines

Oliver with red coaches

External links

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