Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Down By The Docks Set

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Exclusive Bulstrode the Barge, dock, lighthouse, and Sodor bay playmat
• Includes Sodor Bay Bridge, Cranky, Percy and more
• 45-piece set
• Playmat measures 27 x 39
• Thomas Wooden Railway products are not compatible with Take Along Thomas vehicles and destinations

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 39 x 27 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000062SPX
• Item model number: LC99533
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,471 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Exclusive bulstrode the barge, dock, lighthouse, and Sodor bay playmat. Includes Sodor Bay Bridge, Cranky, Percy and more. A 45-piece set and has $240 retail value. Playmat measures 27 x 39.

Product Description

This Down By the Docks Wooden Thomas the Train Set is a 45 piece fun filled train set and is one of our most popular mid-priced train sets! Your child can deliver fish food to the aquarium, where the fish swim around! Exclusive items include: Bulstrode the Barge, Dock, Lighthouse and Sodor Bay Playmat. Down by the Docks Train Set also includes Sodor Bay Bridge, Cranky, Percy and more! Ages 3+ Availability: The Thomas and Friends Train Set takes approximately 1-2 business days to leave the warehouse plus transit time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for 18 months and up! But expensive..., November 3, 2003

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H. David Peirce "Zossima" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Down By The Docks Set (Toy)

The Thomas train and train collections are durable toys. Their real value, though, is that playing with the toys allows children to act out the great Thomas and Friends children's stories they read and watch.

This is a nice layout that provides far more track than the usual figure 8 layout that gets purchased first. But it is very expensive. There is generic track available that costs far less. Our kids haven't noticed the difference. IT IS EASY TO CREATE ELEVATED TRACK AND BRIDGES USING LEGO OR DUPLO PIECES AS SUPPORTS. GENERIC CRANES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MUCH LESS.

Kids' imaginations can remarkably supply buildings and water towers and cranes, etc., so that they won't even miss what might be lacking from less expensive sets. And families can build some of these items themselves out of old boxes, etc.

Purchasing recommendation:
* Choose which type of Thomas trains you will 'standardize' on. There are three kinds: This size of wooden trains from Learning Curve; larger, plastic, battery-operated trains from Tomy; and smaller, die-cast metal trains from Ertl. The wooden trains have the most products and accessories available.

* The clickety-clack (grooved to look like real railroad) track in the Thomas series is great, but it's expensive; I recommend buying generic track. ... You can literally save hundreds of dollars by buying these kinds of sets.

* Buy the Thomas and friends engines separately--and wait for sales. The kids care about the characters, so no short-cutting (ie., Brio or generic trains) here.

* Look for trains bundled with VHS videos. You can get a video and a train (on sale) for about the same price as a train alone.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holds up to daily playtime!, November 15, 2003

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Laurel Love "M.M.Riley" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Down By The Docks Set (Toy)

Santa brought this set for my 3 year old son last Christmas and he has played with it everyday since. With daily use, this wooden set is holding up to his rough play. His favorite piece is Cranky the Crane. It's easy to add onto as we have added the hospital and another bridge. We purchased a Nilo table to put the train on so it will stay together. Well worth the money!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let the playtime start, July 9, 2005

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S. Robinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway- Down By The Docks Set (Toy)

This product was perfect and the price was a minimum $30 - $40 cheaper than in local stores (Yes, even after shipping!!). I do want to note that if your child already has a set then trying to intermix them will test your engineering degree or patience. The only thing stopping all five stars is that the elevated track corners routinely pop apart with 3-4 year old play. I also recommend that a play table be purchased and used. My child's table and set was a hit with the party guest (even the adults). I found it really was a positive builder for sharing / interactive playtime.