Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Toby The Tram Engine

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Unique design
• Magnets to attach other cars and vehicles
• Realistic details
• Durable paint job
• Recommended age range from 2 to 5 Years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.6 x 4.6 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00000JHXE
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: LC99007A
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #395 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #2 in Toys & Games > Play Vehicles > Play Trains & Railway Sets > Train Cars
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

You can tell from Toby's serious expression that he means to get the job done--well. He is a small freight engine but also pulls local commuter cars. He is dark brown, with a gray bumper and skirt. Based on the award-winning television series Shining Time Station by the Reverend W. Awdry, the Thomas the Tank train system fulfills all of a child's choo-choo dreams. Each vehicle has a different name, character, and face. It is wooden and 2 inches high with black plastic wheels. The magnetic bumpers at both ends of each vehicle make linkup easy. Children will become friends with each one, developing not only imaginative play but social skills and new motor and cognitive skill as they mature. --Sandy Hirsch

Product Description

Toby the Tram Engine is an engine who is always happy to work, although sometimes he can be a bit temperamental.

Based on theThomas the Tank Engine&FriendsTV 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.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and long-lasting, March 2, 2001

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Emilia Palaveeva "ema-in-seattle" (Seattle, WA United States) - 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 And Friends Wooden Railway - Toby The Tram Engine (Toy)

When my son, a Thomas fan since age 1.5, asks for a toy it is always an engine from the Thomas series. Toby is one of his favorite. Toby is a tram engine, one of the most good natured engines in the Thomas stories. While the toy does not have any interactive and fancy features, it gives my son the opportunity to relive his favorite Thomas stories.

For that reason, Toby and any of the other engines make excellent gifts to any 2+ year old.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Tram Engine, August 8, 2000

By A Customer

= 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 And Friends Wooden Railway - Toby The Tram Engine (Toy)

Toby is a tram engine. There are a lot stories about him, like Toby sadly retired until one day Sir Tophem Hatt found that he is a very useful engine; Toby helped Mavis the little diesel out of trouble; Toby and Percy together made a kind joke at Thomas about the ghost train; etc. There is also a beautiful song about him. My three little children like him because he is very special. They often fight for the ownership. I wonder if I should buy two more of this. I do have five Thomas engines. But they still fight for the different facial expression. good toys!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to manuever around corners and hills, February 24, 2006

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Nate "Nate" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Toby The Tram Engine (Toy)

While my son loves Toby, one issue with him is that with the skirt surrounding his wheels he is difficult to manuever around corners made with the 3.5 inch curved track and hills.