Customer Reviews

Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Toby The Tram Engine

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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!

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.

Toby is one of the regulars on the Thomas & His Friends TV series, and this little wooden tram engine is well-made and durable for those who have the wooden railway sets.

My only complaint - and this is very minor - is that Toby is a bit taller than other wooden Thomas engines, meaning that he cannot fit under bridges very well.

Don't get me wrong, Toby is probably my son's favorite train - he asks for and plays with him several times daily. The train is very durable and withstands a lot of abuse from my almost 2 year old. My gripe is that all of our other "Thomas" trains move around the track with ease, whereas this one sticks a bit. I think the bottom part of the train (the grey portion) is a tad bit too long. Toby seems to have trouble on turns and hills. My son of course does not notice or care; this is simply my observation - which is why I still gave 5 stars.

My son has had Toby for several years, and it still looks as good as the day we got it! (Despite hours and hours of playing and jostling against other trains in a drawer, mind you!)

Toby looks different from all the other engines on the Island of Sodor because he is a boxy tram engine. Although Toby is always happy to work, he can sometimes be very tempermental!

My son enjoys playing with Toby, and this train is a unique part of the Thomas and Friends collection.

Very well made and durable, as has been the case with all the wooden Thomas characters we've bought. We have a 2 year old boy who can be quite rough on them and they hold up well.

I bought this train to go along with "Toby's Windmill", otherwise I would never have purchased Toby. My son loves Thomas and loves this train but it does not capture his attention for long as it makes no noise and he is unfamiliar with Toby (he is more familiar with THomas, Percy, James, etc.). Over-all, it's nice to have to accompany the wind-mill but not that impressive.

I, personally, think this is a weird-looking train. But what does that matter? My son loves him. All of these toys are quality products.

My daughter really likes Toby. The only thing is that his center of balance is different than some of the other Thomas and Friend toys, so she doesn't find it as fun to roll on things. But she asks for him and knows we got him at "Amazon in a package from the mail"

so cute!