Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Terence The Tractor

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Handmade from durable New England Hard Maple
• Durable paint job in authentic Construction Zone Orange
• Realistic details
• Recommended Age Range 2 to 5 Years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 1.6 x 4.6 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000JHXV
• Item model number: LC99021A
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 5 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,422 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #53 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Toddler Toys > Activity > Trains & Train Sets
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

Slow and steady and always with a smile, Terence is a red tractor with caterpillar tracks who never hesitates whenever an emergency pull is needed. Based on the award-winning PBS television series Shining Time Station by the Rev. W. Awdry, the Thomas the Tank train system is the perfect child's train set. Each wooden vehicle has a different name, character, and face. The magnetic bumpers make linking up easy. Friendly characters will engage your child in hours of imaginary play. Designed to support your child's development, the system encourages the use of new motor and cognitive skills. --Sandy Hirsch

Product Description

All aboard the next stop along the learning curve . . . kids three and up will enjoy the magical adventures of the ever-popular Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System. Featuring characters from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends video series and the Thomas and the Magic Railroad feature film now out on video, this system allows children to re-enact their favorite Thomas tales or create new adventures of their own. Besides encouraging imagination, wooden train-play helps kids develop motor and social skills. The Thomas Wooden Railway System is designed to grow along with kids' increasing skills, offering years of enjoyable play and new adventures around each and every bend.

Thomas and his friends bring personality and fun to wooden train play. All aboard for adventure on the Island of Sodor! His "crawling tracks" make Terence the subject of endless teasing from younger engines. For use with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway System sets (sold separately).

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love the Thomas trains, this is my least favorite, February 7, 2002

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H. Ashasian (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Terence The Tractor (Toy)

In general I think the Thomas wooden trains are fantastic. My 3 year old loves them and plays for hours. He makes up stories or acts out the stories from the videos, he carries different trains around with him on outings. They're his toys & his security blanket. However, not crazy about Terrence, the rubber tires came off about 1/2 hour after opening the box. This is the only one that I have had trouble with. Fortunately Terrece can now be played with ont he train tracks instead of off-track but my son still asks for his "wheels" (which I threw away).

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars problems with Terence resolved, May 20, 2005

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Jamie R. Vislocky "Jamie" (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Terence The Tractor (Toy)

Terence is my two year old son's favorite train from the the Thomas books. We bought him the wooden Terence from a local toy store, only to discover that his treads came off about thirty seconds after he came out of the box. This was a real pain - I put the treads away and let my son use Terence like a regular train, which he didn't mind too much but it was a bit upsetting to pay ten dollars for a toy and then have it be poor in quality.
A few days later, we were at a different toy store and saw that Terence had been redesigned! Unfortunately, the store we had bought him from doesn't do refunds, only exchanges. I went home and called Learning Curve's 800 number, and a very nice customer service lady gave me an address and told me that they would replace my son's Terence with the new one.
I mailed him back, got the new one in a few weeks, and he's GREAT. The treads don't come off, he rolls on plain table, track, and even the carpet wonderfully. My son was very happy as he had wondered what happened to his old Terence.
Learning Curve has a lifetime garuntee on all their products so if you have the old Terence I reccommend giving them a call and they will let you exchange it for a new one (even if you bought it three years ago!).

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This toy is not that bad..., October 19, 2001

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Terence The Tractor (Toy)

My three year old son wanted this train specifically because the treads or tires as he calls them were removable. I understand this might not be a good thing if your child likes to put things in his/her mouth (fortunately my son does not) however, it does work on the track without the treads (Terence does have a magnet in the back). My son loves to take the treads off and use the train on the track to pull the other trains. He puts the treads back on and uses Terence outside the track. He loves the orange color and thinks it's a pretty neat train. I don't particularly find this toy as educational but it is fun and works great with his train set.