Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - A Day at The Works Set

by Learning Curve

Product Features

• Thomas The Tank Engine, Thomas Wooden Railway, A New Way To Play With Thomas
• Works With all Thomas Wooden Railway Items, High Quality Track and Cars
• Best Play Value, Best Fun, Your Best Thomas Friend
• Recommended Age Range 3 to 5 Years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 13.4 x 22.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 pounds
• 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: B000062SQH
• Item model number: LC99539
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 months - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,384 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

With both straight and curved tracks, connector tracks, and a repair shop, along with a bridge, a mill, and three Thomas & Friends trains (including Thomas himself), this Day at the Works train set comes with everything you need to enjoy an afternoon of wooden railway excitement. The colorful set also includes an Island of Sodor playmate, along with Sir Topham Hatt and an engineer figure to keep things running smoothly and on time. The set is self-contained but is compatible with any other Thomas & Friends train set. --Chris Burns

Product Description

When Thomas the Tank is feeling out of sorts, he goes to spend a day at the Works Set so he can get back into tip top shape. This 49-piece repair set will ensure that he gets back on track in no time. Set includes the Sodor Bay Bridge, "The Works" engine repair shop, four vehicles, assorted track pieces and more. The layout is designed to fit any Thomas Playtable. Cloth mat measures 22"L x 5"W x 14"H.

Set Includes:

• Thomas, Culdee, SC Ruffey and Tugboat
• Gristmill with waterwheel
• "The Works" engine repair shop
• Sir Topham Hatt
• Engineer
• Maple trees and pine trees
• Stop sign, railroad sign and signals
• Span of Sodor Bay Bridge
• Engine shed switch track
• Four 3.5" curved track pieces
• Six 6.5" curved track pieces
• Three curved switches
• One track adapter
• Seven straight track pieces
• Two ascending track pieces and two ascending track risers
• Cloth playmat

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

102 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for 18 months and up! But expensive..., November 8, 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 - A Day at The Works 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. It also provides a scenic mat, a tressle, and a building. 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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Granddaughters Joy, October 6, 2008

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L. Houghton (El Cajon, CA 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:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - A Day at The Works Set (Toy)

I bought this for my granddaughter who is 19 months old. She can't leave it alone. The other toys in the house have lost their allure and the trains occupy the bulk of her play time. They are well made, provide her with motor skills improvement opportunities and she loves them. The down side (yes we're indulgent) is that it has led to buying other trains, Thomas & Friends DVD's and books. This is a great starter set and is really all she needs. More track and buildings might be needed when she gets older but she has yet to tire of any of it in the last month and a half. Parents, grandparents, friends, this is a toy that will stand the test of time and worth every penny.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thomas track, September 20, 2008

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D. Fuzetto - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - A Day at The Works Set (Toy)

The tracks are overall good, except part of the tracks with the hill doesn't stay together.