Product Description

Thomas the Tank Engine comes with three interchangeable faces, Annie, Clarabel, three play figures and more. With the PowerMax 30-Watt Transformer and the FasTrack track system, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends are ready for some exciting adventures in 'O' gauge. Thomas pulls along his faithful coaches, Annie and Clarabel, as well as two Railway Workers and Sir Topham Hatt. Thomas' moving eyes ensure that your journey on everyone's #1 engine is a safe one, and the removable roofs of Annie and Clarabel allow you to load and unload your passengers.

Features:

• Transformer controlled forward, neutral and reverse
• Moving eyes on Thomas the Tank Engine
• Newly designed operating whistle
• Operating coupler on rear of locomotive
• Dual operating couplers on Annie and Clarabel
• Powerful maintenance-free motor Traction tire
• Set of three removable faces
• Removable roofs on Thomas, Annie and Clarabel
• Three play figures
• Gauge: O gauge
• Minimum Curve: 0-27
• Dimensions: Length: 21"
• Layout dimensions: 40" x 60"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54023 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Lionel
• Model: 630069
• Released on: 2006-09-16
• Dimensions: 28.90" h x 16.50" w x 6.30" l, 16.00 pounds

Features

• Contains three play figures
• Features moving eyes and operating whistle
• Set of three removable faces
• Recommended age range from 8 years and above
• Recommended Age Range 8 and Up

From the Manufacturer
LIONEL THOMAS & FRIENDS O-Gauge

Customer Reviews

Thomas that run and runs under his own power
If you're looking for a step up from the Brio sets or other push or wind-up Thomases, this is the best one for kids over the age of 4. Thomas' eyes go back and forth as he runs, and the set includes a power supply, Sir Topham Hat and two workers, Annie and Clarabel, two railroad workers, and a nice oval of track. The track is the same track that all of Lionel's new O-gauge sets use, so you COULD start with a Thomas railroad now, add a Polar Express railroad next year, and so on.

Also, MANY, inexpensive O-scale accessories and building kits are available from companies like Bachmann (Plasticville), so a very nice railroad is possible for a fairly low sum of money. Or, use ceramic buildings from Dept. 52, Lemax, and Hawthorne Village. (The people are too big, though, except for the people that come with Hawthorne Village sets.) In other words, one set around the tree for the youngsters could grow into any of a dozen hobbies. And, let's face it, for youngsters, Thomas is probably the best introduction to trains of any kind.

Paul Race, editor, Big Indoor Trains (tm)

Great entry level Lionel set!
This is a good entry level lionel set. It does comes with Lionel's cheapest 40 watt transformer which does not even have an accessory output however, so if you want to expand your set with lighted buildings, you will need to buy a new transformer. Overall a great product and good value for the money and the kids love it.

Not up to Lionel standards
This was supposed to be a Christmas gift for my son, but I am afraid it did not make the cut. Here is why:

The good:
- Excellent quality figures, especially Sir Topham Hat
- Good quality FasTrack tracks and very good layout included
- Excellent look/feel of Annie and Clarabel - they seem like they would last forever, plus they have removal tops so that kids can put thinks inside

The not so good:
- Thomas felt "dinky" to say the least. We are used to reliable and strong Lionel engines, but this one was flimsy, and seemed very top heavy. The sounds out of Thomas were not at all what you might expect (i.e. similar whistle as from the show) and the connectors used between Thomas and the cars did not seem compatible with other Lionel sets, although I did not try that
- The transformer that comes along is of the low wattage variety, so if you expect to use it with other Lionel engines, keep in mind that only those with very low power requirements will work
- The moving eyes were not what I expected. Thomas looks strange going around in a plasticky-sounding engine with his eyes clickety-clack

So, back it goes, and the Lionel Polar Express one comes back (much, much better indeed).