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Tomy Train Figures

Reformatted Spring 2026

One of the neat features of the Tomy Train series was the articulated figures that could set in trains, trucks, and carriages as well as interact with several accessories. They key into the studded building system and many figures have magnets embedded in the feet to stick to magnetic bases and activate some features.

The table below shows most of the figures in the range and what sets they were included in. Figures that appeared in multiple products are shown individually while figures that only appeared together in one release are catalogues together. Below that is a closer look at the figures and some of the accessories they were sold with and how they interacted.

Description	Photo	Included in
Blue train driver - known as Tim on some product packaging		Tomy Train 1 (1988) Tomy Train 2 (1988) Tomy Train 3 (1988) Engine, Carriage and Driver Set (1988) 2 People (1988) Tomy Train 4 (1990 EUR) Basic Set (France) Bus Link Accessory Set (1990) Freight Depot Accessory Set (1990) Tomy Train 3 (1991 EUR) Log 'n Load Train Set (1991 US) Chug Along Express Set (1992 EUR) Engine Assortment (1992) Inter-city Engine with Carriages (1992 EUR) Thomas the Tank Engine Set (1992 EUR) Tomy Train 2 (1993 UK) Thomas the Tank Engine Starter Set (1993 UK) The Great Freight Train (1993 US) Hi-Speed Express (1993 UK) Passenger and Goods Train Set (UK Argos exclusive) Transport Set (1994 France) Sound Set (1994 France) Thomas the Tank Engine Deluxe Set (1994 US) Thomas the Tank Engine Starter Set (1994 US) Thomas the Tank Engine Basic Set (1995 US) Fun Day Train Set (1996 UK) Busy Freight Train Set (1996 UK) Your Town Train Set (1996 UK) Thomas and Percy's Big Adventure (1996 UK)
Workman in blue shirt with TOMY hat		Tomy Train 3 (1988) Crane (1988) Fork-lift Truck and Driver (1988) Commuter Pack (1990 US) Freight Pack (1990 US) Station Pack (1990 US) Tunnel Train Set (1991 US) Log 'n Load Train Set (1991 US) Tomy Train 3 (1991 EUR) Freight Station and Depot Accessory Set (1991) Tomy Train 2 (1993 UK) Construction Wagon Set (1993 EUR) Tunnel Sound Train Set (1993 US) The Great Freight Train (1993 US) Signal Station (1993 EUR) Passenger and Goods Train Set (UK Argos exclusive) Le Shuttle (1995 EUR) Busy Freight Train Set (1996 UK)
Male passenger with "53" shirt		Tomy Train 2 (1988) 2 People (1988) Tomy Train 2 (1993 UK) The Great Freight Train (1993 US) Passenger and Goods Train Set (UK Argos exclusive) Transport Set (1994 France) Sound Set (1994 France) Le Shuttle (1995 EUR)
Female passenger with red top		Tomy Train 2 (1988) Tomy Train 2 (1993 UK) The Great Freight Train (1993 US) Passenger and Goods Train Set (UK Argos exclusive) Transport Set (1994 France) Sound Set (1994 France) Le Shuttle (1995 EUR)
Male passenger with green shirt		Tomy Train 4 (1990 EUR) Bus Link Accessory Set (1990) Inter-city Station Accessory Set (1990)
Female passenger with pink pants		Tomy Train 4 (1990 EUR) Bus Link Accessory Set (1990) Inter-city Station Accessory Set (1990)
Sir Topham Hatt from the Thomas series		Thomas the Tank Engine Set (1992 EUR) Thomas the Tank Engine Accessory Set (1992 EUR) Thomas the Tank Engine Deluxe Set (1994 US) Thomas the Tank Engine Accessory Set (1994 US) Elsbridge Station (1995 US) Thomas and Percy's Big Adventure (1996 UK)
Red TOMY driver and three passengers; white-shirted girl with red pants, black boy with purple pants, and boy with blue star shirt		Euro Park (1994 EUR)
Train driver with green hat and top and blue pants and sleeves		Le Shuttle (1995 EUR)
Red shirt and blue pants passenger, boy with green shirt, and girl with pink shirt		Fun Day Train Set (1996 UK)
Worker in blue overalls over white and worker in white overalls over red		Busy Freight Train Set (1996 UK)
Man in blue overalls and woman in yellow shirt		Your Town Train Set (1996 UK)

Tomy Train figures are very nicely articulated, with individually moving arms and legs and swiveling heads. The original design of feet had a long oval cutout with a round protrusion in the middle to let them engage with the studded accessories, but around 1990 the feet were modified with slots to hold magnets, with most new early 1990s sets coming with magnetic figures until the mid 1990s when they disappeared from new sets.

The original four figures from 1988 are the blue driver figure, TOMY-hatted worker figure, and two passenger figures.

In 1990 two more passengers, variations on the original types, were released. Later on, other figures were developed for the Thomas range as well as specific sets and the later Tomy Trains sets.

When the European range was updated to use the curvy TOMY logo with the stencil-style TRAIN branding the blue driver figure was given the name Tim the Train Driver. He appeared in multiple U.K. "Trainspotters Handbook" catalogues and on the rear of boxes, with many portions of text written from his perspective.

The Plarail Doll Play series that started in 1993 used similar "Doll Play Doll" figures with magnetic feet and articulated limbs that were based on the Tomy Train figures. The driver and male passenger resemble the Tomy Train equivalents fairly directly, and the female passenger has the pink legs of the newer Tomy Train figure but the dotted top of the older one.

Figures can stand or sit on many of the studded portions present on most accessories. A row of chairs that looks very similar to three of the classic LEGO chairs was released that figures can sit on.

All of the trains in the series include cabs with seats where figures can sit. When the figures are fully-seated, two indentations in their bottoms let the sit on studs, and the earlier studded type of locomotives have studs inside the cab to attach them more securely.

Figures can also be sat inside the open passenger carriage as well as some of the other standard train cars.

The early rolling gantry crane has a seat for a figure to sit in, as does the forklift and other vehicles.

In fact, the very neat bus released in 1990 has a push-down spring-loaded motor and it can seat two figures in the passenger compartment. A very neat accessory.

The log tipper truck released in 1991 uses the same push-and-go chassis.

1310 Fork-lift Truck and Driver (1988)

The large bases used for the Inter-city Station and Freight Station have two moving magnetic pathways marked with stickers on the base which figures can be moved between using the red levers near the road side of the base. Each of the accessories also have additional magnetic features.

The Inter-City Station has a wind-up escalator feature that can be pushed downwards and released back up when a magnetic figure is placed on it.

The Freight Station's log chute has an ON/OFF control with an additional magnetic feature with the nearby operator console. If the chute is set to on, it will dispense a log when the train passes, but if it is set to off it will not drop a log unless a figure (with magnets in its feet) is standing at the operator's console which overrides the mechanism to allow a log to drop.

The yellow Tomy Trains shed has an orange workman figure that pops down when pressing one of the buttons.

The Sound Play Station includes illustrations of the Tomy Train figures in the style seen in some catalogues and boxes.

This ticket-taking booth included as part of the 1339 Signal Station has a magnet in the opening door so that a figure can "walk" in and out when it is opened.

1307 Two People (1988)