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Tomica World Thomas and Thomas Motor Road & Rail
First released as a small American series alongside the straggling Tomy Train Thomas range, the Thomas the Tank Engine series of Plarail toy trains were exported to Europe, Australia, and America as part of Tomy's late 1990s Tomica World range. The Thomas series outlasted Tomica World and was marketed in North America as the Motorized Road & Rail System and Europe and other markets as Thomas Motor Road & Rail, each with exclusive releases.
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Battery Operated Rail System/Tomica City (1997)
In the United States in 1997 Tomy released three sets and three accessory packs based on the Thomas the Tank Engine Plarail series in a single wave of "Battery Operated Rail System" sets. These sets used the yellow packaging with blue border used on other 1997 American Thomas toys from Tomy like the original Thomas Big Loader. This range was referred to as Tomica City in the 1997 Tomy Dealer's Catalogue and includes some seemingly holdover Tomy Train accessories like orange square-based fir/cedar trees and stoplights. Other regions, in particular Europe, continued to get the 1996 Tomy Trains range into 1997 and the Tomy Train Thomas range was still sold into 1997 in both the U.S. and Europe.
Battery Operated Rail System Sets
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 1997 | 1370 Thomas the Tank Engine Starter Set | Oval of track with Thomas, Annie and Clarabel, tree and stoplight |
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| 1997 | 1371 Thomas the Tank Engine Standard Set | Medium set based on the Plarail Thomas the Tank Engine Basic Set |
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| 1997 | 1372 Thomas the Tank Engine Deluxe Set | Battery Operated Rail System release of the 1995 Plarail Thomas the Tank Engine and Bertie Set |
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Battery Operated Rail System Accessory Sets
There were no Plarail-style train, accessory, or track packs for this short-lived system, just three accessory sets with trains and track included.
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 1997 | 1373 Percy Accessory Set | Percy, well wagon, and pair of single/double point rails |
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| 1997 | 1374 Henry Accessory Set | Henry, two straight track, and two half straight track |
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| 1997 | 1375 James Accessory Set | James and four curve rails |
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Tomica World Thomas (1998-2003)
Thomas-series Plarail products were incorporated into Tomica World from its introduction in 1998 with Thomas-licensed sets, accessories, and trains. Few non-Thomas Tomica World products were released in the United States after the very early 2000s, and in 2001 new American Thomas & Friends Motorized Road and Rail packaging was introduced, with the U.K. also getting a new style of Tomica World boxes in 2001. After the discontinuation of the regular Tomica World production in 2003, the Thomas the Tank Engine series continued to be sold in Europe and Australia as Thomas Motor Road & Rail alongside some carryover Tomica World accessories into 2008, with Tomy continuing to contribute some trains to the 2008 U.K. Tomy TrackMaster range
Tomica World Thomas Sets (1998-2000)
The first Tomica World Thomas sets had yellow "Tomica World" banners going down the left side of the box and used the old full "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" branding. It does not seem that the two sets that were new for 1999 were sold in the United States.
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 1998 | 7400 Thomas Starter Set | Oval with turnout and Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel |
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| 1998 | 7401 Thomas Medium Set | Tomica World version of the Thomas the Tank Engine Basic Set |
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| 1998 | 7402 Thomas Big Set | International release of the 1997 Plarail Thomas and Bulgy set with elevated road and rail bridge crossings |
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| 1998 | 7403 Thomas Deluxe Set | An uncommon Tomica World Thomas set with an engine other than Thomas; includes Percy, Bertie, and nice large intersecting rail and road loops with Elsbridge Station Crossing | |
| 1998 | 7404 Thomas Giant Set | Massive set with the Plarail Giant Thomas and several loops of track and multiple trains | |
| 1999 | 7405 Thomas the Tank Engine Set | Small set with oval of track, turnout, crossing with sound, and Thomas with freight cars |
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| 1999 | 7406 Thomas Station Set | Medium-size set with larger outer loop and elevated inner loop with bridge and station |
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Tomica World Thomas Trains (1998-2000)
Thomas-series trains were originally sold in their Plarail configurations in hanging three-piece sets. The initial 1998 yellow-box releases were imported and sold in the United States, but the new 1999 releases were not, although Diesel was included in the original Giant Set in North America.
| Year | Engine | Description | Photo |
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| 1998 | 7440 Thomas | Thailand-made four-wheel Thomas with Annie, and Clarabel |
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| 1998 | 7441 Toby | Toby with Henrietta and troublesome truck |
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| 1998 | 7442 Henry | Henry with grey box van and log wagon with logs |
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| 1998 | 7443 Gordon | Tomica World Gordon with green express coach |
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| 1998 | 7444 James | Tomica World James with cattle van and brake van |
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| 1998 | 7445 Percy | Percy with mail van and fuel tanker |
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| 1998 | 7446 Duck | Duck with S.C.Ruffy and Toad the brake van |
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| 1999 | 7440 Thomas | Six wheel release of Thomas |
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| 1998 | 7447 Bertie | Individual Tomica World Bertie for Motor Tomica road |
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| 1998 | 7448 Bulgy | Tomica World Bulgy individual release |
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| 1999 | 7449 Diesel | Tomica World Diesel with milk and fuel tankers |
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| 1999 | 7450 Oliver | Oliver with two red coaches. Not released in the United States |
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European Market Tomica World Thomas Sets (2000-2003)
Starting in 2000 the European Tomica World range began receiving updated packaging, unique sets, and different trains. The yellow Thomas boxes were redesigned to match the red stripe of regular Tomica World sets, with the new squared-off Tomy logo appearing on boxes in 2001. Australia also continued to receive exclusive sets under the Tomica World name in later 2002 and into 2003.
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 2000 | 7408 Thomas Adventure Set | Classic Tomica World set with large red bridge, Harold flying station, and Bertie with road layout and tunnel |
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| 2000 | 7409 Thomas and Cranky the Crane Train Set | Australian exclusive release of the Plarail Thomas the Tank Engine Strongman Cranky Set |
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| 2000 | 7410 Thomas & Friends Bucket Set | Australian exclusive set that comes in a bucket | Can be seen here |
| 2001 | 7401 Thomas Medium Set | 2001 European rerelease of the Thomas Basic Set |
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| 2001 | 7402 Thomas Big Set | Rereleased European Thomas & Bulgy set |
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| 2001 | 7405 Thomas the Tank Engine Set | 2001 rerelease of the small Thomas the Tank Engine Set |
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| 2001 | 7406 Thomas Station Set | Thomas Station Set in a new red box |
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| 2001 | 7408 Thomas Adventure Set | Rereleased European Thomas Adventure Set |
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| 2001 | 7409 Talk 'n' Action Magic Rail Set | Tomica World version of the Plarail Talking Thomas Set with talking Thomas, sold in Europe and Australia with a British English voice |
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| 2002 | 4761 Thomas Bucket Set | Small set that comes in a bucket | |
| 2002 | 4763 Percy and Bulgy Set | Set similar to the Tomica World Large Set but with Percy and Bulgy |
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| 2002 | 7408J Talking Thomas and Harold Adventure Set | European Talk 'n' Action version of the Thomas Adventure Set | |
| 2002 | 7412 A Day Out with James Set | Neat set with James, Lorry 1, loops of road and rail, and Caroline at Wellsworth Station | |
| Later 2002 | 22303 Thomas and Terence Adventure Set | Australian release of the Thomas and Terence Deluxe Action Set, slightly earlier than other export versions |
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| 2003 | Thomas and Freight Cars Set | Australian and later Korean exclusive Tomica World release of the Thomas and Busy Freight Cars Set |
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European Tomica World Thomas Trains (2000-2002)
Around 2000 the European/U.K. and American releases began to split. Europe received additional releases and characters that America would not get until years later exclusive to sets or in smaller packs. In 2001 and 2002 red and blue Tomica World packaging was used, with new blue Thomas Motor Road & Rail packaging in 2003 alongside the refreshed plastic-face export engines. New packaging was introduced around 2005. In 2008 much of Tomy's range was released in TrackMaster packaging in the brief U.K. Tomy TrackMaster range.
| Year | Engine | Description | Photo |
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| 2000 | 7454 Lady | European release of Lady with matching purple trucks |
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| 2000 | 7455 Diesel 10 | European release of Diesel 10 with mustard-colored trucks |
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| 2001 | 7456 Splatter and Dodge | Three-pack release of Splatter, Dodge, and double-ended van |
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| 2001 | 7457 Edward | Edward with truck and van |
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| 2001 | 7458 Ben | Ben with two trucks with clay loads |
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| 2002 | 7451 Mavis | Mavis with green breakdown train |
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| 2002 | 7453 Lorry 1 | European individual release Lorry 1 |
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| 2002 | 7490 Talk 'n' Action Magic Rail Percy | Train pack with talking Percy, fuel tanker, and six trigger tracks |
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| 2002 | 4794 Donald | Donald with two troublesome trucks |
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| 2002 | 4796 Boco | BoCo the diesel with troublesome truck and tar tanker |
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| 2002 | 4797 Stepney | Stepney with troublesome truck and grey brake van |
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Tomica World Thomas Accessories
The only Thomas-specific individual accessory release in the original Tomica World lineup was the Elsbridge Station Crossing, which was only sold individually in Europe and got a new box with the move to red and blue packaging. It appeared in Motor Road & Rail range as well as in export sets in both regions later on.
| Year | Name | Description | Photo |
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| 1999 | 7581 Elsbridge Station Crossing | Rereleased road and rail crossing with station and signalbox |
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American Thomas Battery Operated/Motorized Road and Rail System (2001-2006)
In 2001 sale of most non-Thomas Tomica World sets ceased in America and the Thomas range was rereleased in new red and blue Battery Operated Road & Rail System packaging that still mentioned Tomica World on the back. Around 2003 boxes dropped this reference and the name was adjusted to the Thomas Motorized Road & Rail System, and was later written as Road and Rail - all are covered here. North America and Europe would both see unique exclusive sets as well as shared releases throughout the 2000s, until the American range was discontinued to make way for HiT Toy Company TrackMaster toys in 2007.
Battery Operated/Motorized Road & Rail Sets
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 2001 | 7400 Thomas Starter Set | Small oval set with siding in updated packaging |
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| 2001 | 7401 Thomas at the Station Set | Renamed American Thomas Medium Set |
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| 2001 | 7402 Thomas Big Set | Rereleased American Thomas and Bulgy set |
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| 2001 | 7404 Thomas Giant Set | American rerelease of the massive set with large Thomas and multiple trains | |
| 2001 | 7408 Thomas Adventure Set | American release of the Thomas Adventure Set |
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| 2001 | 7409 Thomas Talk 'n Action Set | American Talk 'n Action set based on the Plarail Talking Thomas Set with American accent Thomas |
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| 2002 | 4760 Talking Thomas Adventure Set | American Talk 'n Action set based on the Thomas Adventure Set | |
| 2002 | 4762 Thomas' Railway Fun Set | Medium American set with station, bridge, and tunnel with figure-eight style layout |
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| 2002 | 7412 James at Wellsworth Station | Mail-order and specialty retailer-only set with James and the only American release of Lorry 1 |
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| 2003 | 4765 Thomas at the Timber Yard | American release of the very cool timber yard set with Thomas and Terence cycling logs around |
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| 2003 | 4768 Thomas Holiday Set | Holiday themed set with several set-exclusive snowy accessories and a Talk 'n' Action Thomas |
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| 2004 | 4775 Thomas Ultimate Set | Huge set with road and rail, bridges, sheds, turntable, station, and multiple trains and other characters | |
| 2005 | 4741 Thomas All Aboard Set | Small set with station, Thomas, and switch-filled layout |
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| 2005 | 4743 Thomas Water & Coal Station Set | American set using a version of the water & coal station used with the Japanese Talking Thomas |
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| 2005 | 4744 Harold's Cargo Delivery Set | Set with Percy and the Harold Cargo Delivery destination |
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| 2005 | 4745 Calling All Engines - Thomas and the Airport Set | Themed set related to the Thomas DVD special Calling All Engines |
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| 2005 | 4750 Steam Along Thomas Set | 60th Anniversary commemorative set with metallic blue steaming Thomas, tunnel, bridge, and station |
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| 2005 | 4771 The Great Race | American Thomas and Bertie racing set with railroad crossing | |
| 2006 | 4749 Water Tower Steam Set | Big American steaming Thomas set with water tower, pedestrian crossing, and other accessories |
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| 2006 | 4751 Thomas Giant Set | Huge American set with two big bridges, two stations, two engines, sheds, and road network | |
| 2006 | 4795 Maithwaite Station Set | Smaller set with Thomas, truck, and Maithwaite Station |
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| 2006 | 4823 Thomas Engine Wash Set | Small oval set with engine wash and Thomas | |
| 2006 | 4877 Thomas Ultimate Set | Huge Toys R Us exclusive set with large green suspension bridge, Cranky, road network with crossing, tunnel, and more |
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Thomas Motorized Road & Rail Trains
In the United States, characters were sold in a mix of the traditional three-pack format, individual and multi-pack engines and cars, and engines with track (and sometimes cars) in a few different box styles. Many characters were not released in the U.S. until years after their original Japanese and European releases. Later on, three-piece sets were primarily sold at Toys R Us, with Wal-Mart and Target more often getting train and track packs
| Year | Engine | Description | Photo |
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| 2002 | 7457 Edward | Three-pack Edward with truck and van |
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| 2002 | 7458 Ben | Three-pack Ben with two trucks with clay loads |
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| 2002 | 7490 Talk 'n Action Percy | Train pack with American-accent talking Percy, fuel tanker, and six trigger tracks |
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| 2004 | 4807 Percy Value Pack | American value pack with Percy, fuel tanker, mail van, and troublesome van | |
| 2004 | 4808 Thomas Value Pack | American value pack with Thomas, Annie, Clarabel, and Toad the brakevan | |
| 2004 | 4822 Toby Value Pack | Toby, Henrietta, truck, and brakevan | |
| 2004 | Salty Value Pack | Salty, two black troublesome trucks, and Sodor Fuel tanker | |
| 2004 | 4830 Thomas | Thomas in American plastic box packaging |
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| 2004 | 4831 Edward | Individual American release of Edward | |
| 2004 | 4832 Gordon | Gordon in individual American release packaging | |
| 2004 | 4833 Henry | Plastic-face Henry in individual American plastic box packaging | |
| 2004 | 4834 James | Individual plastic hanging box release of the plastic-face James |
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| 2004 | 4835 Percy | American individual release Percy with painted face |
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| 2004 | 4836 Toby | Individual plastic-box release of Toby |
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| 2004 | 4837 Duck | Individual American release of Duck |
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| 2004 | 4838 Ben | Individual plastic hanging box release Ben |
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| 2004 | 4839 Diesel | Diesel in individual American plastic box |
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| 2004 | 4860 Annie | Individual American Annie |
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| 2004 | 4861 Clarabel | Individual American Clarabel |
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| 2004 | 4862 Tidmouth Milk Tanker | Tidmouth Milk Tanker in individual American box | |
| 2004 | 4863 Log Car | Log car with three logs in individual plastic box packaging |
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| 2004 | 4864 Fuel Wagon | Individual fuel tanker release |
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| 2004 | 4865 Troublesome Truck #1 | Individual release of Toad the brakevan |
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| 2004 | 4866 Troublesome Truck #2 | Plastic box individual release of the troublesome van |
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| 2004 | 4867 S.C. Ruffy | Individual release of the "rotting" S.C. Ruffy |
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| 2004 | 4868 Sodor Mail Car | Individual Sodor Mail Car in plastic hanging box |
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| 2005 | 7451 Mavis | Toys R Us three-pack Mavis with breakdown train |
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| 2005 | 4798 Salty | Toys R Us release of Salty with trucks and tarped loads |
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| 2005 | 4799 Harvey | Harvey with powered works coach and flatbed |
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| 2005 | 4813 Spencer | Spencer with private carriage sold at Toys R Us |
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| 2005 | 4814 Emily | Three-pack Emily with matching coach |
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| 2005 | 4816 Murdoch | Murdoch with tender and troublesome truck |
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| 2005 | 4847 Thomas with Track | Thomas with two half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4848 Percy with Track | Percy with two half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4850 Elizabeth with Road | American release of Elizabeth with two half straight road pieces | |
| 2005 | 4851 Bertie with Road | Bertie with two half straight roads released in the United States | |
| 2005 | 4852 Toby with Track | Toby with two half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4854 Edward with Track | Edward with four straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4875 Bulgy with Road | Green Bulgy with two half straight road | |
| 2005 | 4879 Duck with Track | Duck with S.C.Ruffy and four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4884 Salty with Track | Salty with two half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4885 Arthur with Track | Arthur with two half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4886 Lady with Track | Lady with mischievous truck and four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4887 Diesel 10 with Track | Diesel 10 with sad truck and four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4888 James with Track | James with four curved rails | |
| 2005 | 4889 Ben with Track | Ben with truck, clay loads, and four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4890 Diesel with Track | Diesel with milk tanker and four straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4891 Spencer with Track | Spencer with tender and four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4896 Stepney with Track | Stepney with "mischievous" troublesome truck and four half straight rails | |
| 2005 | 4897 Gordon with Track | Gordon with four curved rails | |
| 2005 | 4898 Henry with Track | Henry with four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4814 Emily with Track | Emily with four curve rails | |
| 2005 | 4742 Thomas & the Jet Engine | Fast Thomas with surprised face, jet engine, and DVD |
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| 2006 | 4922 Molly | Toys R Us release Molly with green truck |
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| 2006 | 4923 Dennis | Dennis with two trucks with roofing tiles | |
| 2006 | 4756 Skarloey | Skarloey with two narrow gauge coaches |
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| 2006 | 4930 Bill with Track | Bill with two half straight rails | |
| 2006 | 4932 Skarloey with Track | Skarloey with two half straight rails | |
| 2006 | 4933 Dennis with Track | Dennis with two half straight rails | |
| 2006 | 4937 Molly with Track | Molly with tender and four straight rails | |
| 2006 | 5565 Murdoch with Track | Murdoch with two half straight rails | |
| 2006 | 5567 Sodor Crane Set | Truck pack with breakdown crane, S.C. Ruffy, and fuel wagon | |
| 2006 | 5568 Sodor Passenger Car Set | American car pack with Henrietta, green express coach, Toad, and the cargo car from the Jet Engine | |
| 2006 | 5571 Annie and Clarabel Set | Annie, Clarabel, milk tanker, and red van | |
| 2006 | 5581 Mavis with Track | Mavis with two half straight rails |
Thomas Motorized Road & Rail Accessories
The North American market also received several of its own accessory and track packs over the Motorized Road & Rail period.
| Year | Name | Description | Photo |
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| 2002 | 7503 Talking Percy Expansion Kit | American accessory pack with Talk 'n Action Percy and elevation-focused track and accessories |
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| 2003 | 7506 Cranky at the Docks | American release of the motorized Cranky destination with Bulstrode and track |
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| August 2004 | 7587 Engine Sheds & Turntable | Turntable, five sheds with sidings, and switch wye |
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| Early 2005 | 4880 Sodor Expansion Set | American trucks and track pack with truck with drum load, fuel tanker, and brake van |
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| 2006 | 4892 Sodor Expansion Set | Track and truck pack with milk tanker, log car, and van | |
| later 2006 | 4894 Sodor Expansion Set | Rereleased truck pack with drum loads and fuel wagon |
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| 2006 | 7534 Thomas Track Expansion Pack | Large American track pack, sold as the Bumper Road & Rail Extension Pack in Europe |
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| 2006 | 7544 Sodor Quarry Loader | Individual North American and later Asian-market operating quarry loader with dumper car |
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| 2006 | 7545 Sodor Engine Wash | Train wash with spinning brushes and moving "water" effect released in the U.S., Europe, and Asia |
European Thomas Motor Road and Rail (2003-2008)
In 2003 portions of the European Tomica World range of accessories were repackaged in blue Thomas packaging as part of the Thomas-focused Motor Road & Rail range, with sets also being rereleased in updated packaging. This range carried into 2008 before being supplanted by the Tomy TrackMaster range made in conjunction with HiT Toy Company in Europe.
Motor Road & Rail Sets
| Year |
Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 2003 | 7400 Thomas Starter Set | Small oval set with siding |
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| 2003 | 7401 Thomas Medium Set | Rereleased European Medium set with oval with passing loop, station, and drawbridge |
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| 2003 | 7402 Thomas Big Set | Rereleased European Thomas and Bulgy set |
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| 2003 | 7405 Thomas the Tank Engine Set | Rereleased small oval set with Thomas, crossing with sound, and troublesome trucks |
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| 2003 | 7406 Thomas Station Set | Thomas with Wellsworth station and elevated inner loop of track with bridge |
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| 2003 | 4761 Thomas Bucket Set | ||
| 2003 | 4765 Thomas and Terence Deluxe Action Set | European Motor Road & Rail release of the very cool operating logging yard with Thomas and Terence |
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| 2003 | 4777 Thomas and Cranky Deluxe Action Set | Woolworths exclusive set that combined the Thomas Big Set with Cranky at the Docks, also sometimes sold with an additional train included |
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| 2004 | 4771 Thomas' Big Race | Thomas and Bertie race set with intertwined road and rail |
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| 2005 | 4775 Thomas Ultimate Set | European release of the massive set released in America the year prior | |
| October 2005 | 4745 'Calling All Engines' - Thomas Airport Set | Motor Road & Rail Calling All Engines tie-in set with airport, shed, bridge, and nice truck loads |
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| 2005 | 4750 Steam Along Thomas Set | European 60th anniversary set with steaming Thomas, bridge, tunnel and station |
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| 2005 | 4828 Thomas Giant Set | Motor Road & Rail bonus version of the Giant Set with even more trains and added tower of track | |
| 2005 | 7396 Thomas and Bertie Set | Smaller Thomas and Bertie racing set with railroad crossing | |
| 2006 | 4827 Sodor Quarry Loader Set | Larger set with multiple track routes and Sodor quarry loader, bridge, and station |
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| 2006 | 4926 Thomas and Percy Bucket Set | Bucket set with Thomas, Annie and Clarabel, Percy, fuel tanker, and two loops of track | Can be seen here |
| 2007 | Roller Coaster Mountain Set | Huge set with multiple trains and large Roller Coaster Mountain centerpiece and other small accessories | |
| 2007 | 7397 Thomas and Jeremy Airport Set | Cool set with motorized Jeremy the jet, airport, and network of elevated sky track |
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| 2007 | 777908 Thomas, Percy and the Chinese Dragon Set | Kmart Australia exclusive release of the Japanese Plarail Chinese Dragon set |
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| 2007 | 789123 Thomas in Roller Coaster Mountain Set | Kmart Australia exclusive release of the Japanese Plarail Doki Doki Mountain Set | |
| 2007 | Thomas Mega Set | Massive Asian and Australian release set with large raised section, suspension bridge, road network, Knapford station, and multiple powered vehicles | |
| 2007 | Thomas Bucket Set | Australian release of an earlier small Plarail set in a Thomas bucket |
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Motor Road & Rail Trains
Europe continued to receive additional releases and characters that America would not get until years later exclusive to sets or in smaller packs. New blue Thomas Motor Road & Rail packaging was introduced in 2003 alongside the refreshed plastic-face export engines. New Motor Road & Rail three-pack packaging was introduced around 2005. In 2008 much of Tomy's range was released in TrackMaster packaging in the brief U.K. Tomy TrackMaster range
| Year | Set name | Description | Photo |
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| 2003 | 7459 Diesel, Freight Wagons, and Cargo | Diesel with four troublesome trucks and breakdown crane |
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| 2004 | 4784 Elizabeth | European Motor Road & Rail Elizabeth | |
| 2004 | 4798 Salty | Salty with two trucks and tarped crate loads |
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| 2004 | 4799 Harvey | Harvey with powered works coach and flatbed |
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| 2005 | 4812 Green Bulgy | Motor Road & Rail release of Green Bulgy |
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| Early 2005 | 4813 Spencer | Spencer with private carriage |
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| Early 2005 | 4814 Emily | Emily with matching coach |
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| Early 2005 | 4815 Arthur | Arthur with truck, van, and fish cargo |
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| Early 2005 | 4816 Murdoch | Murdoch with tender and troublesome truck |
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| August 2005 | 4809 Thomas the Jet Engine | Surprised Thomas with fast gearbox and flashing Jet Engine plus DVD |
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| December 2005 | 4924 Douglas | Douglas with red troublesome truck |
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| December 2005 | 4925 Bill | Bill with two troublesome trucks with coal loads | |
| Early 2006 | 4921 Mighty Mac | Mighty Mac with flipping locomotive body and powered coach |
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| Early 2006 | 4922 Molly | Molly with green truck |
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| Early 2006 | 4923 Dennis | Dennis with two trucks and roof tile loads | |
| April 2006 | 4756 Skarloey | Skarloey with two narrow gauge coaches |
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| 2007 | 4914 Rocky | Motorized operating Rocky with magnetic cargo |
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| 2007 | 4916 Duncan | Duncan with two slate cars and slate loads |
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| 2007 | 4918 Fearless Freddie | Freddie with two green narrow gauge coaches |
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| April 6 2008 | 4912 Percy and the Chocolate Crunch | Chocolate covered Percy with mail van and tanker |
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Motor Road & Rail Accessories
In 2003 most of the existing Tomica World accessories were carried over into new blue Thomas-styled packaging and new Thomas-series accessories were released through to the end of Motor Road & Rail production.
| Year | Name | Description | Photo |
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| 2003 | 7581 Elsbridge Station Crossing | Rereleased road and rail crossing with station and signalbox |
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| 2003 | 7504 Engine Turntable | Rereleased half-straight turntable in European Thomas Motor Road & Rail packaging | |
| 2003 | 7505 Switchyard and Sidings | Thomas Motor Road & Rail track pack with three-way switch rail, three straight rails, three half straight rails, and three buffers | |
| 2003 | 7531 Station Crossing Accessory Kit | European track and accessory pack which basically makes its own set |
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| 2003 | 7585 Extension Kit | Thomas Motor Road & Rail packaging version of a Tomica World track pack | |
| 2003 | 7586 Harold & Windmill Action Scenery | European accessory pack based on the Plarail Fun Scene Set |
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| 2004 | 7528 Circular Track | Red U-Turn rail with signal available from the Tomy Careline |
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| August 2004 | 7587 Engine Sheds & Turntable | Turntable, five sheds with sidings, and switch wye |
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| 2005 | 4743 Water Tower and Coal Loader | Export version of the water tower and coal hopper accessory from the 2004 Plarail More Talkative Thomas set |
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| 2005 | 7532 Knapford Station | European release of the four-track Knapford Station with included switch rails |
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| 2005 | 7533 Suspension Bridge | European individual release of the large green and cream suspension bridge |
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| 2005 | 7588 Harold Cargo Delivery | U.K. individual release of the motorized "flying" Harold with magnetic cargo delivery feature |
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| 2006 | 7534 Bumper Road & Rail Extension Pack | Large road and rail track pack | |
| 2006 | 7536 Steam Along Thomas Water Tower | Individual U.K. release of the water tower for the Steam Along Thomas, also included in the U.S. Water Tower Steam Set |
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| 2006 | 7545 Sodor Engine Wash | Train wash with spinning brushes and moving "water" effect released in the U.S., Europe, and Asia | |
| 2007 | 7398 Roller Coaster Mountain | Large spiraling mountain piece with steep drop released in Europe | |
| 2007 | 7589 Cranky and Bulstrode at the Harbour | European release of the Cranky destination with single/double point rails |
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| 2007 | 7590 Sodor Rail Yard | European accessory pack with two double switches, stopper platforms, buffers, and signs to make a four-lane train yard |
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Tomica World/Motor Road & Rail Catalogues
Tomica World and Motor Road & Rail catalogues and pamphlets. More catalogues and instructions can be seen on the Tomy catalogues page
| Title | Description | Cover |
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| Tomica World 2000 Catalogue | Partial U.K. Tomica World catalogue from 2000 |
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| Tomy Tomica World Video | 2000 Great British PAL Tomica World Show VHS tape included with some Tomica World sets |
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| Thomas & Friends Preschool Toys and Motorized Road & Rail | 2003 American pamphlet showing Motorized Road and Rail and other preschool Thomas toys from Tomy |
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| Tomy Thomas & Friends Toy Catalogue 2004 | 2004 U.K. Tomy Thomas toy catalogue including Motor Road and Rail and other Thomas toys |
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In 2006 HiT Entertainment's new toy subsidiary Hit Toy Company began to produce Thomas toys and introduced the new TrackMaster range for most markets outside of Japan beginning in 2007. In America almost all sets and trains immediately transitioned over to their HiT Toy Company-made equivalents, with HiT expanding the range with their own new products as well, while Europe and Australia continued to get Motor Road & Rail in 2007 and into earlier 2008. Starting in 2008 in Europe HiT Toys had a deal with Tomy wherein Tomy would continue to produce engines for three-pack style releases which would have new TrackMaster packaging but still have the Tomy brand attached. Similarly, new sets with the TrackMaster brown track, which had HiT Toys produced engines in them, would bear the Tomy name on the box and Tomy would market the range and, presumably, receive some of the revenue from sales. New engines that Tomy did not produce would be manufactured by HiT Toys and sold in Tomy-branded TrackMaster boxes. HiT got to leverage Tomy's brand presence in Europe and particularly the U.K. where the Motor Road and Rail range had been the most successful to transition to TrackMaster. HiT Toys more or less immediately had their own toolings of the Plarail Thomas system that allowed the TrackMaster system to launch quickly and with a fairly complete range (although early distribution was somewhat eclectic and limited in many cases), and it seems that some design and tooling sharing occurred the other way around. When Mattel bought out the rights to Thomas toys outside of Japan (and some other parts of Asia) they acquired HiT's production knowledge and also had a readily-formed system still fairly closely based off the Plarail originals. As a side effect of their appearances in early Thomas Plarail Mattel and HiT Toys both ended up producing many pieces of 1970s Plarail rolling stock like the box van and JNR brake van in many alternate colors. More about the TrackMaster range will be compiled when I have the time to go through my TrackMaster collection