Welcome to the Thomas & Friends Room
Thomas & Friends is a British children’s television series that began in 1984. Until 2003 it was called Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and then the name changed. The TV series is based on The Railway Series books (available here) written by Rev W V Awdry and his son Christopher in 1942. It is said that the stories in the books are what Rev Awdry told his son to keep him entertained while he was recovering from measles. The books are all about the adventures of a group of trains and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor.
This little blue engine, Thomas is popular all over the world and you can find pretty much anything that you would like with a Thomas theme. In the Thomas and Friends Room here at WWSM, we have some of the many toys that have been made for children so that they can enjoy playing with one of their favourite characters. Please take a look at the different shelf descriptions below to find out what we stock.
Early Engineers Line shelf – this shelf has a range of trains that have been specially designed for children aged 18 months and above. The trains are chunky and perfect for little hands; there is a Thomas, James, Rosie and more. There are sets too like the Busy Day on Sodor set and the Roundabout Station set. The wonderful thing about this range is that they are compatible with the Thomas Wooden Railway products so the journey continues as your toddler grows.
Take Along Thomas – this is a range of die cast metal models. The models are very detailed and realistic and children just love them. Along with the favourites of Thomas, Percy and Gordon there are also models of the Fat Controllers Car, Toby and Byron and there are even some carriages too.
Talking Thomas & Friends – the talking Engines on this shelf are perfect for the younger fan of Thomas and Friends as they are made from a durable, chunky plastic designed especially for little hands to hold. You push the button to hear one of seven different phrases and then you can push them along the floor to hear the train noises and you can also see their eyes move from side to side. Maybe you would like a Talking Sir Topham Hat in his Car to add to your collection or a Talking Whiff?
Thomas Accessories, Puzzles & Games – as we mentioned earlier there are so many products available with a Thomas theme not just model trains. This shelf has just a few of these products like the Thomas My First Ready Bed, Thomas and Friends Puzzles, Thomas Rechargeable Night-light and torch and even a Thomas and Friends Trike plus many many more.
Wooden Railway Play Sets – for when you are starting to collect the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway it is maybe a good idea to firstly purchase a play set which are available on this shelf. You can then add more engines, tracks and accessories when you want. You can even get a play table frame and play board so that your railway can be set up and ready for whenever you want to play.
Wooden Railway Engines & Carriages – your Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway will not be complete without Thomas and his friends and there are plenty to choose from on this shelf, like Diesel and Hiro and Terence the Tractor to name but a few. Did you know that the TV series has over 130 different characters in it! See also Thomas Battery Powered – if you push a button on the Engines on this shelf they will move all by themselves. Children love that they can build their tracks and collect all their engines together and then just push a button and they go just like magic. It is fun to have races with these ‘battery powered’ engines and their ‘normal’ engines to see who will be first. There is a battery powered Thomas, Percy and James and also a Light and Sounds Thomas and Percy available on this shelf.
Wooden Railway Accessories – on this shelf you will find the buildings, bridges, tunnels and other accessories made to complement the Thomas and Friends Wooden Railways. There are so many different things to choose from that will make your railway more exciting, for example we have the Haunted Mine Tunnel, the Rumbling Bridge and there is also a Useful Engine Shed.
Wooden Railway Tracks – you can make your railway as original as you want by adding lots of different types of tracks like what is available on this shelf. Curved or Straight Tracks, large or small, Ascending Tracks and even a Wacky Track too, which will be very wibbly wobbly!
As you can see the Thomas and Friends range of toys and accessories is a dream come true for all Thomas fans. You can build up a collection and create an imaginary world of fun and excitement. We hope that you enjoy looking at all the Thomas and Friends products we have available here in the Toy Shop at WWSM.