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Thomas is a cheeky little blue tank engine.

Product Description[]

1993 Collector Card[]

Thomas is a cheeky, fussy little engine. He often gets into scrapes, usually by being over-eager to do things best left to bigger and more sensible engines. But clouds never last long in Thomas' life and he's soon bustling about again, playing his part in the yard and on his very own branch line, of which he is extremely proud.

Historical Note[]

Thomas is based on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0E2 with extended side tanks.

1993 US Collector Card[]

Although his over-eagerness sometimes creates a bit of trouble, it never lasts very long and Thomas is soon bustling about again.

Changes []

  • 1984 (sticker face and white running board)
  • 1985 (sticker face and red running board)
  • 1988-1989 (plastic face)
  • 1990-2002 (longer plastic face and redesigned body) 
  • 2002 (new U-hook rear coupling)

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Trivia[]

  • Thomas (as the title character) has the most variations of any character in the 1/64 Scale Diecast Range. With more prototypes, changes, and variants than any other character in the range.
  • A late 1984 build Thomas appeared in the Bill Nye the Science Guy episode called "Structure".
  • Thomas' model would later be recycled for Bluebell.
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