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Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Battery-Powered Thomas | 
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| Brand: Learning Curve
Category: Toy
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $14.99
You Save: $5.00 (25%)
New (19) from $14.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 1944
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Age: 3 - 5 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6 x 4.4 x 2.6
Warranty: Please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
MPN: LC99717
Model: LC99717
UPC: 796714997179
EAN: 0796714997179
ASIN: B0000630L2
Release Date: June 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
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| Features:
| • | Die-cast metal chassis and body | | • | Chunky rubber-lined tires grip track to prevent derailing | | • | Easy-to-operate start button | | • | Special magnet helps keep rolling stock on the track | | • | Recommended Age Range 3 to 5 Years |
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Product Description
This Thomas the Tank can run practically anywhere a youngsters imagination sees track thanks to its powerful four-wheel drive. Its easy-start button and auto shutdown feature make it super simple for kids as young as 3 years old to operate. It even has a light. All it requires is single AA battery. *Thomas Wooden Railway vehicles, track and destinations are not compatible with Take Along Thomas items.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Various Issues... August 23, 2008
As others eluded to, it states that you can switch into a freewheeling mode, but even following the directions on the Learning Curve website's FAQ page, 2 of these did not work. I returned the first one after speaking with Learning Curve. They told me that if it won't freewheel, then it is defective and to return it. Replacement unit did the same thing, click every time I push it.
Some off-brand wooden track also is not very compatible with this train. I had some Imaginarium track, and the grooves in the track are about a millimeter narrower than the Thomas and Brio track. Battery-Powered Thomas doesn't quite fit with all wheels in the grooves, so it derails on this track constantly.
I have had pretty good luck eliminating other derailments of this train (with Brio and Thomas track) by using SureTrack clips on areas of my layouts that tend to not stay very straight. These clips are pricey, but they help avoid a lot of frustration when a toddler is destroying the track layouts with every other push of a train. I bought 1 box, which is enough to keep key pieces aligned on most layouts.
Overall, it has been fun for the few days we have had it, but I am very disappointed that it won't enter free-wheeling mode. I guess I will have to buy the wooden Thomas now as well.
 Breaks VERY easily May 4, 2008
I've gone through two of them, neither lasted more than a few hours. Extremely frustrating. Advertised as being able to 'roll' when not turned on (so kids can't play with it manually) but I fear that might be causing the breakdowns. Internal engine is not very durable, despite external die cast metal being pretty solid. Not sure if I will return or tear it apart to try and find out why they keep breaking.
 Small but powerful! April 2, 2007
This tiny Thomas train is very powerful! It can move forward in spite of any obstacles. If you want this train run on the rail, you have to make sure that the wheels are clean. Clean wheels guarantee its fearless rush. What makes me amazed is it just needs single AA size battery and lasts quite a long time!!
Pretty Fun Little Toy January 10, 2007
Bought this Thomas Train for my sons 3rd birthday. He can play with it for hours on end. After doing some research on similar trains by Brio I came to the conclusion that, while this one didn't have some extra features like the others, it was the most durable of the battery powered wooden engines. It has lasted so far and I don't change the batteries that often. I did purchase rechargable batteries so we could have endless hours of thomas circling his track.
It's not that expensive and it's easy to use, this is a fun toy!
Most-used toy in our house November 16, 2006
Battery-powered Thomas has now replaced our 10-year old "Sit-'n-Spin" as the most-played with toy for our 3 daughters. We bought the new Thomas to replace our old one, which endured a trip through our daughter's hair (had to be cut out and was never quite the same) and a swim in the toilet. The old model went forward and backwards (cool!) but the switch was very difficult for toddlers' fingers to manipulate (not cool). The new Thomas goes forward only, but the on/off button is very easy to use. We have had problems with Thomas. Sometimes he just dies, and then miraculously begins working later. Also, since the new Thomas has a headlight (cool!), he's a battery junkie (not cool). It is common for us to go through a battery every day. I now keep rechargeable batteries at the ready, as I'm sick of funding Thomas' indulgences. Thomas does jump the track more often than he should, but that doesn't seem to upset our kids, and therefore I don't care. The problems prevent me from awarding Thomas 5 stars, but his popularity with our kids earns him 4 stars. That said, I'm going to follow through with one of the other reviewer's suggestions and buy a Brio engine next.
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