Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway - Lift & Load Set

Product Description

Lift and load cargo, move grain, barrels, logs and more!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #364319 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Learning Curve
• Model: LC99543
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Dimensions: 27.70" h x 16.20" w x 15.50" l, 34.60 pounds

Features

• Includes exclusive wooden Thomas storage box with locking casters
• Lift 'em hight and load 'em up
• Includes popular, interactive destinations that lift and load cargo, grain, barrels, logs and more
• Plenty of storage in exclusive play box
• Recommended Age Range 3 to 5 Years

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Price - high. Reward - sheer joy for a 30 month old.
By Ian Mccullough
First, we purchased this set with a Thomas table and I cannot imagine the set on the floor. Also, it was purchased on a famed, well-known, auction Internet site. I think you know the one.
This is a terrific set, with many activities for the little engineer. The grain loader is awesome, and the grain car is very clever. The crane comes off easily, but is still fun and can be swapped (with slight modification) for the cargo loader. The Sodor Lumber piece is also excellent. In any case, the interactivity of this set is what drew my wife and I. The focus is squarely on *doing* things with the Thomas engines - not on reenacting television episodes or listening to the new generation of plastic beeping thingys.
On a final note, I recommend switching the location of the grain loader to where the barrel loader is. This makes it much easier to get to the grain loader, which is one of the better pieces in the Thomas universe.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Best investment ever
By Mom of boys
I bought a smaller set of Thomas 3+ years ago and have addded just about every piece and every engine they have... I have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old (boys) I have a train table set up with rolling bins under the table and NOT one single day has passed in the last 3 years where that train has not been played with... We are a favorite house among my sons friends and Learning Curve stands behind their product.... This may seem like a HUGE investment, and IT IS!!! But Learning curve has a LIFETIME warranty.. and they truly stand behind this.... I will have these trains for my grandchildren in years to come.....Dont hesitate buying any of the wooden railway, you wont be disappointed...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
a little flawed, but hours of fun
By Jeff Weselinski
I got this set for my 3 year old daughter for Christmas. She was very excited when she got it. It took a little time to put it together but it was worth it. Her and I play with this set all the time. We make up adventures as we go along. As far as the track goes, it did not fit snug as I thought it would. It fits a little too loose. The original track layout is a little tough if you are playing on the floor. Also, you really can't let the trains go down the hills on the original layout, because the trains derail WAY too easy. The destinations are pretty cool. The barrel loader is easy to work as well as the log loader, but the crane is alittle difficult to use because of the small knobs to reel in the crane. The only other flaw is the ramps themselves. You can'yt put too many cars hooked to the train because they have a tendency to turn and fall off the track too easy and some of the trains bottom out going up and down the ramps.
As far as the fun is concern there is plenty of it. You can create many different track layouts because of how much track you get. A good tip is to have more straight tracks when you finish coming down the hill so the trains do not derail.Also if your kid is like mine, if they are playing on the floor, and they sit inthe middle of the track, make a big wide square track and they will enjoy it better. I would recommend the original layout for a train table than the floor. ONly beacause there are areas where you have to reach far to use the crane and to go under the bridge. The simpler the layout the better. My daughter loves when I make a layout with all bordges and ramps. Sometimes I make a steep down hill track with the two tracks side by side and have train races. There is no end of different things you can do with this set. So hop aboard this train set for many hours of fun. It even comes in it's own toy box for storage. The box is decorative and made very well. This railway series has many things you can buy to add on this set. Also what is cool, after my daghter is done playing with it, my son can also enjoy it in the future. Yes it is pricey but definitly worth the money,.

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