Thomas & Friends CGM19 Minis Motorised Raceway Set, Thomas the Tank Engine Minis Toy Train Set

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Was planning on getting some Thomas trains for it for Christmas and the have been flummoxed by the different types and then I heard that most don't fit on the wooden track so I'm almost given up on the idea.

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You can get play sets for these, much like the track master/take and play with lots of ramps and twists.The super station from last Xmas I think can have the batttery trackmaster trains, minis and adventure/take and play trains on the same track. Largish train, too big to fit on Brio style track, and most likely too babyish for a child already into wooden trains.

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Look - exactly the same track and trains just different connections so you can’t play with them together, ever. I found this article which is useful but has annoyed me at how they keep changing things (and no doubt have changed again since that article)! I don't want him disappointed though (he has had expectations in the past of getting particular engines and it's horrible to see him wonder why he didn't get them (because we're not mind readers!A massive heap of ugly plastic, but at least smaller than the others on offer and a good compromise. Trackmaster trains are all battery powered too, which can get expensive when you have children who set them running and don’t turn them off. It's cheap (that super station looked great but way too expensive atm) and at least you can pick up minis cheaply. Not that I’m bitter at all or have spent many hours writing complaints to the bastards who couldn’t give less of a toss. I think he'll like it as the one he was studying intently (we got him a poster ages ago with all the engines on but it also has ads for take n play.

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My nearly-4-year-old has had a wooden train set (brio etc) since he was 2, and we've added to it over the years so he has quite a lot, plus tons of wooden Thomas engines (he really likes/liked Thomas the Tank).

Take and play has recently been replaced with Thomas Adventures - exactly the same sizes but different connections for track and couplings for trains so you can’t mix and match at all. The Trackmaster track is the same gauge as the wooden track, so Brio style trains can be pushed around on a Trackmaster track and vice versa, although Trackmaster trains are bigger so don’t tend to work so well with wooden track tunnels and sharp bends.