De Agostini has published many different magazine series. From 2004 to 2006 the company made a Thomas & Friends magazine series. Each issue focused on a certain place on the Island of Sodor and had activities related to it. It would also come with a plastic character or destination and a piece of track with some activities related to that character. Once all issues were collected, the track would form a layout.
Issues and Stories
- At the Station:
- On the Farm:
- At the Harbour:
- At the Wildlife Park:
- In the Town'
- At the Seaside:
- In the Woods:
- By the Windmill:
- Over the Bridge:
- In the Park:
- At the Fair:
- In the Garden:
- By the Pond:
- In the Sidings:
- The Windy Day:
- In the Village:
- By the Castle:
- In the Snow:
- In the Mountains:
- At the Airport:
- At the Mine:
- At the Engine Shed:
- At the Factory:
- At the Quarry:
- The Stormy Day:
- By the Canal:
- In the Farmyard:
- By the Lake:
- At the Docks:
- On the Village Green:
- Across the Island:
- At the Scrapyard:
- Through the Tunnel:
- At the Signalbox:
- Along the Shore:
- By the Watermill:
- Through the Fields:
- At the Water Tower:
- The Steam Team
- Trouble on the Track
- At the Picnic:
- At the Roadworks:
- At the Repair Yard:
- Thomas' Road Rage
- Whistle Worry
- By the River:
- Through the Forest:
- Down the Hill:
- Funnel and Games
- Fish Trouble
- In the Floods:
- Rainy Rescue
- Thomas Saves the Day
- By the Lighthouse:
- Bright Bertie
- Henry and the Wishing Tree
- Past the School:
- A Great Catch
- Whistle Worry
- At the Fireworks:
- A Hot Day for Henry
- James Goes Too Far
- Over the Viaduct:
- In the Fog:
- TBA
- TBA
- At the Washdown:
- By the Building Site:
Engines
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Oliver
- Bill and Ben
- Stepney
- Diesel
- Daisy
- BoCo
- 'Arry and Bert
- Diesel 10 (referred to as "The Diesel")
- Sir Handel
- Duncan
- Duke
- Rusty
Rolling Stock
Other Characters
- The Fat Controller and Car
- Stationmaster
- Terence
- Bertie
- Harold
- George
- Cranky (printed on playmat only)
Destinations
- Station House
- Turntable
- Station
- Dockside Crane
- Tunnel
- Water Tower
- Signal
- Signal Lights
- Lamp
Subscription Items
- Playmat
- Magazine Binder
- Train Storage Box
- Backpack with Whistle
Trivia
- Most of the models appear to be based on their ERTL counterparts.
Goofs
- Duke's model has buffers and is missing the lining on his tender.
- Donald and Douglas' tenders are undersized.
- Stepney's siderods are white instead of red.
- 'Arry has Diesel's face and only two stripes on his front, and is missing the words "Sodor Ironworks" on his side.
- Bert's model has red bufferbeams instead of black.
- The front of Bill and Ben's smokeboxes are yellow instead of black.
- Diesel 10's bufferbeams are unpainted.
- Duck's siderods are black instead of white.
- BoCo's roof is partially green, when it should be completely white.
- Oliver and Stepney's wheels are black, when they should be the same colour as their respective bodies.
- The Express Coaches have four wheels instead of eight.
- Diesel 10's packaging is mislabelled as "The Diesel".
- Daisy's roof is white instead of grey.
- Clarabel's rearmost windows are blocked out to simulate the doors of her guard's compartment.