Departing Now is a range made by Bandai. The range had battery-powered engines, some that could be controlled with hovering a wand over their cabs. The engines also had changeable facial expressions.
Engines
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- Gordon
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Donald
- Douglas
- Bill
- Ben
- Skarloey
- Rheneas
- Sir Handel
- Peter Sam
- Duncan
- Duke
Rolling stock
- Annie
- Clarabel
- Henrietta
- Troublesome Trucks
- Express Coaches (red or green stripes)
- The Breakdown Crane
- Narrow Gauge Coaches (blue and red)
People
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Lady Hatt
- Bridget and Stephen Hatt
- Jeremiah Jobling
- The Vicar
- Jem Cole
- The Policeman
- The Barber
- The Stationmaster
- The Stationmaster's Wife
Sets
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Knapford Station
- Accessory Set
- Thomas Battery Powered Set
- Track Expansion Pack
Trivia
- Henrietta and the breakdown train's liveries are darker than usual.
- Most of the engines are missing their lamp irons, and have over sized funnels.
- Besides the powered ones, Bandai also released the same exact models as unpowered push alongs. All engines except Donald, Douglas, Edward, Bill and Ben are known to exist as unpowered.
- The Skarloey engines were never released as a powered form, they were always a push along version released in 1995.
Gallery
Thomas
Edward
Henry
Prototype Gordon (with thanks for knap for sharing this with us)
Gordon
James
Prototype Percy and Breakdown Train (with thanks for knap for sharing this with us)
Percy
Prototype Toby and Henrietta. (with thanks for knap for sharing this with us)
Donald
Douglas
Skarloey and Sir Handel
Rheneas and Duncan
Peter Sam
Annie
Clarabel
Henrietta
Breakdown Train
Blue Narrow Gauge Coaches
Red Narrow Gauge Coaches
Prototype Harold, Bertie and Terence (with thanks for knap for sharing this with us)
Bertie
Knapford Station
Thomas Battery Powered Set
