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|title1=Take Along |
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* 2002 |
* 2002 |
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| − | |predecessor= |
+ | |predecessor=[[Ertl Company|Ertl]] |
|successor=[[Take-n-Play]] |
|successor=[[Take-n-Play]] |
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| + | |discontinued = *2009}} |
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| − | }} |
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| − | '''Take Along''' was a Thomas |
+ | '''Take Along''' was a [[Thomas & Friends]] die-cast toy range produced by [[Learning Curve]], essentially serving as a successor to the [[Ertl|Ertl range]]. In late 2009, the range has been discontinued and sold to [[Mattel]], who has launched a revamped version of the merchandise under their subsidiary, [[Fisher-Price]]. It was renamed [[Take-n-Play]]. The Take Along toys are still compatible with the new Take-n-Play range. |
==Engines== |
==Engines== |
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===2004=== |
===2004=== |
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| − | * [[Bill and Ben]] |
+ | * [[Bill and Ben]] {{Note|sold together in multi-pack}} |
* [[Emily]] |
* [[Emily]] |
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* [[Spencer]] |
* [[Spencer]] |
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===2005=== |
===2005=== |
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| − | * [['Arry and Bert]] |
+ | * [['Arry and Bert]] {{Note|sold together in multi-pack}} |
* [[Diesel]] |
* [[Diesel]] |
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* [[Skarloey]] |
* [[Skarloey]] |
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==Rolling stock== |
==Rolling stock== |
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===2002=== |
===2002=== |
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| − | * [[Annie and Clarabel]] |
+ | * [[Annie and Clarabel]] {{Note|released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack}} |
| − | * [[Tankers|Tidmouth Milk Tanker]] |
+ | * [[Tankers|Tidmouth Milk Tanker]] {{Note|released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack with Caboose}} |
| − | * Sodor Line Caboose/ |
+ | * Sodor Line Caboose/Brake Van {{Note|released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack with Milk Tanker}} |
===2003=== |
===2003=== |
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* [[Troublesome Trucks|Troublesome Truck]] |
* [[Troublesome Trucks|Troublesome Truck]] |
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+ | * The [[Breakdown Train]] |
* [[The Chinese Dragon]] |
* [[The Chinese Dragon]] |
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* Sodor Log Loader |
* Sodor Log Loader |
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===2004=== |
===2004=== |
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| − | * [[Tankers|Tar and Fuel Tankers]] |
+ | * [[Tankers|Tar and Fuel Tankers]] {{Note|sold together in multi-pack}} |
* Magic Cargo Car |
* Magic Cargo Car |
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* Oil Barrel Car |
* Oil Barrel Car |
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* [[Jack Jumps In]] 'Movie Car' |
* [[Jack Jumps In]] 'Movie Car' |
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* [[Faulty Whistles]] 'Movie Car' |
* [[Faulty Whistles]] 'Movie Car' |
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| − | * [[Mail |
+ | * [[Mail Vans|Mail Car]] |
===2007=== |
===2007=== |
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==Vehicles== |
==Vehicles== |
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===2002=== |
===2002=== |
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| − | *[[Bertie]] |
+ | * [[Bertie]] |
| − | *[[Trevor]] |
+ | * [[Trevor]] |
| − | *[[Harold]] |
+ | * [[Harold]] |
| − | *[[Butch]] |
+ | * [[Butch]] |
| − | *[[Lorry 1]] |
+ | * [[The Horrid Lorries|Lorry 1]] |
| − | *[[Terence]] |
+ | * [[Terence]] |
===2003=== |
===2003=== |
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| − | *[[George]] |
+ | * [[George]] |
| − | *[[Elizabeth]] |
+ | * [[Elizabeth]] |
| − | *[[Thumper]] |
+ | * [[Thumper]] |
| + | * [[Bulstrode]] {{Note|only in Brendam Docks playset}} |
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===2004=== |
===2004=== |
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| − | *[[Jack]] |
+ | * [[Jack]] |
| − | *[[Alfie]] |
+ | * [[Alfie]] |
| − | *[[Bulgy]] |
+ | * [[Bulgy]] |
===2006=== |
===2006=== |
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| − | *[[Ned]] |
+ | * [[Ned]] |
| − | *[[Max and Monty]] |
+ | * [[Max and Monty]] {{Note|sold together in multi-pack}} |
===2008=== |
===2008=== |
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| − | *[[Sir Topham Hatt's Car]] |
+ | * [[Sir Topham Hatt's Car]] |
| − | *[[Madge]] |
+ | * [[Madge]] |
===2009=== |
===2009=== |
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| − | *[[Byron]] |
+ | * [[Byron]] |
| − | *[[Jeremy]] |
+ | * [[Jeremy]] |
| − | *[[Mr. Percival|Mr. Percival's Car]] |
+ | * [[Mr. Percival|Mr. Percival's Car]] |
| − | *[[Patrick ( |
+ | * [[Patrick (cement mixer)|Patrick]] |
==Multi-Packs== |
==Multi-Packs== |
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* [[Rheneas and the Dinosaur|Rheneas and the Dinosaur Cars]] ''(includes Rheneas with 2 Trucks and Dinosaur Skeleton)'' |
* [[Rheneas and the Dinosaur|Rheneas and the Dinosaur Cars]] ''(includes Rheneas with 2 Trucks and Dinosaur Skeleton)'' |
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* Harold and the [[Sodor Airport]] Vehicles |
* Harold and the [[Sodor Airport]] Vehicles |
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| − | * Thomas and Ice-Cream Sundae Cars ''(includes Chocolate-Covered Thomas with 2 Trucks)'' |
+ | * [[Too Hot for Thomas|Thomas and Ice-Cream Sundae Cars]] ''(includes Chocolate-Covered Thomas with 2 Trucks)'' |
* Toby and [[Sodor]] Carnival Cars |
* Toby and [[Sodor]] Carnival Cars |
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* Toby and Zoo Car ''(includes Special Toby with 1 Truck and a Lion)'' |
* Toby and Zoo Car ''(includes Special Toby with 1 Truck and a Lion)'' |
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* Thomas and the Treasure ''(includes Gold-Dust Thomas, Pirate Cove Car, Movie Car, and Treasure Chest Cargo Car)'' |
* Thomas and the Treasure ''(includes Gold-Dust Thomas, Pirate Cove Car, Movie Car, and Treasure Chest Cargo Car)'' |
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* Muddy Adventure ''(includes Muddy Thomas, Muddy Rosie, Muddy Elizabeth and Muddy Billy)'' |
* Muddy Adventure ''(includes Muddy Thomas, Muddy Rosie, Muddy Elizabeth and Muddy Billy)'' |
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| − | * Hiro's Farewell Fireworks |
+ | * Hiro's Farewell 4-Pack ''(includes Decorated Thomas, Decorated Toby, Fireworks Car, and Sir Topham Hatt's Car)'' |
==Play-scenes with DVD== |
==Play-scenes with DVD== |
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* Rosie |
* Rosie |
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* Diesel |
* Diesel |
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| − | * Narrow Gauge ID 4 Pack |
+ | * Narrow Gauge ID 4 Pack {{Note|includes Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Duncan, and Stepney}} |
==Sets== |
==Sets== |
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* Brendam Docks Set |
* Brendam Docks Set |
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* Harold's Heliport Set |
* Harold's Heliport Set |
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| − | * Centre Island Quarry Set |
+ | * Centre Island Quarry Set {{Note|Some sets came with Free Sampler DVD, [[Quarry Adventures On Sodor]]}} |
* Sodor Airport |
* Sodor Airport |
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* Morgan's Mine Set |
* Morgan's Mine Set |
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* Knapford Station |
* Knapford Station |
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| − | * Sodor Steamworks |
+ | * Sodor Steamworks {{Note|yellow version of Sodor Engine Works}} |
* Marshalling Train Yard Set |
* Marshalling Train Yard Set |
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* Working Hard Set |
* Working Hard Set |
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==Destinations== |
==Destinations== |
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| − | * Smelting Yard |
+ | * Smelting Yard {{Note|with Duck}} |
* [[Cranky]] the Crane |
* [[Cranky]] the Crane |
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| − | * Wellsworth Station |
+ | * Wellsworth Station {{Note|with Mavis}} |
| − | * Gantry Crane |
+ | * Gantry Crane {{Note|with Salty}} |
| − | * Drawbridge |
+ | * Drawbridge {{Note|with Skarloey}} |
| − | * Echo Waterfall Tunnel |
+ | * Echo Waterfall Tunnel {{Note|with Culdee}} |
| − | * Tidmouth Engine Sheds |
+ | * Tidmouth Engine Sheds {{Note|with Gordon}} |
| − | * Water Tower |
+ | * Water Tower {{Note|with Fergus}} |
==Accessories== |
==Accessories== |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | {{Scroll box| |
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| + | * Edward and Gordon's prototype models had black tender wheels. |
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| − | * |
+ | * Gordon and Diesel 10 had circular buffers. |
| − | *Gordon and Diesel 10 had circular buffers. |
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* The character card for the metallic 'Arry and Bert read "Arr'''t''' and Bert". |
* The character card for the metallic 'Arry and Bert read "Arr'''t''' and Bert". |
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* The character card for the metallic Gordon featured Thomas with Edward. |
* The character card for the metallic Gordon featured Thomas with Edward. |
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* The Narrow Gauge 4 Pack contained Stepney despite him being a standard gauge engine. |
* The Narrow Gauge 4 Pack contained Stepney despite him being a standard gauge engine. |
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* Gordon, Spencer, Emily, Murdoch, Freddie, D199, Hiro and Mike had incorrect wheel arrangements due to sizing constraints. |
* Gordon, Spencer, Emily, Murdoch, Freddie, D199, Hiro and Mike had incorrect wheel arrangements due to sizing constraints. |
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| − | * There were two versions of James' standard model. One had grey wheels with a yellow #5 and the other had black wheels and a gold number. |
+ | * There were two versions of James' standard model. One had grey wheels with a yellow #5 and the other had black wheels and a gold number. If James was in a multi-car pack or playset, it was the latter variant. |
| − | * Annie and Clarabel had white wheels and red |
+ | * Annie and Clarabel had white wheels and red buffer beams; they should have all been black. Ironically, they were originally meant to have the black wheels. |
* The mail coach was depicted as an open wagon. |
* The mail coach was depicted as an open wagon. |
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* A promotional advertisement picture of the Take Along range showed the ERTL models of Bertie and Harold instead of their Take Along ones. |
* A promotional advertisement picture of the Take Along range showed the ERTL models of Bertie and Harold instead of their Take Along ones. |
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* The re-released Working Hard set had Molly, Neville and Edward replacing Thomas and Duncan and two more trucks added and also, the cargo loader in the set gains a different colour. |
* The re-released Working Hard set had Molly, Neville and Edward replacing Thomas and Duncan and two more trucks added and also, the cargo loader in the set gains a different colour. |
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* Daisy's prototype had six wheels at the front. |
* Daisy's prototype had six wheels at the front. |
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| − | * A model of Bulstrode is shown in a promo image, but there never was a Take Along Bulstrode, and the model doesn't match any other versions of him. |
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| + | * Despite Lorry 1 being produced, Lorry 2 and 3 were never made. |
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| + | * A [[Wooden Railway]]/Take Along carrying case appeared in a scene of the Series 5 The Dumping Ground episode, The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge.}}[[he:טייק אלונג]] |
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[[Category:Merchandise]] |
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Revision as of 23:57, 4 November 2019
Take Along was a Thomas & Friends die-cast toy range produced by Learning Curve, essentially serving as a successor to the Ertl range. In late 2009, the range has been discontinued and sold to Mattel, who has launched a revamped version of the merchandise under their subsidiary, Fisher-Price. It was renamed Take-n-Play. The Take Along toys are still compatible with the new Take-n-Play range.
Engines
2002
2003
2004
2005
- 'Arry and Bert (sold together in multi-pack)
- Diesel
- Skarloey
- Culdee
2006
2007
2008
2009
Rolling stock
2002
- Annie and Clarabel (released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack)
- Tidmouth Milk Tanker (released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack with Caboose)
- Sodor Line Caboose/Brake Van (released separately; re-issued 2005, sold together in multi-pack with Milk Tanker)
2003
- Troublesome Truck
- The Breakdown Train
- The Chinese Dragon
- Sodor Log Loader
- Magic Mining Car
2004
- Tar and Fuel Tankers (sold together in multi-pack)
- Magic Cargo Car
- Oil Barrel Car
2005
- Scented Orange Barrel Car
- Coal Hopper Car
- Dinosaur Museum Cars
2006
- Oil Car
- Zoo Cars
- Rock Hopper Car
- Smelting Shed Cargo Car
- Misty Valley Fog Cars
- Jack Jumps In 'Movie Car'
- Faulty Whistles 'Movie Car'
- Mail Car
2007
- Sea Cargo Cars
- Rocky
- Toad
- Giggling Troublesome Trucks
- Percy and the Carnival 'Movie Car'
- Poppin' Popcorn Car
2008
- Hector
- Fireworks Car
- Musical Caboose
2009
- Farmer McColl's Chicken Cars
Vehicles
2002
2003
2004
2006
- Ned
- Max and Monty (sold together in multi-pack)
2008
2009
Multi-Packs
- Collector Vehicle Pack (includes Silver Thomas, Metallic Percy, Lady and Sodor Line Caboose)
- Calling All Engines! (includes Exclusive Faced Thomas and Diesel 10, and Lady and Mavis)
- Thomas' Holiday Pack and Snow-Globe Car
- James Goes Buzz Buzz (includes Bee-Covered James with Red Nose and 1 Truck)
- Percy and the Wharf Cars (includes Percy and 2 Trucks)
- Percy and the Chocolate Cake Cars (includes Percy and 3 Trucks)
- Jack and Alfie
- Percy and Engine Wash Car (includes Bubble-Covered Percy with 1 Truck)
- Gift Pack #1 (includes Lady and Bertie)
- Gift Pack #2 (includes Spencer, Duncan, Terence, Jack and Emily)
- Faulty Whistles (includes Rusty, Duncan, Elizabeth and Terence)
- Jack Jumps In (includes Thomas, Jack, Alfie and Mavis)
- The Pack (includes Jack, Alfie, Ned, Patrick, Byron, Max, and Monty)
- Roadway Gift Set (includes Bertie, George, Terence and Lorry 1)
- Thomas and Paint Car (includes Paint-Covered Thomas and 1 Truck)
- Sir Handel and Apple Car (includes Sir Handel and 1 Truck)
- Trevor and Apple Car (includes Trevor and 1 Truck)
- Thomas with Tidmouth Snowglobe Car and Holiday Caboose
- Thomas and the Jet Engine (includes Thomas and 2 Trucks)
- Thomas and the Reindeer Express
- Salty and the Ocean Cars (includes Salty and 2 Trucks)
- Rusty and the Rescue Cars (includes Rusty and 2 Trucks)
- Percy and Holiday Cars
- Thomas and Birthday Cars (includes Confetti-Covered Thomas and 2 Trucks)
- Percy and Birthday Cars (includes Confetti-Covered Percy and 2 Trucks)
- Thomas and Easter Cars
- Holiday Percy and Holiday Caboose
- Toby and Christmas Cars
- Birthday Celebration (includes Confetti-Covered Thomas and Percy with 2 Trucks)
- Down by the Docks (includes Salty, Harvey, Duck and 1 Truck)
- Thomas and "Day Out with Thomas" Tanker
- Thomas at Morgan's Mine (includes Surprise-Faced Thomas with 1 Truck)
- Rheneas and the Dinosaur Cars (includes Rheneas with 2 Trucks and Dinosaur Skeleton)
- Harold and the Sodor Airport Vehicles
- Thomas and Ice-Cream Sundae Cars (includes Chocolate-Covered Thomas with 2 Trucks)
- Toby and Sodor Carnival Cars
- Toby and Zoo Car (includes Special Toby with 1 Truck and a Lion)
- Thomas and "Christmas Mail Service" Car
- Thomas' New Trucks (includes Coal Dust Thomas, Bill, Ben and 1 Truck)
- Great Waterton Grand Opening (includes Sodor Day Percy, Decorated Caboose, Jack and Alfie)
- Thomas and the Treasure (includes Gold-Dust Thomas, Pirate Cove Car, Movie Car, and Treasure Chest Cargo Car)
- Muddy Adventure (includes Muddy Thomas, Muddy Rosie, Muddy Elizabeth and Muddy Billy)
- Hiro's Farewell 4-Pack (includes Decorated Thomas, Decorated Toby, Fireworks Car, and Sir Topham Hatt's Car)
Play-scenes with DVD
- Thomas and the Special Letter
- James and the Trouble with Trees
- Percy Takes the Plunge
- Henry and the Elephant
- Emily's Adventure
- Thomas to the Rescue
- Gordon Takes a Tumble
Special edition Metallic engines
- 60th Anniversary silver Thomas
- Metallic Thomas
- Metallic Edward
- Metallic Henry
- Metallic Gordon
- Metallic James
- Metallic Percy
- Metallic Toby
- Metallic Duck
- Metallic Diesel
- Metallic Oliver
- Metallic 'Arry and Bert
- Metallic Lady
- Metallic Emily
- Metallic Spencer
- Metallic Molly
- Metallic Neville
- Metallic Rosie
- Metallic Thomas, Toby and Percy
- Metallic Diesel, 'Arry and Bert
- Metallic Thomas, Duck and Lady
- Metallic James and Thomas
"Lights and Sounds" engines
- Thomas
- Percy
- James
- Gordon
- Rosie
- Diesel
- Narrow Gauge ID 4 Pack (includes Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Duncan, and Stepney)
Sets
- James & Hector Work it Out Set
- Work and Play Roundhouse Set
- Sodor Engine Works Set
- Sodor Timber Yard
- Rescue Station Set
- Let's Have a Race Set
- Sodor Mining Co.
- Brendam Docks Set
- Harold's Heliport Set
- Centre Island Quarry Set (Some sets came with Free Sampler DVD, Quarry Adventures On Sodor)
- Sodor Airport
- Morgan's Mine Set
- Knapford Station
- Sodor Steamworks (yellow version of Sodor Engine Works)
- Marshalling Train Yard Set
- Working Hard Set
- Percy and the Carnival Adventure Set
- Really Useful Engine Set
- Thomas & Percy Starter Set
- Toby's Main Line Set
- Water Tower Figure 8 Set
- Bridges and Tunnels Set
- Knapford Mail Express Set
- Great Waterton Fold & Go Set
Destinations
- Smelting Yard (with Duck)
- Cranky the Crane
- Wellsworth Station (with Mavis)
- Gantry Crane (with Salty)
- Drawbridge (with Skarloey)
- Echo Waterfall Tunnel (with Culdee)
- Tidmouth Engine Sheds (with Gordon)
- Water Tower (with Fergus)
Accessories
- Travel Tote
- Island of Sodor playmat
- Bag of Track
- Curved and Straight Track Pack
- Cross and Switch Track Pack
- Bridge Track Pack
- Engine Belt (with Skarloey)
- Storage Case
- Great Waterton Expansion Pack
- Ultimate Track Pack
- Rosie Circle Track Set
Trivia
- This range originally launched as a Target Exclusive from 2002 until 2005, after which the range began being sold in other retailers.
- Edward and Gordon's prototype models had black tender wheels.
- Gordon and Diesel 10 had circular buffers.
- The character card for the metallic 'Arry and Bert read "Arrt and Bert".
- The character card for the metallic Gordon featured Thomas with Edward.
- The character card for Jeremy showed an ordinary jet plane.
- Mavis' prototype had red sideplates and white wheels. She also had a second face overlapping another one.
- Hiro was the final character released from Take Along.
- Duck's model has grey wheels.
- Duncan's model has white wheels, yet his prototype had the correct black ones.
- James' metallic model had red wheels and Toby's metallic model had brown wheels.
- Hiro is the largest in the range.
- Culdee's model has buffers.
- Butch, Lorry 1, Patrick, Max, Monty, and Madge's models had buffers on their backs, as did later releases of Elizabeth.
- Bertie and Trevor were released both with and without rear magnets.
- The "Railway Bus" and "Anti-Rail League" banners on Bulgy's model are on the opposite sides compared to the television series.
- The Narrow Gauge 4 Pack contained Stepney despite him being a standard gauge engine.
- Gordon, Spencer, Emily, Murdoch, Freddie, D199, Hiro and Mike had incorrect wheel arrangements due to sizing constraints.
- There were two versions of James' standard model. One had grey wheels with a yellow #5 and the other had black wheels and a gold number. If James was in a multi-car pack or playset, it was the latter variant.
- Annie and Clarabel had white wheels and red buffer beams; they should have all been black. Ironically, they were originally meant to have the black wheels.
- The mail coach was depicted as an open wagon.
- A promotional advertisement picture of the Take Along range showed the ERTL models of Bertie and Harold instead of their Take Along ones.
- Three characters exclusive to the Railway Series have been produced: D199, Culdee and Mike. The latter was a Railway Series exclusive at the time of the range's release.
- Trevor's model had grey wheels, when it should have had red wheels with black rims.
- Murdoch's tender wheels were orange instead of black.
- Douglas' character card had a picture of a scene from the cancelled episode, The Missing Coach.
- The re-released Working Hard set had Molly, Neville and Edward replacing Thomas and Duncan and two more trucks added and also, the cargo loader in the set gains a different colour.
- Daisy's prototype had six wheels at the front.
- The Tidmouth Engine Shed was seen in the Parks and Recreation episode, "Donna & Joe".
- Despite Lorry 1 being produced, Lorry 2 and 3 were never made.
- A Wooden Railway/Take Along carrying case appeared in a scene of the Series 5 The Dumping Ground episode, The Phantom of Ashdene Ridge.}}