| For other uses, see Wooden Railway. |
Wooden Railway was a merchandise range of Thomas & Friends merchandise consisting of wooden engines, rolling stock, track and accessories.
History
The range was created to replace Wood after its discontinuation and takes the name of the line Wood originally replaced, Wooden Railway. Small engines such as Thomas, Percy, Rosie and Toby are generally priced around $15 (USD), while larger engines, or engines with additional rolling stock, such as Gordon, Henry, Nia and Emily are priced around $20 (USD). In addition to the name, the range features a return to the original track system - which is compatible with other wooden railway systems such as Brio - as well as many of the features cut from the Wood line making a comeback, such as inserted domes and swivelling bogies for the larger engines. Unlike its predecessors, the mouths are now printed on, allowing for a variety of facial expressions.
The range was originally scheduled to release at the end of 2021. However, due to global supply chain issues, the release dates were pushed back to February 2022, before being delayed again until March of the same year when the line finally released its first wave. The first wave featured many popular characters, such as Thomas, Percy, Diesel, Rosie, Kevin, James, Gordon, Nia, Rebecca and Hiro.
A second wave, featuring engines such as Emily, Edward, Kenji, Henry and Toby, was released in fall of that same year. In addition to engines, the second wave offered individually sold rolling stock for the first time, the rolling stock being two Troublesome Trucks, one carrying crates, and one carrying paint. The second wave was also planned to incorporate characters from Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, such as Carly, Sandy and Kana, but in the end, these characters never saw the light of day in Wooden Railway form, likely because their designs would have needed to be altered to fit with the rest of the line. Carly and Sandy would have been offered in the smaller size, while Kana would have been offered in the bigger, more expensive size.
No more additional waves were released after Fall 2022. 2023 was a rather uneventful year for the line, featuring the yearly Day Out with Thomas exclusive Thomas repaint as the sole new release. To further complicate things, a recall was issued for the two Troublesome Trucks on 19 October that year, due to the risk of the magnets used to connect one train car to another potentially coming loose and causing choking hazards.[2] In 2024, the line became online-only. New releases in the line afterwards were mainly reserved for yearly Day Out with Thomas exclusive repaints of Thomas, multipacks, or sets composed of mainly reused pieces. As of March 2025, the Wooden Railway line has ceased production. Most items can still be purchased for the time being, however new stock will no longer be produced.
Vehicles
(Note: * means that a character is exclusive to Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.)
(Note: ** means that a character appeared in the original series, but is based on their appearance in Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go.)
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Thomas | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ85 | |
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Gordon | 2021 | 2022 | HBK17 | |
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James | 2021 | 2022 | HBK12 | |
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Percy | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ86 | |
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Rosie | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ92 | |
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Hiro | 2021 | 2022 | HBK11 | |
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Nia | 2021 | 2022 | HBK23 | Comes with Sodor Animal Park van. |
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Rebecca | 2021 | 2022 | HBK14 | |
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Diesel | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ84 | |
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Carly Crane ** | 2021 | N/A | HBJ87 | Cancelled before release. |
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Sandy * | 2021 | N/A | HBJ88 | Cancelled before release. |
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Kana * | 2021 | N/A | HBK15 | Cancelled before release. |
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Troublesome Truck with Crates | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ89 | Recalled in 2023. |
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Kevin | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ91 | |
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Edward | 2022 | 2022 | HBJ99 | |
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Henry | 2022 | 2022 | HBK18 | |
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Toby | 2022 | 2022 | HBJ94 | |
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Emily | 2022 | 2022 | HBK13 | |
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Kenji | 2022 | 2022 | HBK16 | Comes with one of his coaches. |
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Troublesome Truck with Paint | 2022 | 2022 | HBJ90 | Recalled in 2023. |
Variants
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Day Out with Thomas 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | HHL45 | |
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Day Out with Thomas 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | HPP57 | |
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Day Out with Thomas 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | HXW90 | |
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Day Out With Thomas 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | JFK47 | 80th Anniversary release. |
Multi-Packs
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Celebration Engines | 2023 | 2024 | HPV53 | Mattel Shop exclusive; includes exclusive celebratory versions of Thomas, Gordon, James and Percy. |
Destinations
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Knapford Station Passenger Pickup Playset | 2021 | 2022 | HBJ82 | Comes with Annie and Clarabel |
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Brendam Docks | 2022 | 2022 | HBJ83 | Comes with Bulstrode and Cranky. |
Track Packs
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Straights and Curves Clackety Track | 2022 | 2022 | HDX05 | |
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Expansion Clackety Track Pack | 2021 | 2022 | HDX06 | |
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Straights Track Pack | 2022 | N/A | HDX07 | Cancelled before release. |
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Curves Track Pack | 2022 | N/A | HDX08 | Cancelled before release. |
Sets
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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McColl's Farm | 2022 | Cancelled | HBJ80 | Cancelled before release; comes with Terence. |
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Tidmouth Sheds Tidmouth Sheds Starter Train Set |
2021 | 2022 | HBJ81 | Comes with exclusive Percy variant. |
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Figure 8 Track Pack | 2021 | 2022 | HGD12 | Comes with exclusive Thomas variant. |
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Sodor Cargo Delivery Set Sodor Delivery Train Set |
2024 | 2024 | HPV54 | Mattel Shop exclusive; comes with exclusive Thomas variant. |
Accessories
| Image: | Name: | Announced: | Released: | SKU: | Notes |
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Train Table Store & More Table |
2022 | N/A | HBJ79 | Cancelled before release. |
Trivia
- Thomas, Gordon, James, Percy and Emily feature rivets and handrails, much like their most recent upgrades in the Thomas & Friends series (Thomas, Gordon and Emily also gain additional ones). Additionally, Edward, Henry, Toby and Diesel gained them, despite their television series designs lacking them.
- The line is among the first to not feature all of the engines, rolling stock and road vehicles with their default smiling faces. Instead, there are a variety of different faces for some characters such as Percy and Edward with their surprised faces, Toby and Gordon with their confused faces and Kevin with his nervous face.
- Being one of the most detailed iterations of the Wooden Railway line, one of the new features for some of the steam engines is their firebox glow reflected in their cab windows and doorways.
- Much like the Take Along and original Take-n-Play range, some of the models have altered wheel arrangements due to size constraints. As a result, Nia is depicted as a 2-6-0 much like her All Engines Go redesign instead of a 2-6-2, while Gordon (4-6-2), Hiro (2-8-2) and Rebecca (4-6-2) are depicted as 4-6-0s.
- A flipped version of the sixth illustration in the story, Edward and Gordon from the C. Reginald Dalby edition of The Three Railway Engines is featured as a painting on the wall next to the baggage drop on the prototype version of the Knapford Station set. In the final release, it was replaced by a portrait of two sunflowers.
- Unlike the contemporary appearances of the Push Along and Motorized ranges at the time of this range's release, the 2022 Wooden Railway range is primarily based on the aesthetics of the original Thomas & Friends series, rather than the later All Engines Go reboot. As such, with the exceptions of Tidmouth Sheds, Carly and All Engines Go-exclusive characters such as Kana and Sandy, the toys are primarily based on the original series designs.
- The Dream Big Tour Thomas features different versions that have different wheel colour arrangements.
- In the Celebration Engines pack, Gordon's face resembles his face from the model series, making him the only item to have a face not based on the CGI series.
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