The middle wheel on all of the wooden railway motorised engines is to allow them to get around bends

I have a 2002 battery powered Thomas, and that thing is tough as NAILS! For one, it survived my childhood, but that son of a gun could drive straight up a wall, I swear!

They're so shiny! It's so pretty!

19:31 “Who are the most popular characters? Sorry, Toby,”. He knew Toby was not popular

We had all trackmaster but recently added some of the wooden stuff. 4 year old loves it and it's very unique stuff. Thanks for the in depth video!

“Both Trackmaster and Take N Play have undergone major changes in the past few years, surprisingly Wooden Railway has stuck through it all.” - 1:14:05 That aged well

I think instead of the booster steam car, he should've unboxed the Thomas and The Jet Engine pack, which I have and think is really cool

27:35 *Laughs in 2016 CGI era* Donald and Douglas were literally only just reintroduced in 2015 lol. Hiro has proven to be an oddly popular character. Nobody really knows why tho. I know that like in Japan, for TTTE, the mascots aren’t: “Thomas, Percy, James” it’s “Thomas, Percy, James, and Hiro” so ye he and Spencer have proven to be oddly popular

Way back in my time, when i used to play the Battery powered trains (Thomas Express) is so much fun, but those New current ones are so Different.😃 Nice track layout by the Way.

Wonderful review! you have inspired me to start making video of my own!

I'm honestly quite surprised that the battery-operated models have continued to sell well enough to be worth continued production. As a kid, the only battery powered engine I had was Lady, but I almost always used my regular model. The only time I really used my battery powered Lady was to reenact the climatic chase scene from TATMR, as I didn't have three hands. XD Anyway, I do like the video, what with all the cool backdrops and such. It's nice to get professional, honest, and insightful reviews about the modern TWR line, which I still have mixed feelings about.

Great discussion! I agree, we don't really need TRW battery operated engines, as we already have whole other lines devoted to battery T&F related items! I used to have the second battery Thomas you showed, but the wire snapped that made it go so it only worked sometimes, but me and my dad sure had fun taking it apart to see why it wouldn't work! Also, it's great to see so many videos from you recently!

I like long videos like this one. I have the first battery-powered Thomas, two of them actually. Thanks for sharing.

I’ve been watching your vids lately and have found myself back at this video I remember watching years ago. I’ve always liked the battery operated Thomas models I only have a shell of one and a battery operated Percy. Only problem I have with the newer ones is some seem Unneeded or over exaggerated. Love the video one of my favorite reviews.

There was going to be a battery operated version of Frieda, but the item was never actually planned and was cancelled.

I had a learning curve thomas and it was a VERY TOUGH well made toy. Had a diecast metal body and was all wheel drive. Put it through alot and he was still running last i saw. I do still have it somewhere. I kept all my wooden railway trains

Awesome review. When it comes to Motorized trains I prefer the Trackmaster or Plarail system. I feel that Moterized trains don't really do it for me in Wooden Railway. I have the Old versions of Thomas, James and Percy from the Thomas Express and they do still work. (Mabey not Thomas). But those Engines go to slow that get stuck on the tracks at times and they can bearly pull wagons. I like to think that the Wooden railway brand is better when the engines are manually pushed around and have the Motorized engines for the Trackmaster or Plarail toys.

I think the booster steam car is just a creative idea Mattel came up with just for fun.

I just wanna comment on that booster steam car. If you look at it hard, with a vague knowledge of American steam engine specifics, it looks like a backwards version of an American Vanderbilt Tender. Vanderbilt Tenders had big cylindrical tanks for the water instead of square ones, with a coal bunker cut and inserted to the end closest to the cab. Heck it's even got a platform on the top of the tank. Yet, this one looks like they tried to convert it into a helper (or banker) engine. It's intriguing to me, and surprising that they used this as an inspiration, heck, long before Vinnie was even considered.

You know, there's also a Battery Operated Victor, Charlie, Rosie ,Lady and even Bertie!

If there was a battery operated one of Ryan I would like that

in response to the tender: I feel like a die cast tender would be to heavy for the battery powered on to pull. I feel like a nice tender would be an improvement

“They have definitely gotten quieter over the years.” Yeah tell Mattel to stop making their toys so quiet! (I’m looking at you,Trackmaster two!)

modern trackmaster is actually going back to a more proper railway feeling, just look at the more recent items! We have knapford station, a windmill, troublesome trucks, draw bridges, the docks, and so much more!

There's also a Battery Operated Victor.

The Booster Steam Car sounds like a steam version of a diesel B-unit on an American railroad. If you don't know, a B-unit is basically a diesel locomotive with no cab that's controlled from the cab of a normal diesel, or A-unit. They're boosters in that each unit provides another engine and traction motors, and thus more power.

My favorite out of all of them has to be the Booster Steam Car with Thomas.

The Booster Steam car kinda makes sense. I think it's supposed to be a steam powered machine to help engines with hauling heavy trains. It's still very random though.

Another factor that probably dictated who got a BO/BP model was a character's body shape or wheel arrangement. Characters like Emily (one big drive wheel on each side), Edward (a 4-4-0), or Diesel 10 (two 4w bogies) for example, would probably be impossible.

This is a certified video 🪑

This was 4 years ago I actually have a james without it's tender like the one where it goes back and forward

I wish there was Battery operated Connor, Caitlin, Bash, Dash Ferdinand, Ashima, Stephen, Dart, Belle, Flynn, Stanley, Merlin, Hugo, and Yong Bao

I only have Battery powered Thomas and James. I used to love them more than Trackmaster because I have more Tunnels and Bridges and Track then Trackmaster

Awesome video

Great Video Keekre! Will you be doing season 13 on that little table or the ground?

I'm going to use the Battery Operated Thomas in my Day out with Thomas event as well as the 2016 Day out with Thomas Coach that I saw at my Day out with Thomas at St. Thomas Ontario. Get It? Day out with Thomas in St. Thomas Ontario LOL!😅

That "hump" on Hiro is called a dome

Execute order 66....sorry Keekre, I had to make the joke.

I think it's because Spencer was pulling his tender that he was able to 'figure out' how to get unstuck, while Toby was not pulling anything

The old Thomas can go backwards . That is cool.

your fingernails scare me

I have the snowy Thomas made during the model Siries

I agree on the fact that the trackmaster and the wooden railway toys try to copy each other

The old Thomas is the fastest because it was made by Learning Curve. My battery powered daylight always catches up to my battery powered Percy although they both have new batteries.

This is a GREAT video

Here's an idea you can have the battery operated Gordon speeding along the line in the background of your serious

I would say wooden railway is the better deal because they do a much better job (along with Take n Play) representing the characters we see on TV

Thomas express reminds me of the one from day out with Thomas

It kind of looks like from the big live tour I think 🤔

That percy is a factory error. If the eyes are wonky,and the face is crooked, then its a factory error. (I had some factory errors from Take-n-play,trackmaster,trackmaster 2,bath squirters,take along,etc.)

Hey! Its ok you can make a costum timothy the ghost train out of thomas

as we can see that TWR has a army of battery powered engines

They look a little bit like the Thomas & Friends wood engines

Gordon takes a tumble. Nope. Now it’s called salty takes a tumble -Me

Don’t forget they made Charlie

James does not have a splash of white on his footplate.

Awesome Video👌🏻

The only one I have put of these engines is Thomas

I have battery operated Thomas and James from 2002

Battery operated engines- more than meets the eye Lol

I think these models could be used for long distance shots, it will give the act of that the characters are moving and not used by hand all the time

I think Hiro, Spencer, and the Flying Scotsman may be on my list as well even though i absolutely dispise Spence to the point that his name wasnt even mentioned in my previous review. Everyone hates him and yet Mattel keeps him in the series! why is beyond me?

The only one i everrr had that i got from thomas land in boston is battery operated spencer

Thomas Pulling The Booster Steam Car

The dark secret of motorized wooden railway engines

Why does Bertie have a motorized version???

45:07 Percy: End Me

You should've gotten two Percy's so you can keep the messed up face Percy in the box and the other that has hopefully not have a messed up face

I own Percy and that’s it.

What is the longest straight track piece

The reason they put so much plastic on the electric engines is probably to prevent people stealing the train itself

I have the light up reveal Thomas

Mattel forgot that trackmaster exists

May I know some links where to buy these wooden battery operated ones please?

They are amazing I think you can add you your episodes

My 2nd gen battery twr thomas free wheels when its shut off why dosent yours?

I saw some of your collection

I used to have a new style battered powered Thomas but the motor died & I tossed it out.

Also I have the first Thomas Motor powers from 2000

What Are Your Top 10 Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends: Wooden Railway Adventures Episodes?

Can you make that powered by magnet

Lady was one and I got her and a Christmas style of Thomas as well

I guess that you would get Victor's battery-powered model when it comes, wouldn't you.

Which do you prefer trackmaster or battery powered

Two disappointing things about the Toby one is that he only has four wheels and his thing that holds his bell and rings it is way shorter

By far the worst of the battery powered wooden railway engines is PERCY

I'm a trackmaster guy

Wooden Railway motorized Toby reminds me of Trackmaster and Plarail Toby

35:05 Regauding that Comment about not making express Coaches. Why didn't mattel make them for TWR in their years? or Why did Learning Curve Retired them in 2009?

I think I used too have edward

I think wooden railway is a better deal. Track master has just gotten into a range of cheap plastic, and inaccurate engines. Wooden railway, however, has more accuracy with its engines.

Have you found a source for the rubber wheel bands? Mine get so much use that they are down to the plastic rim, so they are really losing traction on hills.

i knew a toby cane out but a BO Gordon?! I only got BO Lady and Jet engine

You said Jane 3:50

Mattel-ic?

Can you try to run these trains on some of the big tracks that you build

I have the middle on but it has CINNAMON in it

I have a snow covered battery powered Thomas

I think the first old one is a prototype.

Did they make a Diesel 10?