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| | Features | Realistic railway designMore twists and turns encourages creativenessOpen-ended play system develops physical, social, cognitive skillsTraction Rails improves battery-powered engine performanceRecommended age range from 3 to 5 years
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| | Description | This expansion track throws some additional curves into the train table layout, offering plenty of possibilities for new and exciting routes Thomas and the other engines and cars can take. 15 pc set. Like the original track, these expansion pieces are crafted of high-quality North American maple. Little engineers can boost their cognitive and physical skills by exploring different track configurations with this kit. Alternately, kids can refer to the included Builder's Guide, which instructs them on how to combine these pieces with other popular Thomas track collections to make more intricate railway designs. Ages 3 yrs. +. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 11.6 inches | | Product Width: | 9.8 inches | | Product Height: | 3.1 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.2 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.6 inches | | Package Width: | 9.7 inches | | Package Height: | 3.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 29 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 29 customer reviews )
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95 of 96 found the following review helpful:
 Starting out with wooden railroads? Jan 18, 2006
By C. Hashimoto
I purchased this expansion set, along with the Thomas and Friends Water Towr Figure 8 Set, for my 2 year old this past Christmas. The expansion set was an afterthought, prompted in no small part by the manufacturer's promotion running at the time (50% off this set with the purchase of a Figure 8 set).
With the conclusion of many initial hours of intense playtesting (an ongoing process, with no termination in sight), my son agrees that this is an essential choice for any but the most basic (read: boring) wooden railroad layout. This expansion pack comes with switch tracks, and allows little train engineers (and their dads) to reverse directions or explore different parts of the railway. In retrospect, I think that I would have been dissatisfied had I not purchased this set to complement the basic Figure 8 layout, promotional price or not.
As far as the quality, the Learning Curve wooden track is made from hardwood, and is more substantial than many other brands of compatible track (i.e. Maxim, First Learning, etc.). This is a consideration when your child insists on taking the track apart by him/herself to put away. We have already broken a couple of pieces of generic track this way, since the male end of the connectors is a bit weaker than the rest of the track.
Overall, we are quite satisfied with this set, and look forward to many more hours of enjoyment.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Outstanding Purchase! Feb 08, 2008
By Robyn Funkhouser
Most Thomas sets are constructed in such a way that require you to buy additional dual ended pieces in order to be able to connect them to other sets and this expansion set was the only thing I found that included a couple of these extra linking pieces. Not only does my 3 year old son have endless hours of fun putting the tracks together, but my husband and I also really enjoy putting them together in a variety of ways. These tracks act like a puzzle that grows with your child as he develops. Our son started learning to connect them end to end, then he began connecting them in circles and ovals, and he is beginning to experiment with layering in figure eights and using bridges. I highly recommend this set to anyone who wishes to make Thomas track building easier while enhancing their child's ability to learn through building.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Figure Eight set plus Expansion Pack - Exceptional Value Oct 09, 2007
By Jeff
My three year old son received the Water Tower set plus the Expansion Pack for his birthday. He also has a sizeable collection of the trains themselves, as they have been rewards for potty training. He has found at least one hour of enjoyment out of them every day for the past three months. Every night comes 30 minutes of dedicated train and track time, more if time permits. Then, he makes sure all of his trains are with him in bed so he can play school with them or throw parties for them or whatever for at least another 30 minutes.
The inclusion of the expansion pack allows us to create a wide variety of layouts to retain interest. The combination has a healthy number of switches that allow for interesting loops and even loops within loops. We also have the roundhouse, which helps.
The personalities of the Thomas character set (Henry, Gordon, etc etc) and the associated storylines provide a rich world for the little guy to step into. The combination of these two products helps him realize it.
I hope that helps!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
A classic and terrific toy, but get it second-hand! Jun 18, 2008
By Elizabeth B. Leete
My grandson was obsessed with Thomas for a full three years, and he got just about every Thomas Train and accessory available. These are wonderful toys, well-made and he played with them for hours. However, when the train phase is over, it is over. You don't need to pay the rather high prices for new Thomas stuff - there must be another child who has just outgrown his and you can get it used. It will still be in terrific condtion and just as much fun to play with.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Nice addition Feb 14, 2010
By D. Smith
We got this for our 20 month old son when his train collection got to big for his figure of 8 track set and when you showed an interest in putting track together by himself. The item came with all the pieces in the photo description. This set goes well with a standard figure 8 track set (or bigger) and there is manual inside that has track set up suggestions for combinations of certain track sets. I would not recommend getting this set unless you have other track sets. It is not good as a stand alone set, but as I mentioned it is great to expand even a simple figure 8 track set.
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