ORBRIUM 16 Pcs Toys Male-male Female-female Wooden Train Track Adapters Fits Thomas Brio Chuggington, 2x Pack of 8

Fits my son’s mix of tracks from IKEA to Melissa&Doug’s.

I'm a little bit of a Thomas purists when it comes to my train sets, although I don't know why. Almost all of my tracks are Thomas except a few Brio buildings I really like.That said, I think these connectors are awesome. They work well. Fit with Thomas (and I presume other standard) wooden train sets quite nicely. The quality seems quite all right. Maybe not up to Thomas standards, but not problematic or anything.But, the biggest thing of all is you get a bunch of these crucial pieces for a reasonable price. It seems like the male-male or female-female connector problem comes up all the time when designing home tracks and the Thomas tracks make you spend a fortune to get a small number of these.I like not spending a fortune and getting a bunch of what I need. It definitely overrides my Thomas purist standards. :)Anyway, the bottom line is these are important pieces for wooden tracks, at a good price, and they work well. What more could I want?

My grandson loves Thomas and whenever we go to the local bookstore, he heads straight for the Thomas table to play even though he has his own train table at home. His favorite thing to play with at the bookstore was the Tidmouth Sheds, something he didn't have at home. I ordered one the Sheds for his birthday and fortunately, one of the reviewers mentioned that it was essential to have extra connectors and gave a link to the Orbrium connectors. I am so glad they did! There is nothing worse than giving a gift that cannot be used straight out of the box, especially with where a 4-year-old is concerned. These connectors work perfectly with all the other train pieces he owns--some are Thomas, some came with the generic train table, but they all connect beautifully. One reviewer said some of the pieces were defective but I haven't found that yet. However, since these are so useful, I did go ahead and order the 2-pack since it was just a little bit more expensive than the single pack of 8. When you're trying new configurations with the tracks, it's always helpful to have extra connectors. These were a great purchase and an absolute necessity if you splurge for the Tidmouth Sheds.

If you are going to own more than just a simple ring's worth of train tracks, these pieces are a must. Every single time my kids build a track to play with they have to use at least 2-3 of these. If you have any kind of split tracks (one track that splits off into two or three tracks) then I can almost guarantee you you will need these! It's a small price to pay for all of the frustration it will save!We purchased these for the great price and have been thrilled by the quality and compatibility. We own the following brands of wooden train tracks, and all are compatible with each other:- Orbium- Right Track Toys- Brio- Thomas- Generic set from Tuesday Morning- IkeaWe purchased them all at separate times but kept all the boxes in a tote for a big Christmas present for our kids. Before we opened all the boxes to combine them and wrap them up for Christmas we tested all the tracks with each other. Each of those brands fit each other very well. I would buy the cheaper tracks over the more expensive tracks any day because of the value you get.

These have helped out son build his train tracks even bigger and better! He has more fun now that he can be even more creative!