Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway, Marion

Thomas the Train OBSESSED! The Thomas the Train phases didn't enter our home until our second child came along and fell in love! Knowing nothing about the brand; accept for what my siblings and cousins had as children in the late 80s and early 90s except for the trains lasted a long time. At the time the trains were made of wood and today there are so many different variations. When we first started getting trains we only purchased wooden. We had got a gift of the plastic track master and upon one use wasn't impressed so it was returned. Now that we know what type work best for our kids, ones that hopefully will be passed down to their children we stay loyal to the Thomas the Train Wooden collections (in some cases with sound). I love getting them when they are on sale and I also love the non typical trains hence why this was a shoe in for a stocking stuffer! It will go great with their diverse set of trains they already own and sure to be a family favorite in our house.

Thomas Wooden Railway is the only trains I buy. The quality of these trains is amazing. They always fit on the tracks and the workmanship of the items is very impressive. They withstand years of abuse and will most likely be passed down to the next generation when my children have kids. Buy them on sale though since these items are usually twice their equivalent cheap models.

What's not to love? My 2.5 year old loves trains and construction type vehicles, so what better than a self propelled steam shovel? At $7 I couldn't pass it up!

For some odd reason, Marion has become one of our child's favorite Thomas characters, even though she only has a small part in 2 of the movies. Kids can be strange. This was a must buy for him since he loves Marion so much and finds her performance in the Dino movie so funny. It is well built and a solid addition to the wooden train set. There are 2 negatives for me however: 1.) The shovel part is really close to Marion's face, so close that you can't really even see her face. 2.) The price. I thought that this was a little expensive for what it is. Despite these things, I give it 4 stars because our son loves it and it is a solid toy.

Of the Thomas rail vehicles that I bought this year, Marion comes closest to what I think of as "traditional" Thomas - mostly wood, well-buit, really looks like the TV character.

Standard Thomas the Train Wooden Railway. My three 3 year old grandsons all loved it. Of course, I bought 3. No fighting over toys!

It does not work the magnet does not have a positive charge for it to connect to other Thomas the trains. Very disappointed. Not worth the hassle to send back.

My son loves it, It's his favorite train. He says "Marion is a Digger Train". He lowers the bucket to drive it under bridges.