Thomas Wooden Railway Talking Railway Announced

Written on Feb 16, 2009 by Brian and filed under Learning Curve, News

Learning Curve is showing off a new series of Thomas Wooden Railway toys at Toy Fair. The new line features RFID sensors that are built into the engines and destinations. Depending on who passes by and whether or not Sir Topham Hatt is watching, different phrases and greetings will be played.

Kids driving an RFID enabled Thomas over the sensor on the track for instance, will hear Sir Tohpam Hatt say “Hello, Thomas you’re right on time!” Engines with the RFID chips will have their names printing in gold on the bottom of the chassis and they’ll also feature golden magnet connectors on the front and rear.

Initially the engines that will features this technology will include Thomas, Percy, Toby, Rosie, Salty, Stanley, Edward, James and Emily. The small engines will retail for $14.99, the larger engines with tenders will retail for $24.99. Each engine will have a unique set of greetings and phrases associated with it.

Several destinations will also be released including Stop & Greet Station, Cranky the Crane, Morgan’s Mine and Brendam Barrel Company. These sets will retail for $59.99, the Cranky set retails for $69.99.

Update 11/14/09 – Thomas Wooden Talking Railway Review Posted

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