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TRACK | Home » » » THOMAS THE TANK TRAIN - UP & AWAY EXPANSION PACK | | | | | | | Description: | | These set expansion packs are great assortments for beginning to experienced engineers. Each pack comes with a free Builder's Guide, filled with exciting new layouts to expand your favorite Thomas Wooden Railway set. Works well with the Water Tower Figure 8 Set, Conductor's Figure 8 Set, Down By the Docks Set, Around the Barrel Loader Set, Day at the Works Set and Mountain Overpass Set. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.3 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Somewhat disapointingJul 22, 2010
By Kevin Derby
"FreeArcade.com"
My grandson loves his Thomas track and he really likes "hills", so I thought this would be a good addition. Unfortunately there are a couple of big problems with this set.
1. The slopes up to the next level are not gradual enough, so trains going up the hill will lift cars in the middle off the track; which then tip over and derail.
2. If you stack the risers, the clearance isn't quite enough for an engine coming up the lower hill to not hit its funnel, or roof of its cab, on the ceiling of the "tunnel", where it then gets stuck.
So the risers should be a bit taller and the slopes a bit more gradual before this would be a really nice addition to your Thomas track.
23 of 24 found the following review helpful:
not enough partsFeb 07, 2007
By Skredberry
This set would be nice if it came with more risers. Immediately, I had to run out to purchase more risers to create the elevated levels. It is fine on a train table if you have enough curves and risers to keep it going. We also have the Nilo table that allows you to cantilever the track off the edge of the table, but being that my son is only 2 1/2, that's a concept better saved for next year. You probably need at least 4 additional risers b/c you need to have a riser at each track link for support. I ended up running out the same day for risers, which I could only find Brio, which are slightly shorter than the Thomas risers and creates some instability. You're only limited by your creativity and when you come up with a new idea, unfortunately, it also means purchasing more track parts.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great additionJan 19, 2008
By D. Jones-Mahoney
We started with a basic generic wooden train set and have been adding accessories over time. This is one of the better ones we have bought. I was going to just get the stacking risers but this a a better value for your money. When building your layout though, I would start with this piece and build off from it to better incorporate it.
21 of 27 found the following review helpful:
Not practical for the train tableOct 17, 2004
By Julie Mason
"Joey's mom"
We found that this set when put together as a double decker like it is meant to be, is just too long for our train table. Luckily the stacking risers can be taken apart to make two seperate hills but that is not what we were hoping for.
However, good quality as usual.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
fits pretty wellDec 27, 2010
By belle
We buy Ikea track usually - it's cheaper and works with the Thomas trains perfectly.
The Thomas tracks fit snugly with Ikea's - a little difficult for the 2y/o but not too hard for parents to connect. The height-difference is a bit of a gap with the Ikea bridges (but not enough to disrupt train-play). The Ikea supports need to be flipped upside-down to work with the height of the Thomas track - simple enough but makes them slightly more shifty (but not a real issue). Overall, I like that we can buy the inexpensive track and still use it with great success when combining with the more complicated Thomas expansions.
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