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| | | Description: | | When an engine is in distress, it's Breakdown Train to the rescue! Magnetic lifting arm helps get any vehicle back on track or to the repair shop | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.05 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.57 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.61 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.31 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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 Almost ThereApr 09, 2010
Unlike many wooden railway pieces, this one is worth an evaluation, since it is a potential central piece.
This is a good concept for a wooden railway piece, and has an almost-there design. Just a bit more effort on the production (manufacturing) would have helped also.
But....if the good price is the result of a quick and low-effort job, then it's a trade-off we can live with. I'd rather not pay another $5 more for a better design and quality, because even a better toy of this type will not occupy a child for long!
So...since the realistic amount of play a child will get from a piece like this -- one that can *fit* under a bridge and through a tunnel -- is only an hour or two cumulative, it is....good enough.
Problems? Well, the swiveling crane is hard to turn and also hard to lift and lower (manufacturing quality issue). 2nd, the reach of the crane is just-enough, which is probably a reasonable compromise, but sometimes disappointing.
Don't expect too much, and let the child do their own thing, and it is good enough.
Bottom line: recommended for train sets that already have at least 6 or 8 other engines/cars/trucks.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 flat bed train carFeb 28, 2010
My 3 year old son is obsessed with trains and wanted a flatbed train car for Christmas. This was the only flatbed we could find that didn't have the pegs on it to hold on freight. It has a small magnet on top so it can hold some things (he keeps trying to carry everything on it). He loves playing with this and if you ask him what Santa brought, he immediately says "flatbed train car". He also loves the crane portion and has become his favorite crane to use with all of the trains.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't work as expectedJul 31, 2009
Another reviewer mentioned that the flatbed isn't wide enough to hold other trains. That's definitely true and very frustrating. You might be able to carefully balance another train on the flatbed, but it falls off as soon as you move it. My son doesn't even play with the flatbed, although he will occasionally use the crane to pull trains onto the track or along the track. Other than that, it's as well-made as all the other Thomas Wooden Railway items we have.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Nice Addition, with only one flaw.Dec 29, 2008
It's a nice addition to my son's collection. However, the flat bed that comes with the crane is not wide enough for any of the cars or trains to sit on. Just a heads up.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
We love Thomas!Jul 06, 2006
My son loves the Thomas and Friends trains and we are unable to buy them where we live. The train is great. The crane pivots which is great so that it can pick up things on either side of the track. My son was extremely pleased with this train. The one downfall is the picture. He is three years old and was expecting the Breakdown Train with the yellow crane. When it came, he did not understand that this was the actual train and he would not be getting the yellow crane. I would recommend changing the picture. Young children do not understand that it may be different than the actual picture. Other than that, we are totally satisfied and love the Breakdown Train. We would highly recommend it to anyone who likes to make their trains crash and have another train come to the rescue.
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