Our range includes this 58741BE Thomas and Friends Thomas The Tank Engine™ with Moving Eyes from our Bachmann Thomas & Friends Range.

Thomas is a blue six-wheeled (0-6-0 Tank) steam engine with the number 1 painted on his side tanks. Thomas first appeared in 1946 in the 2nd book in Reverend Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series, entitled 'Thomas the Tank Engine,' and he is the principal character in the 4 stories contained in the book. Thomas's best friends are Percy and Toby and he works on a branch line with his coaches Annie and Clarabel.

All of the locomotives in The Railway Series are based on real historical engines. Thomas has a resemblance to the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway's E2 class of 0-6-0 tank designed by Lawson Billinton in 1913.

Model Features

• Moving eyes
• Realistic resemblance to the character in the series
• Compatible with OO/HO gauge track and model railways

Bachmann Europe PLC was formed by Hong Kong based Kader in 1989 with its main UK headquarters in Moat Way, Barwell. The following year they launched the Bachmann Branchline range of 00 gauge models for the British market with the moulds that had previously been used for Mainline Railways and Replica. From this starting point Bachmann has developed the range further and now produce a large range of quality models and have become a leader in the market.