Thomas & Friends BML08 James, Thomas the Tank Engine Toy Engine, Trackmaster Toy Train, 3 Year Old

My son loves it! Still works perfectly 2 and a half years in and still regularly played with.

Well, this gained me kudos from my 3-year-old nephew so it gets 5 stars. Secretly I did like playing with this as well, so I also give it five stars. It's amazing how much time you can waste, and yet strangely enjoy, watching a toy train go round and round a track. These Trackmaster trains are very pricey for what they are, but given that my nephew went around for a week afterwards telling everyone that his favourite birthday present was his Trackmaster James, it's worth its weight in gold. Suck that other aunties ;-)

A solid and well built product, easily able to withstand the 'crashes' and man handling of children, without being too complex so that children (age 4+) are able place the train onto the track without adult assistance. Takes two AA size batteries and one set of batteries lasted at least a full day with the train going constantly. Granddaughter delighted and Granddad exhausted!

I haven't opened this yet as it is a gift, but my kids have plenty of trackmaster trains. My son had the older trackmaster james where the tender was connected to the train by wires covered with plastic and the battery went in the tender, over time the connecter bit snapped so the train wasn't a motorised one anymore, which is why I have bought this one. I awesume the batteries go in the train itself as there is now a clip for the train and tender to clip and unclip as seen in the pic, you can probarly connect the tender to other trains too. The reason for 4 stars is because in the picture for the james on the website I purchased from (this one) there is a button to turn the train on as you can see on the picture of Thomas but instead it is the older white switch also shown in the pic. I don't think it will effect play in anyway though, but it may be abit misleading to customers purchasing for a younger child. It does have the new wheels with like little spikes for extra grip to climb bigger hills as the older ones don't have the little spikes.

Good quality and value for money. Bought to go with the Two-in-One Builder Set. Kept my grandson amused for hours, watching Thomas chasing James.

Bought as part of a birthday present for my Thomas mad 4 yr old grandson. He absolutely loves it. A good purchase and I have to say it’s very well made.

Brought for my nephews birthday 5th birthday! The smile on this face tells the whole story as he loved them!! really adaptable with others track too with is fantastic!

Lovely present for my nephew