The Thomas Engine Collection Series (Japanese: トーマスエンジンコレクションシリーズ, also abbreviated as TECS) was a range produced by Bandai from 1992 to 2005. Some items from the range were sold by the Ertl Company in the US in the Gold Rail range.

Products

Vehicles

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	First Number:	Second Number:	ERTL Code:	Notes
	Thomas	1992	4902425351933	01	S01	4704
	Annie	1992	4902425351971	02	S02	4700
	Clarabel	1992	4902425351988	03	S03	4701
	Edward	1992	4902425351940	04	M02	4712
	James	1992	4902425355429	05	M01	4711
	Percy	1992	4902425355412	06	S04	4705
	Henry	1992	4902425351964	07	L02	4713	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Gordon	1992	4902425351957	08	L01	4714
	Foolish Freight Car	1992	4902425363226	09	S10	4702
	Troublesome Truck	1992	4902425366692	10	S08	4703
	Bill	1992	4902425368955	11	S07	4706
	Ben	1992	4902425368948	12	S09	4707
	Harold the Helicopter	1992	4902425368658	13	X01	4710
	Bertie	1992	4902425368665	14	M05	4709
	Toby	1992	4902425368641	15	S05	4708
	Donald	1992	4902425373409	16	L05	4743	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Douglas	1992	4902425373416	17	L06	4744	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Terence	1993	4902425376912	18	N01	4732	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Trevor	1993	4902425376929	19	N03	4738	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Duck	1993	4902425382562	20	M03	4740	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Daisy	1993	4902425384313	21	L12	4772	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Mavis	1993	4902425390963	22	M10	4773	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	Oliver	1993	4902425397252	23	M04
	Diesel	1993	4902425413952	24	S21	4771	ERTL Gold Rail release cancelled.
	BoCo	1994	4902425458175	25	L08
	Sir Handel	1995	4902425478081	26	S11
	Skarloey	1995	4902425478074	27	S12
	Duke	1995	4902425478067	28	M09
	George	1995	4902425478050	29	N04
	Caroline	1995	4902425482866	30	S23
	Peter Sam	1995	4902425478098	31	S13		Features old funnel.
	Rusty	1995	4902425478104	32	S20
	Duncan	1995	4902425487373	33	S14
	Stepney	1995	4902425487380000	34	M08
	Red Coach	1995	4902425493367	35	S15
	Blue Coach	1995	4902425493374	36	S16
	Bulgy	1995	4902425493381	37	F01
	Rheneas	1996	4902425493398	38	S19
	S.C. Ruffey	1996	4902425527284	39	S18
	Henrietta	1996	4902425527291	40	S22
	Toad	1996	4902425527307	41	S17
	Circus Trucks	1996	4902425538877	42	L07
	Post Truck and brake van	1997	4902425560250	43	L09
	Milk Tank and Fuel Tank	1997	4902425560267	44	M06
	Diesel 261	1997	4902425560243	45	L13
	Sir Topham Hatt and Car	1997	4902425560236	46	N02
	Derek	1999	4902425719719	47	L14
	Old Slow Coach	1999	4902425719726	48	L11
	Sir Topham Hatt and Sedan	1999	4902425719733	49	N05
	Celebrity	1999	4902425727080	50	L10
	Thumper	1999	4902425727189	51	M07
	Tiger Moth	1999	4902425727196	52	X02
	Butch	1999	4902425727202	53	L04		Comes with his flatbed.
	Lady	2000	4902425770000	54	S06
	Diesel 10	2000	4902425770017	55	L03		Features fully-poseable Pinchy.
	Dodge	2001	4543112023896	56	S24
	Splatter	2001	4543112023902	57	S25
	Jack	2005	4543112321404	58	N04		Replaced George as N04 upon release.

Talking Engines

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	Number:	Notes
	Talking Thomas	1993		01	Surprised face; only talking release in the range.

Battery-Operated Rolling Stock

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	Notes
	Electric Running! Annie and Clarabel	1996		Motorised.
	Electric Running! Coaches	1996	4902425495156 4902425773957	Motorised; reissued in 2000.
	Electric Running! Breakdown Crane	1996		Motorised.
	Electric Running! Van Carrier	1996		Motorised; comes with Post Van.
	Sound! Express Coach	1997		Makes sound when button on roof is pressed.
	Sound! Cattle Trucks	1997		Makes sound when button on roof is pressed.

Metallic Vehicles

• Thomas (metallic, gold and silver)
• James (metallic)
• Percy (metallic)
• City of Truro (gold and silver)
• Peter Sam (gold)
• Rusty (gold)
• Duke (gold)
• Annie (gold)
• Clarabel (gold)

Playsets

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	ERTL Code:	Notes
	DX Thomas the Tank Engine Sheds Turntable Playset	1992	4902425351926	4718
	Countryside Station Ffarquhar Playset	1992	4902425365275	4716
	Signal Box Lower Suddery Playset	1992	4902425365268	4715
	Cargo Port Sodor Shipping Playset	1992	4902425365534	4717	Includes Dignity; originally named "Shipyard Playset" in ERTL catalogue.[1]
	Thomas the Tank Engine Exciting World	1993	4902425375206
	Knapford Station	1994	4902425382050 4543112023919		Includes breakdown crane with flatbed and snowplough; reissued in 2001.
	Mountain Quarry	1995
	Sound! Town	1996
	Thomas Station	1996	4902425529523
	Electric Running! Passenger Panorama Set	1996			Connects to Cross Rail and Harbour with Crane Panorama Sets.
	Electric Running! Cross Rail Panorama Set	1996			Connects to Passenger and Harbour with Crane Panorama Sets.
	Electric Running! Harbour with Crane Panorama Set	1996			Connects to Passenger and Cross Rail Panorama Sets; includes Bulstrode.
	Cranky at Cargo Port	1999	4902425719689		Includes Bulstrode.
	Special Rail Set	2000

Pattoderu Town

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	Number:	Notes
	Sheds Area	1996		1	Fold-out set; features engine shed, turntable, signal box, windmill and water tower.
	Knapford Area	1996		2	Fold-out set; features Knapford station and yard with crane.
	Quarry Area	1996		3	Fold-out set; features slate quarry incline, water towers and coaling tower.

Multi-Packs

Image:	Name:	Released:	SKU:	Notes
	DX Gift Set	1992	4902425373393	Includes Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Annie, Clarabel, DX Thomas the Tank Engine Sheds and a promotional VHS (with thanks for knap for sharing this with us).

Other Countries

토마스기관차

• Thomas
• Edward
• Henry
• Gordon
• James
• Percy
• Annie
• Clarabel
• Tidmouth Sheds
• Sodor Shipping Company

Trivia

• Henry, Gordon, Percy, Bill, Ben and the narrow gauge engines' coupling rod arrangements are inaccurate.
• Henrietta, Daisy and Duck's buffer beams are black.
• Donald, Douglas and Oliver's running boards are red.
• Peter Sam's model has his old funnel.
• Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Toby and Duck's face sculpt were updated.
• Henry's prototype model has his old shape.
• Toby and Duck's prototype models did not have couplers.
• Toad's model portrays him facing forwards.
• One of Bulgy's passengers has a strong resemblence to Eric Cartman from South Park.

References

External Links

• Japanese collector site
• Comparison of the Bandai TECS and ERTL Gold Rail (Sodor Island Fansite)