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Day Out with Thomas
Day Out with Thomas is a trade name, licensed by Mattel for tourist events that take place on heritage railways and feature one or more engines decorated to look like characters from the British children's television series Thomas & Friends. The events are held in Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. They include a full-day of activities for families in addition to rides on trains pulled by the customised steam locomotives resembling characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine.
Day Out with Thomas family events include train rides and activities like live entertainment, scavenger hunts, bounce houses, mazes, lawn games, and stage shows. For example, an event in Ohio had a straw bale maze, bouncy houses, portable mini golf, model train displays, balloon artists, and Thomas Wooden Railway train tables.
Events often include characters like Sir Topham Hatt and Rusty and Dusty. The events usually last all day.
The Nene Valley Railway at Peterborough in England was the first railway to possess a full-scale replica of Thomas, constructed from an industrial tank engine built by Hudswell Clarke in 1947. It was nicknamed "Thomas" and in 1971 was officially named by the Reverend W. Awdry.
Ever since then other tank engines around the world have appeared as Thomas. The Strasburg Rail Road and Mid Hants Railway have built working replicas from original locomotives.
In Australia, several railways have hosted Day Out with Thomas events: in New South Wales the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, and the NSW Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere; in Queensland, the Workshop Railway Museum; and in Victoria the Puffing Billy Railway and the Bellarine Railway.
In the Netherlands annually, these events are held at Het Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht.
In New Zealand, Mainline Steam's Bagnall tank locomotive has appeared as Thomas on a number of different locations (including at the Britomart Transport Centre in Auckland and has also appeared at the extremely popular biannual "Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine" weekends at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway (south of Auckland)).
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Day Out with Thomas
Day Out with Thomas is a trade name, licensed by Mattel for tourist events that take place on heritage railways and feature one or more engines decorated to look like characters from the British children's television series Thomas & Friends. The events are held in Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. They include a full-day of activities for families in addition to rides on trains pulled by the customised steam locomotives resembling characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine.
Day Out with Thomas family events include train rides and activities like live entertainment, scavenger hunts, bounce houses, mazes, lawn games, and stage shows. For example, an event in Ohio had a straw bale maze, bouncy houses, portable mini golf, model train displays, balloon artists, and Thomas Wooden Railway train tables.
Events often include characters like Sir Topham Hatt and Rusty and Dusty. The events usually last all day.
The Nene Valley Railway at Peterborough in England was the first railway to possess a full-scale replica of Thomas, constructed from an industrial tank engine built by Hudswell Clarke in 1947. It was nicknamed "Thomas" and in 1971 was officially named by the Reverend W. Awdry.
Ever since then other tank engines around the world have appeared as Thomas. The Strasburg Rail Road and Mid Hants Railway have built working replicas from original locomotives.
In Australia, several railways have hosted Day Out with Thomas events: in New South Wales the Zig Zag Railway, Lithgow, and the NSW Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere; in Queensland, the Workshop Railway Museum; and in Victoria the Puffing Billy Railway and the Bellarine Railway.
In the Netherlands annually, these events are held at Het Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht.
In New Zealand, Mainline Steam's Bagnall tank locomotive has appeared as Thomas on a number of different locations (including at the Britomart Transport Centre in Auckland and has also appeared at the extremely popular biannual "Day out with Thomas the Tank Engine" weekends at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway (south of Auckland)).