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Wood was a Thomas & Friends merchandise line that consists of wooden engines, rolling stock, tracks and accessories and is a railway system created by Mattel and released in autumn 2017 in the United States and worldwide in 2018.

The line is a successor to the Wooden Railway line, having vehicles with visible wood and heat transfer decals in an effort to drastically reduce production costs. The line is compatible with Wooden Railway and other brands, but the track system features new connectors (to end compatibility with other brands). Track adaptors are included with sets and destinations in order to connect with Wooden Railway and similar track from other brands.

Following consumer backlash in response to the redesign, the summer 2018 range was cancelled in preparation of a reworking for the line in 2019, with the characters being fully painted once more.

In 2021, Mattel discontinued the line, replacing it with a redesigned Wooden Railway line.

Product History, Design and Make

When the line launched, all the characters had smaller revamped bodies, showing wood sections with heat transfer decals instead of paint, with additional detail but lacking physical domes. Buffers and buffer beams were also included being applied with the same heat transfer decals. New face and smoke box sculpts were also created with characters now having white dots in their eyes. Engines were all about the same length with four or six wheels.

Due to many criticisms from both fans and parents alike, all the characters from 2019 onwards were fully painted with additional detail, but keeping the rest of the 2017/2018 design.

Engines

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Thomas 2018 GGG29 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Gordon 2018 GGG46 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
James 2018 GGG62 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Percy 2018 GGG30 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Flying Scotsman 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Harvey 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Emily 2018 GGG47 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Spencer 2018 GGG68 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Rosie 2018 GGG34 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Stanley 2018 Re-design announced but never released
Hiro 2018 GGG67 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Charlie 2018 Re-design announced but only released in the 2019 Lift and Load Cargo set.
Ferdinand 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design planned but never released
Stephen 2018 Re-design announced but never released
Connor 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design planned but never released
Caitlin 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Gator 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Ashima 2018 GGG33 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Rajiv 2018 FXT12 Cancelled before release
Yong Bao 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Merlin 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Nia 2018 GGG31 (2019) Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Beau 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Rebecca 2018 FXT43 (2019) Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Diesel 2018 GGG35 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Diesel 10 2018 GGG82 (2019) Re-designed in 2019
Salty 2018 Re-design announced but never released
Hugo 2018 FHM37
Frankie 2018 Cancelled before release
Etienne 2018 GHK12 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2020
Winston 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Victor 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Rusty 2018 Re-design announced but never released
Henry 2020 GHK13
Toby 2020 GPR19
Edward 2020 GPR20
Kenji 2021 GPR21

Rolling Stock

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Annie and Clarabel 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Rocky 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Aquarium Cars 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Candy Cars 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Traveling Sir Topham Hatt 2018
Pop-Up Pastry Cars 2018 Cancelled before release

Multi-Car Packs

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Diesel's Dairy Drop Off 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Butch's Road Rescue 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Birthday Thomas 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Dynamite Ryan 2018 Re-named Ryan and S.C. Ruffey in 2020
Rosie's Prize Pony 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Water Tanker Belle 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Holiday Cookie Delivery 2018 Cancelled before release
Thomas and the Chinese Dragon​​​ 2019
Jousting Deluxe Multipack 2020 FXT44 Cancelled before release

Non-Rail Vehicles

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Bertie 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Harold 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Kevin 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Flynn 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Ace 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Jeremy 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019; only available in Busy Island Set
Isla 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019; only available in Big World Adventures Set
Bulstrode 2018 Re-designed in 2019; only available in Cranky at the Docks
Captain 2018 Cancelled before release

Special Edition Engines

2019

2020

  • 2020 Day Out with Thomas Engine

2021

  • 2021 Day Out with Thomas Engine

Buildings and Destinations

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Cranky at the Docks 2018 Sold with Bulstrode; re-designed in 2019
Spin and Lift Crane 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Knapford Train Station 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Tidmouth Sheds 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Get Well Hospital 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Sodor Search & Rescue Firehouse 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Captain's Boathouse 2018 Cancelled before release
Hollow Tree Tunnel 2018 Cancelled before release
Ol' Wheezy 2018 Cancelled before release
Harold's Helipad 2020

Track Packs

2018

  • Straights and Curves Track Pack
  • Expansion Track Pack
  • Bridge Track Pack

Sets

Model Original Release Year Item Number Notes
Animal Park Set 2018 Re-designed in 2019
5-in-1 Builder Set 2018
Snowy Rails Set 2018
Lift and Load Cargo Set 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Racing Figure 8 Set 2018 Re-designed in 2019
Around the Park Set 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Busy Island Set 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Deluxe Eco Rescue Set 2018 Cancelled before release; re-design announced but never released
Family Farm Set 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Castle Tower Set 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Big World Adventures Set 2018 Cancelled before release; officially released in 2019
Celebration Set 2020 Cancelled before release
Bridge and Crossings Set 2020

Trivia

  • The logo for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is displayed on the lower-right corner of the boxes.
  • Characters have their names engraved on the bottom instead of being painted on.
  • The majority of the summer 2018 wave was cancelled for a preparation of the line's 2019 reworking, with many of the items being delayed until 2019 or later, and many others not seeing a release before the line's discontinuation.
  • Unlike Wooden Railway and the Brio Thomas range, which used static wooden figurines, Wood features plastic figures with poseable legs, allowing them to sit in various vehicles and rolling stock. These figurines use a similar design to those used in Brio's non-Thomas sets.
  • The top level of Tidmouth Sheds' interior features a small decal of the original 1942 toy of Thomas which was made for Christopher Awdry.
  • S.C. Ruffey was the only fully coloured character released in 2018.
  • On Toby's prototype model, the roof decal is incorrectly positioned backwards.
  • Kenji is the first engine to come with a piece of rolling stock by default. He is also the first engine with a curved version of the tender block of the Wood range, and unlike other coaches in the line, the coach does not carry passenger figurines due to being built on a tender chassis. Kenji is also the last engine to be released, due to the line being discontinued in early-to-mid 2021.
  • Toby, Caitlin, and Rebecca are the only engines with their headlamps.
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