Plarail Edward, Henry, and Emily arrived today

It's always nice to get the original Edward! I still can't understand why they changed Edward that much... According to Rev. Awdry, Edward should be based on Sharp, Stewart and Co. "Larger Seagull" K2 Class. Other basis for Edward are LNER D34 "Glen" (NBR Reid Class K), LNER D20 (NER Class R), LNER D40 (GNSR Class F) etc. 

The important detail is that all of them are 4-4-0 steam locomotives, and old Tomy Edward was 4-4-0 locomotive. Now, with those fake first and third pair of wheels, it's hard to tell what this new Tomy Edward actually is. It's quite different engine now... I think Edward is the most changed engine in all Tomy Thomas & Friends range. And I don't like his new bright yellow van either; old gray troublesome truck + van were much better in my opinion. But that's just me...