My Tomica World - Introductions

UPDATE - Rolling Stock list

Well, while I was originally intending for my layout to be solely dedicated to Japanese trains only, this has kinda changed; Before I only counted Japanese units in my stock, now i've added my Thomas units to the list.

I kind of blame my mum [in a nice way lol] for the change of heart; [I live with her at the moment during my studies] who reminded me that the origins of my Plarail journey were A] her doing entirely, since she bought me my first ever Plarail [or rather, Thomas Motor Road & Rail] set [pictured below] & B] almost completely Thomas-related until I decided to jump back into Plarail to build my new layout, so therefore I should at least have Thomas on there too 


[Not my picture; the box is long lost to time   Still got all the components, however, and the level crossing [sans it's signpost] is a part of every layout i've ever built, without fail]

Funnily enough, she thought that she'd also bought me the Plarail James as a kid [for reasons I can't really publish, lest I break my online anonymity ] but actually got me Diesel 10 [my choice IIRC since I liked, and for now-different reasons still like Thomas & the Magic Railroad]; so she attempted to rectify that this Christmas, apparently as a nostalgic counterbalance to the mostly Japanese rolling stock [Christmas for me this year was unsurprisingly Plarail-heavy; made my gift shopping list for this year easier apparently though, so she tells me haha   ]  

A Plarail James was ordered with the intent of arriving for Christmas, but according to Amazon was never sent [although much to our surprise, one turned up on 8th Jan; see latest post on this thread], instead I got a new 2020 Plarail Thomas [ordered in place of the supposedly cancelled James], which now runs alongside the original [circa 2001] Thomas that started this whole trip in the first place lol   

Interestingly, unlike the mainline Plarail range that has swapped to the new 'generic' [as I call it] chassis design that can be swapped between most units, the Thomas range, or at least, Thomas himself, still uses the exact same 1992-era chassis and internal design from all previous Plarail models - I was expecting that they'd somehow have incorporated the generic chassis system so there you go I guess. 

Anyway, to the real purpose of this post

My stock of Plarail units numbers about 50-52 functioning units [that is to say, could run immediately], 4 in part or non-functional condition that could be repaired, and 2 that are beyond all hope [so basically will be condemned to scrap for spare parts, which I have not listed]

My fleet therefore includes;

Thomas and Freinds

Thomas the Tank Engine [x4, 2x TOMY [Tomica World/ Motor Road & Rail era], 1x v1 Trackmaster that uses the TOMY design; and 1x TOMY 2020 [Plarail/CGI era]

One of the Tomica World units [from a spares & repair Ebay lot] has a severely damaged, beyond repair gearbox, which functions but very poorly, sounds and perfoms like it has broken or damaged gears]

Diesel 10 [Tomica World era]
Percy [Tomica World era]
James [Tomica World era 'battery in tender' type, Non-functional and missing battery cover/tender coal, from the same lot as the damaged Thomas; suspect burnt-out motor, may use the damaged Thomas motor, which appears to still be good as a donor]
James [2020 Plarail, 'battery in engine' type, tender is now a non-functioning carriage piece]
Splatter [Thomas Motor Road & Rail]

Tomica World [Plarail Export range 1]

[English names from the Tomica World line, where provided, noted in quote marks]

'Bullet Train' [400 Series Shinkansen]
'Tomy Express' [485 Series 'Kamome Express']
'Super City' [300X Shinkansen]
'Lightning/Lightening Express' [Furano Express]
'Fun Express' [Meitetsu Blue Liner, sometimes erroneously referred to as the 'Animal Express' due to it's animal-centric designs, not to be confused with the 'Zoo Train' that also sometimes has the 'Animal Express' name attached]
'Zoo Train' [JNR C12 tank engine, in red, also seems to be referred to as the 'Animal Express' in some areas, based on the name printed on the carriage stickers]
'Virgin Train' [B.R InterCity 125 HST, mould used is of Kintetsu 21000 Series, train number printed on model corresponds to the BR Class 82 DVT]
'Eurostar' [B.R Class 373]
'TGV' [x2 - Orange 'Sud-Est' and Silver 'Atlantique']
'Silver Streak' [JR Kyushu 883 Series 'Sonic']
JNR EF65 [x2, although the other one I believe is supposed to be an EF81, since it has a red livery with a shooting star, and the two types of engine are similar looking]
Kintetsu 21000 Series
E3 Series Shinkansen [Yellow wheels]

Tomica Hypercity

E3 Series Shinkansen [Grey wheels]
E3 Series 'East I / Dr Yellow'

Plarail [Japanese imports, not featured in Tomica World]

300 Series Shinkansen
Red EF65/81 [See above]
Izukyu Royal Express
Pokemon With You 'Pikachu Train'
JR Shikoku 'Tetsudo Hobby Train'
Seibu 001 Series 'Laview'
L0 Series Shinkansen [Speed Change]
Cassiopeia Renewal
700 Series Shinkansen [with working headlights]
Nankai Rap:it
E4 Series Shinkansen [x2; coupling gimmick ver.]
E2 Series Shinkansen [x2; coupling gimmick ver.]
Narita Express [x2; coupling gimmick ver.]
Alfa-X Shinkansen [6-car special variant]
JR Freight EH500 'Kintaro' [special set including large selection of freight wagons]
JR 683 Series 'Thunderbird'
JR 500 Series Shinkansen [with working headlights]
JR 500 Series 'Hello Kitty' Shinkansen
JNR/JR EF66 
E5 Series Shinkansen [Special 'connecting' set with E6 Series]
E6 Series Shinkansen [Special 'connecting' set with E5 Series]
JR E233 Series 'Shonan' [with double-deck centre coach]
Odakyu Romancecar GSE70000 [with exclusive Pla-Kid and openable rear coach]
Tobu Revaty [x2, coupling gimmick ver.]
0 Series Shinkansen 'Dr Yellow' [with working headlights]
JR Shikoku 8600 Series
N700 Series Shinkansen 'Mizuho: Sakura'

There, bit wordy I know, but i've been compiling a list for personal reference anyway, so I figured i'd stick it here too hehe