| | |  | Thomas The Tank Engine | Home » » Thomas And Friends Wooden Railway - Battery-Powered Salty | | | | | | | Description: | | Salty is a hard-working old diesel engine who loves working at the docks and telling tales. He occasionally works in the quarry and elsewhere on the Island of Sodor, but he's happiest down by the docks. Salty is a little rough around the edges but has a big heart. Kids can watch and play along as this battery-powered Salty engine powers his way around Brendham Docks and through your own imaginative adventures. Requires one "AA" battery, not included. | | | Features: | |
• Die-cast metal chassis and body
• Chunky rubber-lined tires grip track to prevent derailing
• Easy-to-operate start button
• Special magnet helps keep rolling stock on the track
• Recommended Age Range 3 to 5 Years
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 4.33 inches | | Product Width:
| 2.56 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.1 inches | | Package Length:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 My son's favorite trainMar 17, 2011
By Mike Deeee
I bought my son the battery-powered Salty for X-mas. This is by far his favorite as all of his other trains are hand-push only. Other reviews mention that the battery-powered trains jump off of the tracks. This is occasionally true, but when going down hills the battery powered trains actually stay on the track better than the hand pushed cars because their momentum is limited. Salty handles tracks that merge or split much better than I expected. He cannot, however, handle a switch-T track. He can pull a lot more cars then I imagined.
Tricks to building a battery-powered Salty track design.
1. Try not to use 2 small curves back to back heading in opposite directions.
2. You can use switch tracks, but always plan for Salty to take the straight path.
3. Watch how your pieces fit (especially bridges). Large gaps can cause issues.
4. Make sure the track Salty is on is basically one big loop.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Slow and steadyJan 11, 2008
By Roo's mom
We've had battery-operated Salty for almost 2 years, and he's still on the original batteries. He's pretty durable--very limited paint chipping, even though my son went through a stage where Salty was allowed to drive off the table onto the hardwood floor with some frequency! He can pull long trains (20+ cars) without the magnets coming apart. While Salty moves slowly (much more so than, say, Jet Engine Thomas), and he sometimes gets stuck while pulling long trains up hills or around corners, he always manages to get up the hill or around the corner after a moment or two. I suggest buying two battery-operated engines so you can have them race.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Just what I expected, a good toy for toddlersJan 11, 2011
By J. Geraci
I read reviews before I bouth this, and some said it falls off the track or the wheels slip; I had no such problems. My son abuses this train by rolling it on the floor, making the motor wind, which isn't a good idea. Even so, we've had it for I guess 5 months or so, and it works just fine. I heard that if the wheels slip, you can take a piece of scotch tape and roll the wheels over it to remove any oil or debris- it works! I would reccomend this train.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Choose your company wiselyDec 24, 2010
By ryan
This may or may not be a good product, I can't say. I ordered from MY TOYBOX and the product that they sent me doesn't work AT ALL. I contacted them and they didn't do nothing to remedy the situation (credit, refund, exchange, etc). So if you buy this product DON'T buy from My TOXBOX.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Not Happy with toyDec 30, 2011
By Becky Sohm
We purchased this trian for a Christmas present. Once opened on Christmas morning we found out it did not work, my son was very disappointed. When we called the company they said that they have not made this train in about a year- due to problems. The company was great to work with and offered a different item if we return the Salty. Amazon on the other hand was not so easy to work with- the customer service was terrible and they could only offer a refund.
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