Video, New Plarail Steam Along Thomas

Better than seeing just images of it. I do agree that if the steam effect is not some CGI that they superimposed over the footage to make it look better, it looks far more impressive than both the original Steam Along Thomas and the new TrackMaster one combined. It really does appear to be a huge improvement given that Tomy made both this and the original. Now I see what that grey piece on the side is for (it's there for the excess water to escape, and there seems to be a "puddle" in the water tower piece to prevent it from spilling elsewhere. Also, the engine is more similar to the 2004 (?) Japanese talking one, because it can be uncoupled from the battery truck. It really is self contained, just not motorised. I never got why there was a light in the smokebox in every Thomas that made steam (including the original). The fact that the steam still works when the engine merely detects motion is not new - The original version also had that (I had one). Thanks for the video.