Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains

Yeah the Gold Thomas is a weird one, I remember the old wiki photo of it, and everyone thought that it was fake, or a custom until I found one on Yahoo in mid 2016 with the original box and certificate of authenticity (I sent the link straight to Muddy and thankfully he won the auction). No one knows when or why or the number of them produced, but I think was a giveaway prize in 1995 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Thomas and Friends. People suspect around 50 were produced, but that number is definitely not certain. It is a true mystery as to what it is, why it was produced and of course how many were produced, however I hope someone else could shed some light on the situation in the future, or like Vio said, maybe come forward with some advertising for it.

And Vio, I really love the look of the Tenjin Subway, there is just something about the blue and white stripe that just appeals so much to me. It's a shame that it is so rare though, I'd love to own one

Edit: Just found this image, what an absolute FIND

Considering a 2 car set of this train in horrible condition sold for 50,000yen

I could imagine what this guy would be thinking when he came across this