Thomas & Friends™ Track PlayTape®

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2015 Manufactured exclusively for Bachmann Trains by InRoad Toys, Bachmann's new Thomas & Friends™ Track PlayTape^® lets little 3+ engineers instantly create their own railroad play area for their kid-powered toy trains.  Simulating real train track and decorated with colorful Thomas & Friends™ artwork including Thomas' familiar "peep peep" whistle, PlayTape^® sticks on any flat surface but can be easily pulled up to remove or reposition. A full 50 feet of 2" wide track can be torn to any length to create track layouts matching a child's imagination. Bachmann's Track PlayTape^® provides hours of railroading fun that sticks! PlayTape^® is also available in additional track and road versions from both Bachmann and InRoad Toys. Visit Bachmann Trains (www.bachmanntrains.com) at Toy Fair Booth 1241 and InRoad Toys (www.inroadtoys.com) at Booth 2166 or for more information.

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Thomas & Friends™ Track PlayTape^® features:

• track on a roll that measures 50 feet x 2 inches
• sticks to any flat surface for instant track building
• simply pull up to reposition or remove
• no residue
• tears to any length
• turns floors, tables, and carpets into places for fun
• perfect for Thomas & Friends™  3+  train products
• made in the USA
• patent pending

About Thomas & Friends
Thomas the Tank Engine™ was created by the Reverend W. Awdry for his son 70 years ago and today is enjoyed by families in more than 300 territories and in over 40 languages. The No.1 blue engine and his friends invite children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Children embark on adventures with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends makes tracks to great destinations on PBS KIDS® and Sprout® in the US and on Five's Milkshake! and Nick Jr in the UK.  Downloadable episodes are available through iTunes. For more information about the world of Thomas the Tank Engine™ and his friends, please visit www.thomasandfriends.com

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends™
Based on The Railway Series by The Reverend W Awdry
© 2015 Gullane (Thomas) Limited
A HIT Entertainment Company

About Bachmann Trains
As the world's largest manufacturer of train sets, locomotives, track, and accessories, Bachmann Trains offers a complete selection for both beginning and experienced modelers. Bachmann is one of the few train companies to offer products in all four of the most popular scales: N, HO, O, and G or Large Scale. To see Bachmann's complete line of products, visit www.bachmanntrains.com.

About InRoad Toys / PlayTape
InRoad Toys develops groundbreaking, enduring, high-play value toys with broad applicability across age groups. The company's premier product, PlayTape^® Fun That Sticks!^TM is revolutionizing the way the world plays with toy vehicles. PlayTape is the fastest, best way to creatively build roads and train tracks for playing with toy cars and trains. It sticks to any flat surface, is easy-tear, repositionable, easily peeled up without residue, easily stored & transported, disposable, and recyclable. In its debut year in 2014, PlayTape won 10 industry awards, including Parents Magazine Best Toys of 2014 and Dr. Toy's 10 Best Children's Products of 2014. PlayTape is 100% Made in the USA. Ages 3+. U.S. Patent Pending. For more information see www.InRoadToys.com.

SOURCE Bachmann Trains

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