Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES

Doubt anyone knew about this, but there's a new Big Talking Thomas.
Video of it from Takara Tomy themselves: https://youtu.be/NOr_R5BBUVI

It was announced on the TakaraTOMY website 27th December 2019:
https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/pl.../index.htm

Good to see they have removed Edward and Henrys numbers on the front to upset the purists . I assume there is some sort of engine recognition involved

I think you just choose one of the numbered buttons to produce the conversation relevant to a particular engine. (1 Thomas, 4 Gordon, 5 James, 6 Percy, 51 Hiro).

Wow, I like how his eyes roll and mouth moves with what he is saying. Too bad I didn't understand what he is saying.

I wonder about this one:


I think it cannot pass under the bridge (or through the big bridge, or the city station J-13, J-26) with the top platform loaded with cars, am I right? 
There is another question...The car is extra long - what happens in double track curves? If this car is on the outer track, would it hit the train on the inner track that is comming in opposite direction?

(01-22-2020, 11:09 AM)Mister No Wrote: I wonder about this one: (S-34 Car Transport Train)

Lots of discussion about this one earlier on in this thread, you need to go back a few pages.

That Transport Train releases tomorrow 1/23/20

Studying the pictures I have seen, it looks like that EF65 Engine has a flip out front hook.

(01-22-2020, 11:23 AM)chrisjo Wrote:

(01-22-2020, 11:09 AM)Mister No Wrote: I wonder about this one: (S-34 Car Transport Train)

Lots of discussion about this one earlier on in this thread, you need to go back a few pages.

I read it but didn't find the answer (or an opinion) about what will happen in double track curves.

By the looks of this picture on a curve it doesn't look like it would be a problem.