"Thomas the Tank Engine" simulators, you'd better

Richard Glueck · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:28 pm

Shades of Homeland Security, it's good to see idiocy is not relegated to North America.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/t ... essons.php

co614 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:47 pm

One of the reasons that the NH&I stopped doing the Thomas events was the ever increasing demands of HIT Entertainment to the point that it just wasn't worth all the effort at the end of the day.
I was pleased to see that this RR had the gumption to put them in their place. Perhaps if more do the same they'll come back down to earth???
Ross Rowland

rivet counter · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:18 pm

I think that they are not fair to the rr and they use a cardbord steam locomotive. The cost is to high for a family and they will not be back for a train ride when thomas is not there for the rr to profit from.

David Farlow · **Posted:** Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:25 pm

Our tickets are on sale for $18.00 per person this year. I presume this change is the same for all events across the country. We're working on trying to include more activities to help ease the sticker shock.

David Farlow
Whitewater Valley Railroad

k5ahudson · **Joined:** Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:30 am **Posts:** 773

David Farlow wrote:

Our tickets are on sale for $18.00 per person this year. I presume this change is the same for all events across the country. We're working on trying to include more activities to help ease the sticker shock.

It has gone up to $20 from $18 here in Canada, which I do not understand because the U.S. and Canadian dollars are worth just about par now. The Canadian dollar was in the 70 cent range for years until recently.

Chris Salmonson · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:44 am

Perhaps he was cross because he didn't have a fan in his hat.