the older tomy engines i ordered were repacked into new trackmaster boxes, but still bearing the tomy name at the bottom of the box. i had fears that they were new engines, so checked the dates on the bottom. they had years like 2004, 2006 on them, which makes them original releases. the new trackmaster engines have the name stamped on the bottom, which will make life easier for parents and new collectors.
i also got some spare parts: hooks and couplings for all engines, spare "boulders" from the big loader for my contruction zone and spare tyres as i had 3 older engines that were missing theirs.
i have updated the tomy page, but need to get some trackmaster tracks down for those photos before i can update that page, so will likely do it tomorrow.