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Hiro is an old Japanese tender engine.

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Image: Range: Released: Notes
TrackMaster(Tomy)Hiro
TrackMaster (Tomy) 2009
  • European release
  • With black caboose
  • Powered by AA battery
TrackMaster(Fisher-Price)BigFriendsHiro
TrackMaster (Fisher-Price) 2010
  • Big Friends release
PlarailHiro
Plarail 17 February 2011
  • With slate car and blue barrels
PlarailHiro
Plarail 7 June 2012
  • With slate car and blue barrels
TrackMaster(Revolution)MotorizedBigFriendsHiro
TrackMaster (Revolution) 2014
  • Big Friends release
  • Redesigned body with no middle wheel
  • New wheel rubber
  • Smaller tender
  • Motor with enhanced performance
  • Powered by two AAA batteries
MotorizedRailwayHiro
Motorized Railway 2015
  • Single unit
TrackMaster(Revolution)MotorizedBigFriendsHiro
Motorized 2020
  • Big Friends release
Motorized2022BigFriendsHiro
Motorized 2022
  • Big Friends release
  • Taller and larger slanted cab and funnel
  • Larger boiler and smoke reflectors
  • Thicker lining on boiler
  • No nameplate
  • No siderods
  • Newly molded headlamp and smokebox
  • Longer running board
  • Darker red wheels
  • Red power switch
  • Unpainted cab windows

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Trivia[]

  • A TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) Big Friends Hiro is seen on the back of TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2009 Big Friends boxes, but was cancelled.
  • The Plarail Hiro uses a modified version of the existing Plarail D51 tooling.
  • The TrackMaster (Revolution) Hiro's face is based on original live action face designs.

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