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Ben (ベン) is a cheeky yellow saddle tank engine twin. Bill is his twin.

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Image: Range: Released: Notes
PlarailPrototypeBen
Plarail 31 July 1999
MotorRoadandRailBen
Tomica World 2001 (UK)
2002 (US)
MotorRoadandRailBen
Motor Road and Rail 2003
PlarailBen
Plarail 2003
Motor Road and Rail 2004
  • US release
MotorRoadandRailBenwithTrack
Motor Road and Rail 2005
  • US release known as Ben with Track
  • With china clay Troublesome Truck and four curved track pieces
TrackMaster(HiTToyCompany)2007BigFriendsBen
TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2007
  • Big Friends release
  • With china clay Troublesome Truck and two half straight track pieces
  • Sold in window box
TrackMaster(HiTToyCompany)2008BigFriendsBenTargetbox
TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2007
  • Big Friends release
  • With blue van and two half straight track pieces
  • Sold in blister pack
TrackMaster(HiTToyCompany)2008ToysRUsBen
TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2008
TrackMaster(HiTToyCompany)LittleFriendsBen
TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2008
  • Little Friends release
  • Sold in window box
TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) 2009
  • Big Friends release
  • With blue van
  • Sold in blister pack
TrackMaster(Fisher-Price)BigFriendsBenTargetbox
TrackMaster (Fisher-Price) 2010
TrackMaster(Fisher-Price)LittleFriendsBen
TrackMaster (Fisher-Price) 2011
  • Little Friends release

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Trivia[]

  • Plarail Ben was individually released five years before his twin Bill internationally.
  • The prototype TrackMaster (HiT Toy Company) Toys "R" Us Ben features both trucks with china clay instead of one.
  • The prototype TrackMaster (Fisher-Price) Big Friends Ben features a slate truck instead of a Troublesome Truck.
  • Some versions of the 2010 Big Friends Ben have sandbox lining and the back window.

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