BRIO®-Bahn Oval mit Schranken

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000IUP0
• Item model number: 33021
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #672,718 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

If the sheer number and vast array of versatile, elegant components available in Swedish toymaker BRIO's Wooden Railway System has your head spinning, that's not necessarily a bad thing--provided the spinning is done around the Railway Crossing Oval Set. This complete starter railway kit consists of enough signature BRIO grooved and interlocking beechwood track sections to fashion a simple oval layout approximately 21 by 17.5 inches. Also included is a model locomotive and its adjoining freight car with removable magnetic cargo (which can also be unloaded using BRIO's Dockside Crane Depot, sold separately), a plastic roadway crossing with movable guard rails, and even a wooden automobile to drive across the tracks when all is clear. Although the Railway Crossing Oval Set is complete by itself, it is also compatible with all other Wooden Railway System accessories, so a simple oval can eventually morph into concentric circles or figure eights should young engineers get ambitious. --Tony Mason

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fun, February 18, 2002

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Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: BRIO®-Bahn Oval mit Schranken (Toy)

Brio train sets are fabulous and this set is a great one because the crossing means you can play "trains" as well as "cars" as my daughters too. They love stopping the train, lifting up the boom gates to let the cars go over the track and then put them down again to let the train continue on it's journey. They think that is great fun! It's also a great set to get you started and any of the other accessories or sets will add on easily.

Brio train sets are all wooden and the tracks go together and come apart easily - great for little hands (and Dad's too!). The tracks are indestructable. I know this because my playgroup has had Brio trainsets in their toy cupboard for over 10 years and it's still going strong!

It's not a cheap trainset but you are paying for quailty and something that will last the toddler years and will become a treasured toy. It's a toy you'll children will be keeping for their children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Additional Comments, September 6, 2002

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Kyu Kim (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: BRIO®-Bahn Oval mit Schranken (Toy)

Let me start by saying you should read Deanna's awesome and thorough review of it FIRST. I agree with EVERYTHING she wrote about it! Just a couple of additional comments-I love it because it's so compact (I was able to make a teardrop shape to fit onto my small Little Tikes table). Everytime we go into a toy story, my daughter is glued to their BRIO train table. Unfortunately, we do not have the room (or the means) for the huge BRIO table and all of its accessories. But this set is perfect to start your BRIO collection. Both me and my 18 M old daughter are absolutely thrilled with the set (it even has a poseable conductor). It's worth every penny!