LEGO City Train Deluxe Set

by LEGO

Product Features

• Deluxe train set includes 20 curved, 8 straight and 2 switching rails for a complete 57-by-33-inch track layout
• Cargo truck has a bed that lifts to unload cargo
• 3-channel infrared remote control moves train forward and backward at three different speeds
• Includes 5 minifigures with lots of tools and accessories
• Requires 9 AA batteries (not included)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 18.8 x 3.7 inches ; 6.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000EJ9OB8
• Item model number: 4286857
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,276 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This 856-piece deluxe train set has everything you need for awesome railroad adventures. The infrared remote control operates on three different channels at six different speeds, and even has a real working horn. Full track includes 20 curved, eight straight and two switching rails. Complete train features engine with working headlights, cargo wagon, caboose, crane car and flatbed car. There's even a roadster, truck and forklift, all with working parts.

• Train has working lights and horn
• Working crane on crane car hoists cargo
• Complete train includes engine and three cars, and measures over three feet (92cm) long
• Train also runs on 9v LEGO train tracks

Product Description

Full speed ahead! This deluxe train set has everything you need for awesome railroad adventures! The infrared remote control operates on 3 different channels at 6 different speeds, and even has a real working horn. Full track includes 20 curved, 8 straight and 2 switching rails. Complete train features engine with working headlights, cargo wagon, caboose, crane car and flatbed car. There's even a roadster, truck and forklift, all with working parts! Includes 5 minifigures with lots of tools and accessories! Includes 20 curved, 8 straight and 2 switching rails for a complete 57" x 33" (145cm x 84cm) track layout! Train has working lights and horn! Included cargo truck has a bed that lifts to unload cargo! Working crane on crane car hoists cargo! Complete train includes engine and 3 cars, and measures over 3 feet (92cm) long! 3-channel infrared remote control moves train forward and backward at 3 different speeds! Requires 9 AA (1.5v) batteries, not included. Train also runs on 9v LEGO train tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! What fun!, January 9, 2007

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Guthrie (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: LEGO City Train Deluxe Set (Toy)

We love this train! My son is a lego enthusiast and a train enthusiast, so this is great for him. His is six, but with a bit of help, was able to build the whole set. More track is a MUST! We like the ability to be creative - to change the track every time we build it. You have to have more track for that. The remote control has worked great. Be sure you push the forward button more that one time. We were pushing it only once, and it was going so slow, we were disappointed. But then we learned that if you push it multiple times, the speed increases - in fact, the train flies around the track! Amazing! This wasn't in the instructions.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great incarnation of the Lego Train System, December 29, 2007

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Jon Akers (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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= 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: LEGO City Train Deluxe Set (Toy)

I have been collecting Lego trains for nearly thirty years now, and I have to say that this model holds the same magic that that original train thirty years ago held for me. There are certainly improvements in the system, and the way it is powered has changed somewhat, but it still has the same basics.

One thing to note is that the tracks are not compatible with the tracks from the first era of trains, so if you have the old blue tracks you do have to do some funky things in order to combine the two systems together. The trains, however, do fit in the same gauge so if you have a train from one system it work fine on the tracks from the other system.

This is apparently the end of this generation of Lego train, and a new generation is going to be introduced sometime in the next year or two. Apparently the tracks will still be compatible, which is very good news.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lego's 2006 Cargo Train, October 4, 2010

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R. Ferguson (Earth) - See all my reviews
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= 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: LEGO City Train Deluxe Set (Toy)

Lego delisted this set in late 2009. This set and #7897 were the of the "RC" generation of trains. The prior generation was the 9 volt series which used electrified track. The next (and current) generation is the Power Functions (PF) series which uses updated components (a new motor and new infrared signaling devices). The battery compartment and infrared receiver of the RC generation is a single, large unit; this is unique to 7897 and 7898. Battery power comes from AA batteries. It is not out of the question to modify the old trains with PF elements (to varying degrees of elegance). 9 volt, RC and PF all use the same gauge track, but the 9 volt track is electrified (RC and PF can still use it). Lego still calls its track "RC."

This set is modeled in the style of a small European cargo train. The set has fantastic playability. It includes an engine (most similar to a Deutsche Bahn Class E44), a crane car, a flat car, box car, hopper, small freight truck, forklift, red sports car, and five mini-figures. The set includes two sets of points (switches), twenty pieces of curved track and eight pieces of straight track. The set requires only batteries to be up and running. Even though this set has been superseded by a newer cargo train, it is still one of the best cargo trains that Lego has produced.

Cheers