I Got The BEST Lego Train

[@radarthefox508]

that trains a classic. so happy someone finally reviewed it

[@RWG14]

Remember buying this set in the early 2000s. The sound of the train set running litterally made me cry nostalgia tears!!! :D

[@widdly-scuds]

Definitely in the memory bank, I had 4565 growing up

[@Ddeletham]

Yep, instantly recognized the sound xD

[@BrittneyAMcCubbin]

I found this set in 2021 at a garage sale for $50.00. The train itself was never built still in original poly bags. Each train car had its own bag with a picture of that particular build on the bag. The only drawback was the original small cars and truck were missing. And I couldn’t test it out for one of the curved tracks was missing. But after building the train I developed builders remorse because it was such an old set.😂lol

[@dannypipewrench533]

8:52 Probably for if you want to build a bigger train but do not need more electrical components.

[@Carboxylated]

I miss the train theme so bad. I have no clue why LEGO is not reviving it...the latest Orient Express was a meh of a set. It baffles me as to why we have not seen an entire train theme again.

[@badgerjoey]

We get a new cargo and passenger train every 3-4 years but I’m guessing you mean all the extras like level crossings, shed, extra wagons etc.

[@LegoKid29]

The orient express was good you little piece of ####

[@DanTheRomanianofStatenIsland]

Best set of 23

[@Dezzybabe548]

@@badgerjoeyo

[@MayorMonobraue]

I dont like the new Lego trains. they aren’t too real for me and too futuristic. My plane for Lego is to make,real train sets and extra

[@LowgaenSchmidt]

I got this exact train set for Christmas when I was in elementary school. Definitely the best "Santa" gift I ever got.

[@Musiccinema]

Same here!

[@annonymat]

you can just buy copper tape and tape over modern rails to make them electric, used to do that as a kid, works perfectly

[@gta71000]

The issue your Hogwarts Express is having isnt weight. Did you flip the lock on the Hogwarts Express? The train has a lock mechanism that prevents the front most wheels from turning freely when the lock is in the down position. I can see its down so the train isn't in "free mode". Try flipping the lock into free mode (lift it up.) If it still doesn't work it's because the wheels on the HE engine has no traction. but this is fixable using O bands from a hardware store (bring a wheel with you for size comparison for the right one to fit like a glove) then use it on the track .i have this HE and motorizing it was easy but that lock the set makes you build prevents the wheels from turning left and right

[@judekw6034]

I think the problem with the Hogwarts Express is not the weight, as the 9V motor is heavy enough: It's the technic axles connecting the wheels of the locomotive. I removed them with my train and it runs so much smoother. Also bear in mind that the original HE waggons from the set you own need to be slightly modified for some curves, bc the 3L axle is too short for the needed distance between waggons. They do touch in S-curves and switch points and derail!

[@brickstudiosYT]

How would I remove the axles from the front engine with keeping the wheels on? And yeah I found out about the wagon connectors when I built my extra cars 😂

[@judekw6034]

@@brickstudiosYT I mean the technic axles on the outside simulating the coupling rods :) As the wheels slightly turn in opposite directions when in a curve, they touch the rod with the outward facing side of the wheel.

[@thenetheriteminecartzactnm]

I prefer batteries since my house is old so it doesn't have as many powerpoints/outlets/recepticles, whatever you like to call them, it just doesn't have many, my gaming room only has 1 SINGLE outlet, not even 2 sockets in one! So I use two 6 port power boards/power strips/surge pretectors, again, whatever you like to call them, and don't question my potato PC with a GTX 970, some 4th gen Intel I7, just don't question it, atleast it works, well it's running Windows 11 Pro on a 4th gen CPU, I thought you needed 8th gen, oh well.@@brickstudiosYT

[@stopmotionguy312]

Actually one of the wheels wasn't on right...

[@djk6297]

I remember getting that set when i was a little kid, along with the switch tracks and cross track. Nowadays the pieces had split into the dusty collection. Still have everything, though; motor, speed dial, adapter, metal tracks. As for the question of battery vs 9V, since i never used battery, i say 9V, and yes, no worry about batteries and just simply plug into a wall (unless you experience a power outage). Those chrome pieces, i miss when lego made those.

[@LivingRetirement]

I don’t understand why LEGO went away from 9V. Still my favorite.

[@Nixon3191]

the tracks were prohibitively expensive

[@Blockabillylego]

You also get the benefit of running multiple trains at a time on the same track, and at different speeds.

[@duckface81]

@@Blockabillylego even though they could have made the remote control trains still take power from the grid instead of batteries

[@rc-fannl7364]

Cheaper, especially since these days they even leave out the remote control and instead rely on the customer's smartphone for operating things

[@LivingRetirement]

This can be the only explanation@@rc-fannl7364

[@mikkol3]

I had a similar system but with a different train from the early 2000s, set 4511. The sound of the train driving gave me major nostalgia

[@stokbrood]

Damn, I have this train, x-crossing, train station and manual points, but never knew it's worth so much these days... That's crazy

[@jfwfreo]

This was the first LEGO train set I bought for my adult collection (I had train stuff as a kid but that collection is long gone) and I agree that 9V trains are great but this one is far from the best 9V train they made. (that honor goes to the legendary 4558 Metroliner)

[@brickstudiosYT]

True, but the Metroliner is like twice the price!

[@KristofferEk]

everyone svears by the 9 volt train system but I'm personally partial to the grey 12volt system. mostly because there was a controll unit for it that you could attatch modules to let you controll EVERY aspect of your train lay out from the trains to the lights and switches. and yeah the speed controller isnt' the expensive part in this set there were a lot of versions of it it's that cable thats the expensive part.

[@lesprusegoose]

I can’t afford a 12 volt but I second this it’s prolly the best Lego train system (and the track works with the really old 3 volt stuff)

[@A54729]

I had this one as a kid!!! Core memory unlocked!!!

[@geilomatig]

The Gray erer is the best because they have automatic switches on the 12v edition

[@FerroEquus-262]

4565 was my first LEGO train set. 9V was the golden age of LEGO trains. 🚂

[@patricksnyder8798]

i didn't realize the classic train sets were worth so much. I have the construction style freight set. I also believe it was called a Mega track add on pack of track. I used to use the Train controller to power all my old Lego motors and stuff. Gonna have to dig it all out now.

[@bakedinspace]

He kind of inflated the value of this set and it's accessories. Easily finding these sets for less than $200. Wait until after the holidays to buy vintage lego and you'll save.

[@Quattron99]

OMG, still got this set lying around with a bunch of extra tracks. Was such a cool set.

[@fraginev]

Imo the best is metroliner from '92. Old train sets go hard, and they are fast and powerful af.

[@johnarmstrong7625]

I had this set. Got it for Christmas one year and it was my first LEGO train set! This just brought back so many memories! enjoyed this unboxing.

[@MatNichols-iz9dy]

I remember playing with a Lego train in 2012 or so. 12 years later and I have a full on model railroad, along with a membership at a local club.

[@Blockabillylego]

I just got the Freight and Crane Railway 4565 from 1996! I was thinking the same thing, using it to power the Hogwarts Express, too cool!

[@MAXX_Studios_Roblox]

9V is actually really cool, but the main reason I think people prefer RC over 9V is that with powered tracks, you can reverse the track, it is expensive, and all the motors will run together at some time, that's why people prefer RC too because any model train fans out there know about DCC, and the Lego train RC series shows that very well. But if you can find and afford one, I would personally recommend the LEGO 12V system, it's awesome!

[@twiggs24]

Yes it is. The construction train was one of the best train sets

[@RespecttheZ]

I must be old, this kid is so excited for this old set, I had no idea Lego stop producing trains this way with the electric track. I had 4 train sets wheni was a kid and lego even sold separate locos and rolling stock in there catolog, i must of got 8 or 9 extra cars, switch tracks and soo much track. And then sold it all on ebay after high school for like $100. No idea it would be sought after one day😅

[@tmdrtn]

Wonderfull, the mechanism of the Locomotive is working against the motor. This way you put a strain on that motor that will wear out the 9v motor fast. I hade same issue with emerald express. I have quite a few 9v sets but have around 25 12v sets which I prefer personally my favorite is 7740! Best regards from Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Sweden 🇸🇪

[@Ripe_pear]

1:23 you will see it

[@brickstudiosYT]

I saw it...

[@jf9229]

I got the 4563 set back in the day. I can't understand why they abandoned the metal rail system. It worked so well... Who wants to replace batteries every x months?

[@zarda1484]

I found one for $40 at a thrift store. I think it was opened assembled and put back in the box and not touched until I opened it.

[@brickstudiosYT]

Dang that's a super good deal!

[@diatonicdelirium1743]

Battery powered is pretty good IMO. I jumped to powered-up straight from the blue-era 4.5V battery trains, and it works really well. With some experience from 'proper' model railroad I know that wall-plugged can have great advantages, but only if the system is digital so you can run multiple trains and power accessories directly off the track (which is always live). So: 9V Lego is fun, but certainly not better than the current RC battery trains.

[@williamturk2330]

The nice thing about the original Hogwarts Express it it was designed to be retrofitted with the hot rail motor.

[@laustpeternielsen-norman9569]

I remember having them back when I came into my late teens. Loved the old boks, the way it opens

[@matthew_thefallen]

"Instructions are hard to follow from the 90's" hahahaha * laughs in 90's *

[@Ranstone]

"I gotta be real careful, with this especially." Me: **Flashback to my and my brothers sitting on those controllers, throwing them across the room, and wishing we didn't have so many because they were so big.**

[@brickstudiosYT]

Well 20 years later they're worth a lot more 😂

[@cheekymescalito3249]

Thank you for this video. Many kids of 90s were dreaming about it like about nothing else. And god damn, I still do!!!! It had such a remarkable electric blue color and weird shapes. For some reason I associated this train it with 90s aesthetic, movies like 5th Element, games like Unreal Tournament etc. Many videos about history of Lego trains are quite skeptical about this one, they're calling it weird. Probably they are just not 90s kids.

[@dawidpiotrowski1605]

Well, there is a little problem with it: a new tracks are more "customable" then the old ones and new trains are a little more safe for kids, because they only need a batteries to power then. And now you can program your trains to move more automatic, so... I don't say any system are bad, they just different and the beat for you depent on what you need

[@WYO_Dirtbag]

That was the first lego train set I owned growing up. Some day I'll have to get it from my childhood closet.

[@TheRealStrikerofLife]

i have said it before i will say it again. Lego should switch to 12-24V powered rail system and having that provide power to a similar system to what they currently use it. this would be in line with current model trains and would allow lego to compete with them. also would get away from the piles and piles of dead batteries.

[@TranscendentalAirwaves]

I used to drool over this stuff in the catalog. lol

[@j.4941]

The in-laws have a large set of powered tracks with two controllers (power supplies) and trains and the kids love to play with them... ... and while it is of course beneficial to not need to cram in batteries into the train itself, the system has SERIOUS flaws: The first problem is that the cables from the controller to the tracks are flimsy, you trip over them which ruins them But MUCH more importantly is that if you have switches then you can NOT just design your network as you wish: Firstly, you can NOT build "loopbacks", meaning: all tracks need to re-connect "left rail to left rail and right-to-right", because else you basically connect the + to the - of the power supply. So you are rather limited in your design. Also depending on your setup, if you have two switches and two parallel tracks and you switch them to ONE track, the other track looses power. Also there's drop of voltage if you exceed a certain length or complexity of the setup. So all in all you are SEVERELY limited in your track design. I have never played with the battery-based systems, only with this track-powered, but I'm not too fond of this sytem. I imagine you are much more flexible with the battery powered systems.

[@notna4081]

love the old lego train stuff. still have some of it, i remember how rough i was with that cable as a kid... now its worth a lot :O maybe the problem at the end is that the other parts of the train that are not engine have plastic wheels? the old lego train wheels are metal, i believe. it could also be from the carts lifting the engine in the air due to the height difference. haha had a thought, maybe also a way to fix it would be to put rubber rings or bands around the wheel... oh wait, that would not work xD good night, i enjoyed the video

[@Slalomer83]

used to play with that one at a friend o mines - you know, when you set up the tracks correctly the main car is able to jump - the less stuff you build on it, the further it will go... hah, good ol days when we used to actually play with Lego and not collected them... (and yess, it was pretty cool to tore it apart and create new stuff - i do not now, when on the way that got lost...)

[@marksapollo]

I had the Lego set 7725 when I was a child. Loved it and had a lot of fun with it. It ran in 12 volts and had powered rails in the middle.

[@chpoit]

I got that train as a kid, it's still somewhere in the basement, I remember leaving the doors off all the time because they were annoying to open/close

[@kepstin]

I got the 4559 Cargo Railway as a kid - which is a pretty cool set, and despite its name, does actually carry passengers (inside odd removable pods) - but the 4558 Metroliner was always the train I wanted to have :) It has a power connector on the top of the motor to attach a light bulb - that's how the lights work - but an interesting trick is you can hook a battery pack to that connector to use this motor on newer plastic track.

[@brickstudiosYT]

I had no idea that the ports on top of the motor could input power! I just tested it and it actually works! Thanks for letting me know!

[@Colonal]

I've got the 4565 kit from 8:52 as a kid, still have all the pieces and motors etc in a bin somewhere. Man do I wanna pull that out and build it again.

[@JaredJanhsen]

The 9V electric was a great system. However, I get why it was discontinued. Safety for the target age demographic is paramount. Sadly Lego never gave us an enhanced DCC style electrified rail. My Load and Haul railroad is in a bin in my dad's attic. Though I don't think it is put together, it's in pieces.

[@aysnov]

How is it unsafe though? It's 9 volts. Short of tearing the wall wart apart, and at that point I'd argue batteries are equally dangerous, I can't see a way to get a shock from that.

[@mikerinck8523]

9v plug ins are the best for sure! I had the red freight train and my brother had the “Amtrak” looking passenger train. They are still at my parents house in a closet somewhere too.

[@BvdC1992]

I have that exact set laying on my attic along with extra tracks + an additional red car to put on the tracks from my child time. Fun and good old times.

[@Ddeletham]

I can smell this video from memory xD Still got this controller and motors at my parents house.

[@yupyup3042]

I remember vividly getting that set for Christmas at my aunts house when i was a kid

[@AdriaanStoopid]

I used to play with this one as a kid! I'm flippin' 28 and I feel like a grandpa watching this hahaha!

[@christhornton5680]

You win the award for longest box opening good job. End of video.

[@mattsmith0609]

I have a similar 9v LEGO train from the World City line. Had no idea this stuff was so valuable!

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

I really love how the actual locomotive is soo short compared to the carriages!

[@KiaraTheQueeh-1]

Hi 👍🏼

[@KiaraTheQueeh-1]

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[@marktegrotenhuis]

I don't know if anyone has already said this, but theres small cut-outs in every track piece for the cable to fit in, so it doesn't raise up the track.

[@brickstudiosYT]

Yeah, I realized those slots were there after the video. Thanks for letting me know anyway!

[@kevinhenderson9020]

Screw the plug in speed regulator controllers. The rc chassis with the wireless controllers are way better and you get the train horn

[@Here_is_Waldo]

A good thing about the plastic track is you can 3d print your own pieces.

[@simonbergman5970]

I had this as a kid, and that train is fantastic

[@rc-fannl7364]

Bubble wrap saved the day, would have been a shame if such a classic box had been destroyed by water. And indeed, these are the real Lego trains.

[@Spacepotato9000]

Lmao i have this one aswell and the yellow black one, the santa fe, and more 😂

[@ryanwatchel9809]

I had this set as a kid. lost most of the peices I remember I lost everything but the tracks and each set of wheels and the power cord and controller. few years later I got the harry potter train and used the parts to motorize that lol

[@DCSk8er529]

I always thought you had to build the train. The bright side about 9 volt, no batteries required. Unfortunately the downside is if a storm hits, and takes the power out, well, need I say more? The bright spot about battery powered is no worries if the power goes out while running the train. Idk I like them both even though I never had a lego set other than the hand power Hogwarts express that came out in 2001.

[@brickstudiosYT]

I got the set used btw, that's why it was mostly put together out of the box.

[@DCSk8er529]

@@brickstudiosYT I know Lego train fans hate the battery being the power source, but look at it this way. Independent running if you have multiple trains. Also, if there's a thunderstorm that causes a power outage, well, at least you won't get too bored. I do plan on buying my first powered Lego train soon. IDK when. I would like to buy a steam set, but I may go with diesel or electric instead. You can buy rechargable batteries for them.

[@belgio96]

I have the same train, I think it it is the early 2000, the older ones have batteries in the first locomotive with light gray rails. I remember this locomotive as often derailed

[@gabrielebianchi8976]

That's also my favourite train set, by the way 9volts for life!

[@Kommaardoor64]

This was my favorite set by far back in the day. Got it for I believe my 5th birthday. Played so much with it. Still have the set.

[@tamyglenn29]

The way he said "let's do this" 😂

[@brickstudiosYT]

Yessir

[@fredsnorgaming]

Nice to see my old train this is the only lego train ive ever got still have it and the manuals too

[@Nixon3191]

god i remember this being new... i feel old

[@tommya16]

You like the 9volt trains, i wonder what you think of the 12v lego system trains. You could work the crossings and the switches and lights even build stations where youre train stopped if you wish. don't get me wrong Plug over battery's any dat but best Lego train are wil still be 12V. ( love the 9v trains too that was my Youth )

[@brickstudiosYT]

Yeah the 12 volt system is really cool too, but I think that 9 volt looks a lot better. The 12 volt track is powered down the middle, which doesn't look as good as the 9 volt track powered on the rails. They're both still really cool and way better than batteries though

[@tommya16]

@@brickstudiosYT can't argue with those facts

[@ctm92]

This was the default locomotive back when I was a child, way better than that battery powered stuff!

[@AceNightblitz]

There use to be a Counter weight for the Lego city crane set 7905, but idk where to look tho

[@bertfripont1545]

Nice review and I do agree with you, it is a very beautiful and nice train. Good luck with it. By the way, your rail track should be larger😊.

[@brickstudiosYT]

Don't worry, I got more track right after this video! Thanks!

[@chewygami8781]

I think the reason it doesn't pull and push that well on the Hogwarts train is because the pins on that particular train doesn't put the rest of the train's weight on it (theres a little bit of up and down sway) it could be fixed by making the connecting plates thicker

[@iPelaaja1]

I have this set, it still is one of my favourites. I also have the box for it and the 9V track crossing piece. And switch tracks. I also have at least one extra 9V train motor, I think we bought that from Legoland.

[@kauske]

Man, I had that train when I was younger; it's so disappointing they did away with powered rails, even if it means we can have multiple trains on the same track system. The battery op trains are just so much less powerful in how many cars they can pull.

[@brickstudiosYT]

Well multiple trains can still run on the same track with 9v, they just all have to go the same speed. The power and speed are fairly close between the two, but batteries slowly die which makes the battery powered ones unreliable. Still, 9v is way better than battery powered.

[@kauske]

@@brickstudiosYT Running multiple motors on the same 9/12v track for any track powered model train actually cuts the effective power of each motor; interestingly enough. 2-3 on the same train would be a net gain, but 2-3 separate trains will slow everything down. The new Li-Ion power packs for the latest ones are -roughly- on par with the 9V; but I've compared the previous system that ran on AA batteries, and it was noticeably inferior; even with a brand new set of batteries. About the only advantage was the AA's were always stored in the loco, so it had more mass and could use more of its tractive effort; they also had rubber on the wheels as well. If you put a few of those ballast bricks they used to give with the real floating boats, and added some rubber bands to the 12/9v motors they could tug along a dozen cars with ease. With the current systems you could actually have multiple locos that give a significant boost to the train, but that's a lot of expensive powered up parts. One really has to wonder why LEGO as a company abandoned the 9V system, perhaps the cost of the metal railed tracks, or they wanted to offer the better control scheme that comes with self contained locomotives.

[@TylerGC]

I have the full size set of this from when I was a kid :) there's more train cars

[@nielsduineveld2868]

the 12 volt trains from the 1980s are the best

[@traintimeboy]

You can turn regular Lego track into the metal one with copper tape

[@MHSDankusPotatus]

I had this set. Loved it still have all the tracks

[@StigDesign]

i Remember this train yes might be 98 or 99 its from, the one before this was in red and black and its from 94 95 or 96, i never got to experience much of the lego trains but i remember entire 90s and early 00s of lego`s since amd 37 now hehe but lego from 82/83-2002 or to 2004 had so many great sets and lots of great brick types :D

[@crazyjoe4247]

you probably scratched up the wheels when you full throttled the hogwarts train

[@ichfertigaus2723]

Well. I still have like 4 Motors and 3 of the controls laying around from my childhood.. I loved the trains : D I ven got the Santa Fe BNSF and the well car

[@RadimentriX]

so, the best about this is that it's powered by the wall? i was wondering what the title meant and the best passenger trains that i know are the 4558 Metroliner and the modular 4559 Shuttle Express. this blue one is ok but i always thought that it lacks something that the other 2 have.

[@Vaft91]

I still have a whole bunch of this stuff in pretty pristine condition... mostly freight stuff, along with the Sante Fe set, I guess I should look into what that costs now

[@badgerjoey]

I bought this new back in the day when options were slim - aside from the powered rails this set is one of the worst trains Lego ever produced (along with 4559) I’d say it’s time for another metro liner reissue/reimagining

[@BerlinCity23]

Unfortunately, i grew up with the plastic rails. i really would have wished that i would have grown up with the metal rails (9 or even the 12 V era)

[@LinusSchmid]

Das ist definitiv was besonderes.

[@spartaninvirginia]

Oh hey, I have this one. I used it as a Christmas train this year.

[@nsl_black8053]

I wish I would have known these prices 10 years ago when I had to sell my lego

[@TimeLemur6]

Holy shit, I forgot about this set. Pretty sure I still have one, just in pieces.

[@alexdhall]

Swear I had a similar set as a kid. May still have it somewhere....🤔

[@ssj3gohan456]

I think really the only reason people like this, is because the wall power allows for continuously running display tracks. That's something only very few people do, though, and the playability of these old sets is much worse than what you can do now, *especially* with the enhanced controller sets. Because these old sets: (1) can't do programmable movement (no stopping at stations automatically, no turning on lights in tunnels, etc.), (2) can't attach powered functions (lights, motorized doors, people even put cranes on MOCs) (3) multi-track operation (you need some advanced building techniques to make working sidings even). IMO, if you think about it even for a few minutes, you'll see why modern lego trains are just better in pretty much every respect except being able to literally run forever without recharging. And how bad is that really? You get days of playtime before a battery change.

[@brickstudiosYT]

There's definitely pros and cons of both. The 9v system is actually compatible with power functions and Lego mindstorms, as long as you have the right cables. But yeah the newer trains are definitely easier to code for that sort of stuff but I do love not having to worry about batteries!

[@NonNoobber]

the fact the nose is its own car

[@RandomPhantomYT]

10:04 gotta be the best part 🙌🙌🙌

[@HANSE658]

Hey I got this when I was a kid, still have it disassembled in some crates

[@rileymcqueen-oz3tc]

i prefer the 9 volt because the batteries are a PAIN in the ass

[@ThaRuleHardcore]

HAHAAHAHA No, try the 12v system from the 80's; It SEEMS old, but it was by far the best and smartest train system LEGO put out. Everything after and before that is trash.