| Electric Toy Train - Lego Land Style | | | | much more realistic. |
| When most people think of Electric Toy Trains, they | | | | 1991 saw the introduction of the 9 volt system and |
| think of Hornby, Lionel or some other equally famous | | | | metal rails being used. The 9 volt system was |
| model train replicas and with good reason as they are | | | | compatible with other products of theirs. However by |
| simply fantastic trains. But are you aware that Lego | | | | 2007 the 9 volt system was completely discontinued. |
| also produce electric toy trains and that they not only | | | | This was due largely to the introduction of the new line |
| have trains, but also locomotives, track, rolling stock, | | | | of remote control products they brought out in 2006. |
| train stations, signal houses and a whole load of other | | | | All rail was now made from plastic and the trains ran |
| track side buildings and they all have the logo | | | | on remote control using battery power. |
| construction theme running through them. | | | | The major advantage of this was that more than one |
| This is a great way to introduce kids into the railroad | | | | train could be run at the same time and there were no |
| passion without damaging your very expensive | | | | longer any problems with track layouts, point systems |
| collection and also there is a big adult collectors area | | | | and polarity of rails, although there were now problems |
| who are also passionate about this brand. Lego | | | | with range for the remote and also the batteries had |
| electric toy trains even have their own scale; known | | | | to be changed. |
| as L-scale. The first Lego trains were sold in 1966 | | | | In the summer of 2009, Lego released the new |
| (Lego set number 080) and were push-along trains | | | | "Emerald Night" (set number 10194) and was part of |
| and had a nice bright blue rail. | | | | their Technic Line, which I personally think is ugly, but it |
| It wasn't until 1969 that they released a battery | | | | was a line that was launched to try and help them get |
| powered set (number 115) and one of the carriages | | | | some of their investment money back as they had |
| carried the batteries. In late 1969, the first truly Lego | | | | spent so much developing the trains in the last few |
| electric toy train came out (set number 720). | | | | years. |
| One of the really cool things about Lego electric toy | | | | Lego electric toy trains were very popular and there is |
| trains was that they could all be upgrade from one to | | | | even an international Lego Train Club Organization and |
| the other. So if you had bought a push-along train it | | | | they exhibit at such festivals as Brickfest. L gauge |
| could be upgraded to battery operated one, which in | | | | trains are becoming increasingly popular among |
| turn could be upgraded to an electric one. | | | | middle-age hobbyists who grew up with the building |
| There were no major changes until 1980. Lego | | | | toy as a child, and are frustrated with traditional model |
| changed the tracks from blue to grey and the | | | | trains such as are found in the HO scale electric toy |
| transformers now supported points, signals, crossing | | | | train. |
| and other accessories and the trains now looked | | | | |