that trains a classic. so happy someone finally reviewed it

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

@widdly-scuds

4 ай бұрын

Definitely in the memory bank, I had 4565 growing up

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

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

4 ай бұрын

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

4 ай бұрын

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

@DanTheRomanianOutlawMullin

4 ай бұрын

Best set of 23

@Dezzybabe548

4 ай бұрын

@@badgerjoeyo

@MayorMonobraue

4 ай бұрын

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

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

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

@Musiccinema

27 күн бұрын

Same here!

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

5 ай бұрын

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

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@thenetheriteminecart384

2 ай бұрын

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

10 күн бұрын

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

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

@Nixon3191

5 ай бұрын

the tracks were prohibitively expensive

@Blockabillylego

4 ай бұрын

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

@duckface81

4 ай бұрын

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

@rc-fannl7364

4 ай бұрын

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

@LivingRetirement

4 ай бұрын

This can be the only explanation@@rc-fannl7364

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.

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

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

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

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

4 ай бұрын

True, but the Metroliner is like twice the price!

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

2 ай бұрын

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)

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

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

3 ай бұрын

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.

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

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

4 ай бұрын

Dang that's a super good deal!

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

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!

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!

"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

4 ай бұрын

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

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?

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.

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

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😅

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.

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

4 ай бұрын

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

4 ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 ай бұрын

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!

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

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...)

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

@KiaraVampiro

4 ай бұрын

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@KiaraVampiro

4 ай бұрын

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

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

4 ай бұрын

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

4 ай бұрын

@@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.

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.

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

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.

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

For me, best is 60051 and 60198.

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

4 ай бұрын

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!

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

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

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

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 🇸🇪

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

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

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

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

the fact the nose is its own car

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

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

main reason it struggles with the hogwarts engine is the drive wheel set is a bit too long for that tight a curve.

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.

I do not really like the fact that Lego use battery powered trans now. It is inconvenient to have to change them but with 9v you get much more space inside the trains without having th battery box and receiver in there

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

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

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.

Where’s the f…ing Lego train theme now?

10:04 gotta be the best part 🙌🙌🙌

I can't believe the power cable is still in good condition. The insulation on mine is crumbling to pieces.

@brickstudiosYT

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I was surprised too when I found this set for sale! Most of the power cables are destroyed but this one is in surprisingly good condition!

the 12 volt trains from the 1980s are the best

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

For me it's battery powered anyway because my house runs on solar power and battery power.

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

I got this set for Christmas 3 years ago brand new in the box can't get myself to open it though

Like so many kids, had my mom not given away the massive collection of LEGO my brothers and I collected as kids, we'd be able to buy a house with them. :(

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

1:23 you will see it

@brickstudiosYT

4 ай бұрын

I saw it...

Where did you get that from? Is it still selling?

@brickstudiosYT

4 ай бұрын

I purchased it from ebay. The seller only had 1, but you might be able to find another on there. You just gotta make sure everything works properly for around $200 and you'll be set. Thanks for asking!

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

4 ай бұрын

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

4 ай бұрын

@@brickstudiosYT can't argue with those facts

I’m actually surprised that the set was mostly pre assembled

@tylermatheson4376

4 ай бұрын

Unless someone already built it and then sold it like that

holy shit i have a perfect condition lego system train from my uncle, that shit is expensive now

FIrst train i had, lost the instructions after building it though, and now its semi destroyed :(

@brickstudiosYT

3 ай бұрын

If you didn't know, you can get the instructions to any Lego set digitally through lego.com so you might be able to put it back together!

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

I want lego model trains instead of batterys

bro found out 9v track exists

oh my i have this set in my room i pulled it out once about 5 years ago ran it for 10-15 minutes with my niece and put it back in a box ( not the original )

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.

Do you know the variant before this? With the central power rail? But this iteration is the one i liked the most.

@brickstudiosYT

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, before the Lego 9v system was the 12v system, which had powered sections in the middle of each track instead of on the rails. Hopefully this answers your question!

@gizlas

4 ай бұрын

@@brickstudiosYT yeah, that one. I should search the garage for it. Pretty sure I have a full track somewhere.

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

I have that set i lost a few bricks though when i moved it into storage.

I know it's too late but you might want to lubricate the non powered parts.

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