Lionel Battery-Operated Hogwarts Express Toy Train Set with Locomotive, Train Cars, Track & Remote with Authentic Train Sounds, & Lights for Kids 4+

My dad is collected and had Lionel trains for over 50 years and it’s something special he shared with my sons and now he’s also shared it with his great grandson this year. Since this was my son‘s first Christmas as a stepdad/dad, his brother bought him and his family the Hogwarts Lionel train. Initially my son got the traditional Lionel trains, and that would’ve been great, but since his brother is a huge Harry Potter fan, we exchanged it and got the Hogwarts train. I think watching my adult son‘s hug when he was thanking his brother for the gift almost in tears was the best part of Christmas. I didn’t see him open it or use it but he said it was really good and he can’t wait for next year to have it set up for a while so they only used it for a little bit testing it out at home but he said it was a good quality and it was a great price. If you’re a lion Elhan and you want to get a kid into it this is a great starting point.

I purchased the Bluetooth version and I can control this train with my phone using the Cab 3 app. The instructions listed a different app, which apparently is not available here in America but I saw that this was the same company and luckily it works for me. Unfortunately, I have to reconnect to the train every time I turn it on. I wish that there was someway to save it to the app, but once I do connect, it’s pretty cool. I can control the sounds and make the train go slow or fast, also forward or reverse. Overall, I’m very pleased with this purchase and so is my Ravenclaw daughter!

The media could not be loaded. I spent months trying to decide on which Lionel train set I wanted to buy, for our Christmas tree. I couldn’t decide between the Polar Express train and the Harry Potter one. I ultimately chose the Hogwarts Express. When it arrived I was more excited than my kids. The train is quite large and plastic, which I wanted. It is still a good weight for being plastic. The plastic is very durable and I would highly recommend the plastic trains if you have kids that like to throw toys. The tracks are easy to put together. I did purchased extra tracks just so we could have more track options. I would most definitely buy a Lionel train set again! My husband wants to get the higher end trains from Lionel too. It’s worth noting that these trains can definitely take a beating. My 2 year old is by no means “gentle”. This poor train has been dropped and kicked a number of times. And it has held up great against our kids!

The media could not be loaded. Can’t speak to the longevity yet, or battery life. But if I can get a season out of the 6 “C” sized batteries that the train takes, I’ll be happy.I run N scale trains, so this is a big boy for me, ha! It seems pretty robust; my 3yo son already carried it around by the handrails applied to the boiler with no damage. (Probably got lucky, though) My lab knocked it off the tracks as well; just rerail and keep moving!Downside is that it’s not really a cherry red, like in the movie, more of a maroon color. Seems a silly detail to not get right, but it’s not a dealbreaker.Sound is fine to me. My expectations are low; it’s…soundly…in the “toy” category. Heyoo!Anyway, buy the thing. You’re not going to find an O-scale-adjacent train for cheaper, and Lionel is Lionel. They’ve been around forever for a reason.

The media could not be loaded. I was even more excited when I noticed how big the train was. I honestly never looked at the dimensions and I also didn't notice that it had batteries that weren't included. (6 C batteries) It's a tremendous gift for a Harry Potter fan. The Bluetooth system is very good and the sound and smoke effects are beautiful. 20/10

The train set itself is ok and works fine. I bought the Bluetooth version. The few things I was not as happy about, is the app itself. It would not work on my Android OnePlus 12, saying the device was not compatible, too new.Luckily I have an older phone that did work but now I have to keep that one around to use the train until the app is updated. I can just turn it on but then can't use all the features.Second thing, the steam that comes out the stack is not really noticable.Still a fun toy for my purpose, which is just under the tree for Christmas.

Everything from this purchase was amazing. Only thing that I disliked was the water vapor smoke system for the train. It's not working correctly and seems to only perform 1-2 chuffs of smoke when the train first Turns on then doesn't work for the remainder of the train run.

We put this in our playroom until the tree went up. It’s been a lot of fun to play with. A decent amount of tracks to use. The sounds are great. Quality is good.