Best Lionel Train Starter Sets In April 2024

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Top Rated Best Lionel Train Starter Sets Of 2024

Rank	Product Name	Score
1	Lionel The Polar Express Battery-powered Model Train Set, Ready to Play with Remote Buy Now	9.7 Buy Now
2	Thomas & Friends Fisher-Price Wood, Racing Figure-8 Set Buy Now	9.5 Buy Now
3	Lionel Hogwarts Express Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play with Remote Buy Now	9.1 Buy Now
4	Lionel Santa Fe Diesel Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play w/ Remote Buy Now	8.8 Buy Now
5	Lionel Polar Express Train Set with Bonus Santa’s Bell – Fun, Interactive, Ready Buy Now	8.6 Buy Now
6	intelino J-1 Smart Train Starter Set - Works Screen-Free and App-Connected - Robot Buy Now	8.3 Buy Now
7	BRIO World - 33773 Railway Starter Set \| 26 Piece Toy Train Buy Now	8.1 Buy Now
8	Bachmann Trains - Rail Chief Ready To Run 130 Piece Electric Train Set Buy Now	7.8 Buy Now
9	Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play w/ Remote Buy Now	7.5 Buy Now
10	Lionel New York Central Waterlevel Limited, Electric HO Gauge, Model Train Set Buy Now	7.2 Buy Now

1. Lionel The Polar Express Battery-powered Model Train Set, Ready to Play with Remote

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9.7/10 our score

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Remote control: buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, ring the bell, and play announcements
The set includes a working headlight and 3 train cars. witness the childrens shadows as they sit in the passenger cars.
Batteries required: three aaa batteries for controller and six c cell batteries required for train (not included)
This year showcase the magic of christmas with the iconic polar express train set.
Dimensions: 50" x 73.2" oval of ready-to-play track. 24 pieces of curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces. fixed knuckle couplers.

2. Thomas & Friends Fisher-Price Wood, Racing Figure-8 Set

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9.5/10 our score

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Thomas & friends wood toy train set includes thomas, bertie the bus,poseable figure, 2 track adaptors, full figure-8 track layout with station, accessory piece, crossing gatesand drawbridge
Made with sustainably-sourced wood
Easy-to-build, kid-friendlytrackfeatures connectors that let children build by themselves
Included track adaptors connect to other wood track systems, including classic thomas & friends wooden railway (sold separately and subject to availability)
Crossing gates can be moved and drawbridge can be raised or lowered

3. Lionel Hogwarts Express Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play with Remote

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9.1/10 our score

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Skill level: beginner
Set includes: battery-powered steam 4-6-0 locomotive and tender, two passenger coaches, 24 curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control
Rc remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)
Locomotive features: battery-powered, authentic train sounds including bell and whistle, movie sound clips, working headlight, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
Passanger car features: easy to use hook couplers
Ready-to-play | set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +

4. Lionel Santa Fe Diesel Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play w/ Remote

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8.8/10 our score

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Remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward and reverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)
Locomotive features: authentic train sounds including horn and whistle, working headlight, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
Freight car features: fixed knuckle couplers
Ready-to-play | set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +
Set includes: battery-powered diesel locomotive, coach passenger car, observation passenger car, 24 curved and 8 straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control

5. Lionel Polar Express Train Set with Bonus Santa’s Bell – Fun, Interactive, Ready

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8.6/10 our score

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6. intelino J-1 Smart Train Starter Set - Works Screen-Free and App-Connected - Robot

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8.3/10 our score

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This starter set includes everything you need to get started: 1 j-1 smart engine, 1 j-1 wagon, 20 tracks, 40 color snaps, train decal sheet and a usb charging cable
Free ios and android mobile app with different drive modes, speed and action feedback dashboard and snap editor for custom commands
Smart train is compatible with most traditional wooden train systems from brio, ikea, thomas & friends and other brands (universal track adapters sold separately)
Screen-free and app-connected play modes for kids and train fans of all ages (rated 3+)
Progressively develops stem & coding skills through engaging play-based activities: from screen-free coding with colored tiles, to creating custom commands in the app, and to programming with scratch!

7. BRIO World - 33773 Railway Starter Set | 26 Piece Toy Train

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8.1/10 our score

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Compatibility - as your child develops, so can their railway play as the railway starter set is compatible with all other brio world railway toys.
Perfect for the creative toddler - start your budding train engineer off on the right track with a brio world railway starter set. it's the perfect gift for the creative toddler - designed for ages 3 and up.
Develops important skills - playing with train sets helps children to understand and learn about their environment in a fun way and the intricate details of the roleplay also help to improve fine motor skills.
Product includes - the railway starter set comes with 26 pieces including tracks, travel train, mountain bridge and tunnel, play figures and accessories.
Safe for your child - nothing is more important to us than safety. we know that children sometimes play with toys in other ways than expected, and that's why we test our products thoroughly. we set very strict safety requirements, and in many cases our own testing is tougher than the legal requirements.

8. Bachmann Trains - Rail Chief Ready To Run 130 Piece Electric Train Set

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7.8/10 our score

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Ho scale 1:87
Powered by a emd gp40 diesel locomotive with operating headlight
Includes, open quad hopper car, gondola car, steel reefer car, off-set cupola caboose, signal bridge, miniature figures, railroad signs, street signs, and telephone poles
47" x 38" oval of snap-fit e-z track, power pack and speed controller
Complete ready to run 130 piece freight train set

9. Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer Battery-powered Model Train Set Ready to Play w/ Remote

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7.5/10 our score

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Remote control features: designed for easy use, clearly marked buttons allow train to go forward andreverse, sound the whistle, and ring the bell, requires three aaa batteries (not included)
Freight car features: fixed knuckle couplers, removable crates on gondola
Set length: 50" x 73" | recommended age: 4 years +
Locomotive features: highly detailed, sturdily constructed berkshire-style locomotive, authentic train sounds, including bell and whistle, working headlight, requires six c cell batteries (not included)
Set includes: steam locomotive and tender, gondola with crate load, center cupola caboose, 24 curved and eight straight plastic track pieces, rc remote control

10. Lionel New York Central Waterlevel Limited, Electric HO Gauge, Model Train Set

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7.2/10 our score

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Lionchief remote features: forward and reverse speed control knob, three buttons to whistle sound, bell, and special announcements, requires three aaa alkaline batteries (not included)
Recommended age: 10 years +
Passenger car features: flicker-free led interior lighting, working knuckle couplers, truck mounted couplers with body-mount boxes, window silhouettes
Set includes: 2-8-4 locomotive and tender, 2 coaches, observation car, twelve 20" radius magnelock curves, three 9" magnelock straights, one 9" magnelock terminal section, wall pack power supply, lionchief remote for locomotive
Locomotive features: electric locomotive controlled by remote, lionchief app, dcc or dc transformer, bluetooth equipped, locomotive and tender pick-ups for smooth operation, railsounds sound system with engine background and chuffing sounds, whistle and bell, operating directional headlight, operating directional tender light, easily convertible to other dcc decoders, s...