LEGO trains: sets, track and power
LEGO trains are one of the most iconic themes - from interactive Duplo trains for toddlers, through Powered Up City trains, to large collector models and the famous Hogwarts Express. We compare prices across 50+ Polish stores and show price history.
Types of LEGO trains
LEGO trains split into a few worlds. Duplo trains (10427, 10428) are interactive sets for the youngest - a locomotive that reacts to coloured action bricks and a simple track. City trains (e.g. 60336 freight) are the mainstream: passenger and freight sets with track, stations and crossings, powered by an electric motor. Separately stand collector and licensed models - the Hogwarts Express from Harry Potter or large adult sets - designed for display and detail more than everyday play.
Track and power: how Powered Up works
Newer City trains use the Powered Up system - a battery motor controlled by a phone app or a separate remote, adjusting speed and direction. Track is bought separately: straight, curved and points let you build any shape, including a loop or figure-eight. Note that not every set includes a motor - some are carriages or track for expansion - so check before buying whether the train is powered or hand-pushed. Duplo trains have their own simpler mechanism and don't connect to older-theme track.
What to start with and where it's cheaper
For a toddler, an interactive Duplo train is the best start; for a child from 6, a complete City set with a locomotive, track and motor, to which you later add carriages and track. Large collector models are for older fans. Trains can be pricey, especially powered ones, so it pays to compare prices: on KlockoRadar you line up offers from 50+ stores, check price history and set an alert on the set you want.
LEGO City trains versus LEGO Duplo trains: the key differences
A LEGO City train and a LEGO Duplo train are two completely different products, even though shoppers often just call both a LEGO train. A LEGO City train has a real electric motor in the Powered Up system and runs on plastic track with points and switches, and freight train sets recreate real world trains, with loading wagons and stations, aimed at children from about 6 and older railway fans. A Duplo train set is a different world entirely: bigger, safe bricks for toddlers and usually a simple mechanism triggered by hand or by action bricks, plus separate, thicker Duplo train track that does not connect to City track. If you are shopping for a child under 4, pick Duplo, for an older child the City line is the better fit.