BRIO World 33592 Mighty Red Action Locomotive - Battery Operated Toy Train with Light, Sound Effects | Ideal for Kids Age 3 Compatible with All Tracks and Vehicles

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First; it’s strong and can haul a lot over humps and turns with ease. Second, it has buttons to engage forward, reverse, and pause motion. Lastly, when it’s off, the drive axle disengages so a child can free play without damaging the motor or drive axle. If your child is playing with the engine and moves it against it’s desired direction, the wheels will click and drive axle is wearing. It can handle it, but over time, the drive axle will completely wear down and no longer engage when activated (engine will run, but wheels will not forcefully move).I know this because I’ve owned two of these engines (one used has this issue with the worn drive axle gear).Great Engine but can be broken; be careful buying used/pre-owned

I bought this train from my two year old to pull his wooden train car collection. This battery powered engine is very powerful.It can pull about ten cars at one time, even up a hill. I am very happy with this product and we'll be by more brio. Trains in the future.

We wanted a train in a small area with a small tree, but even a basic 36" H-O electric train setup would have been too large. We had our son's Brio wooden set from 25+ years ago, and that would work fine space-wise, but we wanted something with motion. After reading several reviews of the many small battery powered engines for Brio trains (no good up hills, can pull only 2-3 cars, etc.) I had all but given up on my quest. Enter Mighty Red!!! Two batteries rather than one (ah, more car-pulling power …), lights in forward and reverse (ah, more light ...), train sounds (ah, more sound ... [well, duh!~]), can leap tall buildings at a single bound (OK, maybe not that). It was and is the answer to my dreams. This engine easily pulls an 8-car train on a flat track, and can easily get up elevating tracks with 3-4 cars.SO WHY ONLY 4 STARS??? The batteries, my friend; it's all about the batteries. This engine takes two AAA batteries (I suggest alkaline). Never mind the fact that it eats them alive, I don't care. My main concern is about how they are put in, and the effect that will have over time (and not much time, if you're not careful). And I'll mention now that I recommend alkaline batts because the last longer than rechargeable batts and need to be changed less frequently.Here is my concern in that regard:To access the battery compartment, you need to remove the smokestack (Brio calls it the boiler cover) using a small Phillips-head screwdriver (a #0 or #2 size). If you use one too large or too small (like for eyeglasses) you can easily strip the screw, so use the right size driver. However, the boiler screw also allows you to use a small flat-head screw driver (for after you strip the Phillips portion of the screw head) such as a 3mm (Metric) or a 9/64 (ASE). I ask you, should changing a battery be potentially this involved?Once you have the cover removed, you will go through some minor contortions while your fingers try to get it back on (back, down & flat) against the force of the battery spring; it’s do-able, but it takes a bit of practice. But hey, it is your son or daughter you want to enthrall, so you WILL get it done. OK. Take a breather now ... you earned it. And all that work is worth it, too ... but only for about 50-minutes or so of intermittent use, after which the batteries will die (sooner with rechargeables) & you will have to change them again. Yeah, I know. Dang! (I know that in order to keep things relatively compact, fit the engine to track, tunnels, etc., Brio had to design the blastard thing this way, but ... oh, woe to us Dads and Moms …)My main concern (and, finally, the reason for my 4-stars) is that the batteries will need to be changed out so often (and more so if you use rechargeables), that the "boiler" screw is very prone to having its head stripped which, if that happens, will make changing the batteries impossible. One can only hope that Brio has used a very hard steel for the screw. If not, we’re screwed (LOL. See what I did there …) Wait a sec. What do you mean I'm being juvenile? I'm 64, dammit. Don't call me juvenile. Don't!Whoops! Sorry. It got away from me there for a moment. In the end, I highly recommend this over the other wooden train-set engines out there (we do have two "Thomas" ones) as it truly does have more pulling power and can get a number of cars up a hill. Cool feature ... on the way DOWN a hill, a small button in the front activates and you get the "whoo, whoo, chug, chug" sound again.So in the end, I recommend this engine, as it is more powerful (than a locomotive??? Ahh. I did it again. Funny, man … just can’t stop doing this “stuff”. What’’s wrong with me???) than other smaller ones. Just make certain that when you unscrew the “boiler cover” for the first time, you have the right driver, you push down with some force, and that you twist slowly & deliberately to loosen it. When you replace the screw, do not over tighten. This will minimize the likelihood that you will strip out the screw head. Buy it, and enjoy!

Bought for my 18-month old grandson and he loves it! It's made really well and fits nicely in his hand. He loves playing with it and I added a few other pieces to it. Would definitely recommend!

A great toy for my grandsons. It has lasted now for more than a year through some "play abuse" of 3-5 year olds and still runs great. Supper neat sound effects when first starting out going either forward (train whistle sound) or backwards (bell ringing sound). With new AAA battery, it can pull up to 6 cars over hills. The battery replacement takes some patience, since the front of black front of the train comes off through a small screw in the smokestack - you have to be careful since the screw has very find thread. The battery lasts for quite a while, usually more than a day of intermittent play. Much more powerful than some of the smaller motorized Brio engines. Sometimes on very tight track turns, the train will derail if pulling a longer train, and when going backwards, sometimes it will have trouble going up steep hills when pushing, rather than pulling the cars.

My 4 year old son is completely crazy about this little train! It really is a very cute toy.

Strong little engine, well made as I would expect from a brio. Pulls several cars even up an incline.

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Nachdem ich das elektrische Kleinkinderspielzeug in Form einer batteriebetriebenen Lokomotive ausgiebig getestet habe, möchte ich meine persönliche Meinung zu diesem Produkt teilen.Design & Qualität:Das Design der Lokomotive ist ansprechend und kindgerecht gestaltet, wobei die bunten Farben sofort ins Auge fallen. Die Verarbeitung der einzelnen Teile wirkt hochwertig und robust, was für ein langlebiges Spielzeug spricht.Funktionalität & Spielspaß:Die elektrische Lokomotive ist einfach zu bedienen, was für Kinder im empfohlenen Alter von 1 bis 3 Jahren sehr wichtig ist. Die Lokomotive fährt eigenständig auf ebenen Flächen und bietet zusätzlich zur Bewegung auch Licht- und Soundeffekte, die für noch mehr Spielspaß sorgen. Die Lautstärke der Soundeffekte ist angenehm und nicht zu aufdringlich.Batterieverbrauch:Der Batterieverbrauch ist ein wichtiger Aspekt bei batteriebetriebenen Spielzeugen. Bei diesem Produkt hält sich der Verbrauch in einem angemessenen Rahmen, sodass die Freude am Spielen nicht durch häufiges Batteriewechseln getrübt wird.Sicherheit:Als Elternteil ist mir die Sicherheit von Spielzeugen sehr wichtig. Die elektrische Lokomotive erfüllt meine Erwartungen in dieser Hinsicht: Die verwendeten Materialien sind frei von Schadstoffen und die abgerundeten Kanten minimieren das Verletzungsrisiko.Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis:Insgesamt bin ich der Meinung, dass das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis dieses batteriebetriebenen Kleinkinderspielzeugs angemessen ist. Die Qualität, der Spielspaß und die Sicherheit rechtfertigen den aufgerufenen Preis.Fazit:Zusammenfassend kann ich dieses elektrische Kleinkinderspielzeug in Lokomotivenform weiterempfehlen. Die ansprechende Optik, die einfache Bedienung und der hohe Spielspaß bei gleichzeitig guter Sicherheit und angemessenem Batterieverbrauch überzeugen mich. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist aus meiner Sicht ebenfalls stimmig.

The train looks nice, and would have been fun if it actually worked, but it broke really quickly (despite us being very careful when using it), and now it only drives backwards, which doesn't make it very fun. Too expensive for the quality.