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LEGO® trains: reviews, history and MOCs
From vintage LEGO® trains and historic locomotives to modern LEGO® trains, this is where I collect reviews and ALEGO73 railway MOCs. The journey begins with the LEGO® 12V railway system of the Grey Era and LEGO® Ideas Book 7777: an approach in which a train was just the beginning of a railway waiting to be imagined.
Where to begin
- The trains of yesteryear: the LEGO® 12V system
The trains of yesteryear: the LEGO® 12V Grey Era railway system, with working lights, signals, switches and remote-controlled accessories.
- LEGO® Ideas Book 7777: When LEGO® Trains Were an Entire World
The 1981 LEGO® Trains Ideas Book 7777: locomotives, layouts and creativity. My review of a book that turned a train into an entire railway.
- LEGO® 7866: the remote-controlled crossing
LEGO® 7866 Remote Controlled Road Crossing: remote-operated barriers and flashing lights in the LEGO® 12V Grey Era railway system.
Train and tram reviews
- LEGO® Ideas 21344 Orient Express review
My LEGO® Ideas 21344 Orient Express review: locomotive, tender, carriages and interiors, with railway charm and a few questionable choices.
- LEGO® 10277 Crocodile Locomotive review
Review of the LEGO® 10277 Crocodile Locomotive: the build, railway details and personal impressions of this collector’s model.
- LEGO® City 60469 Central Train Station
LEGO® City 60469 Central Train Station review: Technic arch, working lift, details, stickers and railway limitations, with modification ideas from ALEGO73.
- LEGO® City 60423 Downtown Tram review
LEGO® City 60423 Downtown Tram review: the build, six minifigures, accessibility and compromises. With a video and ideas for motorisation.
My railway MOCs
- L914 Sogliola: my first BDP MOC
The L914 Sogliola shunting locomotive and industrial diorama: my first railway MOC for BrickLink Designer Program Series 11.
- Transformable Railway Yard: the opening diorama
Transformable Railway Yard: ALEGO73’s opening LEGO® railway diorama for BrickLink Designer Program 2028 Wave 1, with the project video.