Trackmaster Express Nex Train

anybody know anything about this one please?

it has lights and two speed.

seems to be sold both as an individual train and as a set of three.





iteresting text on the sales blurb:-


'the color of the light will change back and forth'.

[Super]

Ahh..the Narita Express, fond memories of this one as it was the first 'unusual' train my Grandson was attracted to and wanted. There has been 2 releases of this, both have 2 speeds but no lights.

The first release, 2009, with the older chassis like the one you have pictured http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10095463

The second release, 2015, with updated chassis and motor http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10309650

The lighting unit you have pictured was a stand alone or add on release with its own friction generator and released in 2011. When pushed forward the lights are yellow and when reversed they would be red. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10131264 I have had these and since they aren't motorized they really only can be used as a trailing car and shine red...and shine they do, the red is very bright. There intended use may have been for children to push and pull them by hand.

that explains things - there was on on sBay, I asked if the lights worked and the guy selling said 'i don't think so' but then it didn't actually have lights, that was the top one of the images above.