LEGO Trains 2025

[Toxic43]

On 2/10/2025 at 8:37 PM, R0Sch said:

Maybe not quite 2025 material, but you can vote now for BDP Series 7 sets, including this awesome "Santa Fe" inspired train set:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/2552/Cherryliner-Express-Train

or this here:
https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-7/2521/Trans-Continental-Express

I sought out everything Train or Tram related and voted for them! Well, almost all of them.

[Murdoch17]

3 hours ago, Toxic43 said:

I sought out everything Train or Tram related and voted for them! Well, almost all of them.

same!

[CDM]

LEGO City Arctic 2025

The set includes a train with a single car and an icebreaker at the front. The train can be connected to a remote control.It emerges from a tunnel in a snowy mountain cliff with a waterfall, with a play feature where boulders can fall onto the train. The set also includes railroad tracks, a small loading station with a rail cart, and a small loader vehicle.

60470 Arctic Explorer Express Train 1517 pcs. $199.99 June 1, 2025

 

Something seems to be lost in translation here, so grain of salt. Terrain aspect is interesting. I suppose we'll start to see some images soonish.

 

Edited April 21 by JopieK
Removed direct link to leak

[Murdoch17]

That is much more exciting news than the lackluster CITY Tower currently being discussed in the 2025 city thread! I hope the Arctic train set holds up to my expectations!

Edited March 29 by Murdoch17

[JGW3000]

8 hours ago, CDM said:

The set includes a train with a single car and an icebreaker at the front. The train can be connected to a remote control.It emerges from a tunnel in a snowy mountain cliff with a waterfall, with a play feature where boulders can fall onto the train. The set also includes railroad tracks, a small loading station with a rail cart, and a small loader vehicle.

Perfect for a Snowpiecer MOC, just need about 200 or so more cars

[JopieK]

 

[Blacktron2]

• 60470 : Arctic Explorer Express Train (?) (1517 Pieces)($209.99)

I know this is a rumor, but these prices are far off the golden standard of 10c/piece.  Especially if no electronics is included.

Of course, when this comes out, I will just clam up and pony up the cash.  As usual.

[Blacktron2]

Sketch here: Train Station
 

cmf6169_backup 60469 Central Train Station 752 pieces $89.99

 

The building is mostly in tan medium nugget and dark blue. From left to right, there's a small bench outside the building, then there's a reception desk which is in olive green and white, on top of it is a dinning area with a poster in front of it and a picture behind the minifg that is sitting there the curved roof of the dinning area uses a large white technic piece with transparent garage doors. In the middle, there's a train track with a construction kart on it, the train station seems to sit on top of the tunnel and there's a clock tower on the train station, there're also two (new) pigeon molds on the roof. On the right it's the platform with what looks to be a ticket machine and an information board the tall structure behind the platform looks to be an elevator with big blue transparent panels and door.
 

7 minfigs

Dad

Baby

Receptionist

Black hair

female diner repairman

Female kid

Old man in suit

[Phil B]

There is a leaked picture on Reddit in one of the leaks/rumors subreddits.

 

What is most exciting is that there are 2 new rail pieces, both modified 16 stud straights. Not sure what they do, but if I were a betting man one is a programmable NFC/RFID tag that is embedded in the rails. Others say it is a rerailer. The second piece seems to have a 2x4 extension to the side, perhaps that allows for some interactive behavior.

EDITED to remove link and provide more description.

Edited April 21 by Phil B

[Murdoch17]

17 minutes ago, Phil B said:

There is a leaked picture on Reddit: (link removed)

 

What is most exciting is that there are 2 new rail pieces, both modified 16 stud straights. Not sure what they do, but if I were a betting man one is a programmable NFC/RFID tag that is embedded in the rails.

@Phil B you can't post links to leaks, if that's what that is. You might want to remove that or risk the wrath of @JopieK and others. LEGO get's mad at EB for posting leaks!

Edited April 21 by Murdoch17

[M_longer]

1 hour ago, Murdoch17 said:

LEGO get's mad at EB for posting leaks!

That's a catalogue image of box, not some watermarked post stamps.

[Murdoch17]

9 minutes ago, M_longer said:

That's a catalogue image of box, not some watermarked post stamps.

I was speaking out of an abundance of caution. As far as I know, unless it's in some consumer's hands / on a store shelf somewhere where it's been put out early, it's frowned on to post leaked pics directly. Descriptions on where to find are fine, as are drawings of what someone saw, but I could be wrong. @JopieK, do you want to weigh in here?

IMO, it's better to be safe than sorry!

Edited April 21 by Murdoch17

[Space78]

2 hours ago, Phil B said:

There is a leaked picture on Reddit in one of the leaks/rumors subreddits.

 

What is most exciting is that there are 2 new rail pieces, both modified 16 stud straights. Not sure what they do, but if I were a betting man one is a programmable NFC/RFID tag that is embedded in the rails. Others say it is a rerailer. The second piece seems to have a 2x4 extension to the side, perhaps that allows for some interactive behavior.

EDITED to remove link and provide more description.

I think the track piece with the smooth section in the center is a re-railing track that could double as a road crossing piece.

No idea what the other new track piece is for, but suspect it triggers some kind of action.

It's an interesting train.  I'll probably get it, but depends on price.  Not sure where it will fit in with my 9V trains, or if it will need to be something "separate" from the 9V layout.

[CDM]

Based on the render, there appears to be some sort of boulder / rock fall function? Maybe that is related to the new pieces? Interesting but I gotta see better images...

[Andy Glascott]

New track pieces would suggest Lego is at least planning on maintaining the Train theme for a while if not developing it, they’re not going to invest in new molds for one set. 

[Space78]

11 minutes ago, Andy Glascott said:

New track pieces would suggest Lego is at least planning on maintaining the Train theme for a while if not developing it, they’re not going to invest in new molds for one set. 

Agree, and since the set includes PowerUp, it appears PowerUp is continuing.  Lots of speculation in a separate thread about whether PowerUp was retiring given many parts being out of stock for a long time over the past year or so.

[JopieK]

Yup we can talk about leaks but please don't share direct links to leaks.

6 hours ago, Phil B said:

There is a leaked picture on Reddit in one of the leaks/rumors subreddits.

 

What is most exciting is that there are 2 new rail pieces, both modified 16 stud straights. Not sure what they do, but if I were a betting man one is a programmable NFC/RFID tag that is embedded in the rails. Others say it is a rerailer. The second piece seems to have a 2x4 extension to the side, perhaps that allows for some interactive behavior.

EDITED to remove link and provide more description.

It is tricky of course to read NFC and/or RFID at enough high speed, I did some tests, but it would be nice of course.

[Lyichir]

I think one of the new track pieces looks like a "crossing" track specifically designed to interconnect with the recent two-plate-thick road/floor plates, and the other may be a track with a built in "lever" of sorts to activate a function when the train crosses (in this case, activating the rockfall pictured over the tunnel).

The former isn't that revolutionary (you could build up crossings and integrate them with various types of roads before), but this ought to make them a little easier for younger builders and avoid builds that could cause jams where the wheels or bogeys collide with the road surface. The latter is more intriguing to me—since it's purely mechanical it could activate an automatic function much more efficiently than a sensor-based solution, and integrating the trigger into the rail itself (as opposed to a brick-built lever or similar mechanism that the train has to brush against) should make it work more naturally with a variety of train designs, instead of the function having to be designed specifically for the train intended to run on it. A function like the rockfall in this set is probably of limited interest to train hobbyists (since you'd have to reset it each time the train passes), but I could see it being useful for other sorts of mechanical functions in layouts (such as linking a mechanism to have figs on the side of the track "react" to passing trains, or a function that automatically lowers crossing gates when a train approaches).

[samsz_3]

I love it. It's a kids toy, and for the first time in years it feels like TLG are trying to be creative with their trains. As a kid I used to do lego train crashes, knock things onto the track, I'd have fallen head over heals for this.

Making two new track pieces shows that they're still interested in train sets. It looks like the "activator rail" piece has a level which is pushed down when a wheel goes over it. Could be really intesting for level crossings, signals, maybe even automatic unloading mocs?

I actually really like the locomotive being an 0-6-0 design. PU has the advantage of not needing an IR receiver, so nice to finally see city going for a smaller locomotive. I do think a wagon with a snowblower fan connected to an axle would have been cool, but perhaps to complicated for a city set. The two ploughs will work well for pushing the boulders, so it's not that important.

Unfortunately looks like it's back to thr plastic axle wheels, after a few sets swapping around recently. 

With money being stretched further, houses getting smaller etc, I hope their are still enough parents who can afford to spend this much on a toy, and have the floor space for a kid to set it up.

[Selander]

1 hour ago, samsz_3 said:

I love it. It's a kids toy, and for the first time in years it feels like TLG are trying to be creative with their trains. As a kid I used to do lego train crashes, knock things onto the track, I'd have fallen head over heals for this.

Making two new track pieces shows that they're still interested in train sets. It looks like the "activator rail" piece has a level which is pushed down when a wheel goes over it. Could be really intesting for level crossings, signals, maybe even automatic unloading mocs?

I actually really like the locomotive being an 0-6-0 design. PU has the advantage of not needing an IR receiver, so nice to finally see city going for a smaller locomotive. I do think a wagon with a snowblower fan connected to an axle would have been cool, but perhaps to complicated for a city set. The two ploughs will work well for pushing the boulders, so it's not that important.

Unfortunately looks like it's back to thr plastic axle wheels, after a few sets swapping around recently. 

With money being stretched further, houses getting smaller etc, I hope their are still enough parents who can afford to spend this much on a toy, and have the floor space for a kid to set it up.

0-6-0 design ?? Have we studied different pictures? As I see it, that's a typical Bo-Bo locomotive, that is a loco with two two-axle bogies. Train motor rear, and front bogie almost invisible behind snowplow and splashing snow....

[The Big MC]

If I'm talking about the same image, then it definitely looks cool.

Think there will be another wagon as well as the train will be too small without one. Considering the last cargo train came with three wagons (container, car transported and Open wagon. Suspect with the outpost at the back of it it would not look empty.

Not sure on the new track pieces, find out more if I get my dirty little hands on them. I do think one is a trigger and the other is to put the train back on the track. It makes sense as well as if the avalanche is electronically triggered, it would need a second hub and motor. 

Interesting to see that powered up will be kept the same, and still needs a shedload of batteries. 

Call me paranoid in this age of AI-generated images, but does the rear bogie of the train look like it's clipping into whatever is in the centre? It could also be a Photoshop fail.

[Selander]

Of course it looks "cool" with that amount of snow...😂

[Darkkostas25]

1 hour ago, The Big MC said:

Think there will be another wagon as well as the train will be too small without one. Considering the last cargo train came with three wagons (container, car transported and Open wagon. Suspect with the outpost at the back of it it would not look empty.

Sadly, TLG always shows all models on the front of the box. C yeah, it's kinda bummer, but as I guess/ they compensate with side builds  

Edited April 22 by Darkkostas25

[SpacePolice89]

Another wagon would've been much better than the cave/tunnel.

[Space78]

Yes, past several freight sets have had three "wagons" or freight cars, while passenger sets have had two cars.  This looks like a mixed passenger/freight set similar to some of the late 9V sets.  Since City sets are aimed at children, play value is the main consideration, I assume.  Obviously Lego decided adding a small platform/crane and a tunnel had more play value than adding another train car.  The whole thing looks intriguing and new/different.  I can wait to get one (or two)!