Which famous train would you like to see in Lego form?

[Rijkvv]

Well, of course I would love to see a giant Big Boy as a set, but we'll have to deal with the fact it's unlikely to happen. And with the cut-off of the Horizon Express, I think we can only expect a locomotive and two cars (if it's not a large steam locomotive like Emerald Night), or a three-car DMU or EMU.

-Austerity locomotive with some freight cars, no need to develop new wheels like some passenger steam trains need. Apply to multiple countries.

-USATC S160 with some freight cars, same as above.

-Small German steam train, maybe freight or passengers. A small tank engine wouldn't be unrealistic in front of a few two-axle passenger car I think. The German colour scheme is well-known.

-DB E03 with two passenger cars in tan and dark red like the Trans Europ Express, like a modern version of 7740.

@Interceptor: which version of the TEE did you have in mind?

[Interceptor]

@Richie: good question I thought about the Diesel Multiple Unit German TEE from the 60s.

[weeble1688]

Given my personal bias for eastern U.S. trains, I would love to see a Jersey Central camelback or The Blue Comet. So many U.S. railroad firsts happened in the Eastern states, though it seems UP and BNSF got all the official Lego love.

[kibosh]

I would like that one, but I've already got a 2-8-4 Berkshire, courtesy of SavatheAggie's Bricklink instructions shop!

Oh, really..... Do you have a link to this shop? Is it 6 or 8 wide?

[Murdoch17]

Oh, really..... Do you have a link to this shop? Is it 6 or 8 wide?

It's 8 wide, and here's the link: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=AggieSava&itemID=21320617

He's also got the 4449 Daylight, a PRR T1, two Garratt's and bunch of other stuff in case anyone wants to look at that.

[escortmad79]

Mallard

Flying Scotsman

Trevithick's Pen-y-Darren Loco

[lifeinplastic]

I'd also add the 'Rocky Mountaineer' from Canada to my wishlist - complete with high number of tourist minifigs (like the good old days when Lego train sets had a lot of figures to make them more playable).

[jonwil]

Another thing I would like to see is a urban commuter EMU type train with the flat/nearly flat front in the style of e.g. the London Underground or the NYC Subway (rather than the streamlined high-speed style seen in e.g. the 2014 passenger train or other recent passenger trains). Doesn't have to be licensed from a real train, just has to have the general "look" of such trains.

[nesquik]

Hello guys, I'm big fan of LEGO trains and have collected some pieces (7740, 4558, 4551, 4564, Emerald, Maersk, Horizon) during the past few years and eager to see what LEGO brings out in 2015. My preference list is:

Mallard

The General

Crocodile

TEE

Thatcher Perkins

Bullet Train

Deltic

Rocket

Excellent picks! Particularly George Stephenson's "Rocket"...

A difficult set of shapes to capture, but it has the potential to be one of the greatest LEGO products ever, let alone a great train. The historical significance is also present in the bucket loads, and often that's an important attribute for the Creator Expert/Exclusive products.

[trainbot1]

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[Redimus]

Excellent picks! Particularly George Stephenson's "Rocket"...

A difficult set of shapes to capture, but it has the potential to be one of the greatest LEGO products ever, let alone a great train. The historical significance is also present in the bucket loads, and often that's an important attribute for the Creator Expert/Exclusive products.

Perhaps more importantly, because of it's relatively small size, they should be able to provide a fair rake of coaches and/or trucks to go with it without having too high a parts count.

[garethjellis]

Maybe some one could do a Lego ideas rocket !

[Redimus]

I've a feeling they have.

[Rijkvv]

Here's one.

As a LEGO Ideas set I think this could work, but I prefer more modern locomotives. It sure is iconic, but to me the 1900s engines look more beautiful and it's easier to combine them with other rolling stock, including diesel and electric.

As for the Flying Scotsman, that's unlikely to happen since the Emerald Night design already was influenced on the Flying Scotsman design. It isn't the real deal, but it's like expecting a TGV set to be released when we already have the Horizon Express.

Edited August 15, 2014 by Richie

[brickbuilder711]

N&W #611....

[Thorg23]

In no particular order:

Big Boy

Mallard

CP Royal Hudson

An updated Superchief

SP Daylight

0 Series Shinkansen

Anything with the Yellow Red Grey Union Pacific Livery

[Dutchiedoughnut]

Hmmm... For historical significance the Rocket is amazing. Can I also pitch in with the Deltic as it sort of ended the steam era?

For sheer beauty I'd love a TEE VT601...

[Redimus]

Deltic would be awesome, although I think the prototype would an even cooler choice, and would appeal to Americans as well because it was very much inspired by American design (and it looks really cool).

[Rijkvv]

A Deltic sounds really nice, but how about a NS 1200 then? American design, built in the Netherlands, entered service in the early 50s, and still there are a few operational owned by private companies.

I once started to design a 1200 in 7W, but I still have to finish it. Maybe I will someday...

[Dutchiedoughnut]

A Deltic sounds really nice, but how about a NS 1200 then? American design, built in the Netherlands, entered service in the early 50s, and still there are a few operational owned by private companies.

I once started to design a 1200 in 7W, but I still have to finish it. Maybe I will someday...

A NS 1200 is nice, but I dont think it is as famous as the Deltic. For me, the bizarre engine used in the Deltic is very appealing as well. (bizarre in a good way!). In the UK, it was the first diesel engine that was as powerful as the biggest steam engines so at long last these could be replaced... I'm not sure about the historical significance of the 1200.

I can however confirm that 1200's are still in service as one of them passed my station when I was waiting...

[Redimus]

The problem with the Deltics were they were far too expensive to run, what with their maritime engine!

[Dutchiedoughnut]

The problem with the Deltics were they were far too expensive to run, what with their maritime engine!

I can only imagine! The Class 23 Baby Deltics (which would seem to fit better in Lego scale) was withdrawn for maintenance costs. According to Wikipedia, the big Deltics were replaced by HST's after about 15 years of service... Appareantly they were run with minimal maintenance until they broke down!

Anyway I suppose we're getting a bit off-topic.

[Redimus]

On that note... The HST is almost as important a train as the TGV, it is still officially the world's fastest diesel train, although there are a few unverified faster ones, and like the TGV, it was exported with a different shell, to Australia, and above all else, I love HSTs...

So yeah, HST should totally be a Creator set, although perhaps not the next one (2 high speed trains seems a little overkill).

Side note on British diesels:

Most of the first couple of generations of British diesel ended up being scrapped early due to poor reliability or horrible maintenance costs or plain none standard parts. This is because instead of planning the dieselisation as soon as the war ended, and doing it in a gradual and sensible manner over say 20 years, they continued to order Steam engines, then suddenly decided that steam was rubbish, and started scrapping perfectly good (if expensive to run) locos decades before their sell by date and replaced them with dozens of rushed out classes none of which had been properly developed. Then replaced half of those with slightly better slightly less rushed designs.

Edited August 16, 2014 by Redimus

[Dutchiedoughnut]

LOL, I love that note!

I'm also partial to a couple of british rail experiments - the BR 18000 and BR 18100 gas turbine loco's. But their historic relevance is little to none and they won't grab the attention of anyone who's unfamiliar with their background.

[alois]

I' d like to see a dutch Dog Head.