Bachmann Night Before Christmas Large Scale Electric Train Set (90037)

Bachmann sells this set in its Christmas trains range, under Large Scale Christmas Trains, and introduces it as a train to find under the Christmas tree. The locomotive is a 4-6-0 steam engine with an operating headlight, smoke and speed-synchronized sound, and it pulls a tender with a coal load, a gondola and a bobber caboose, with a Santa figure in the box. The equipment is Large Scale and runs on 45mm track. The same category page lists separately sold Christmas pieces in the same scale, such as an animated stock car with reindeer, a Christmas tank car and Christmas crossbucks with snow-covered stands.

For the adult setting it up: the oval measures 5 feet 4 inches by 4 feet 3 inches and is built from 14 pieces of track, so the set needs a clear area at least that size. Bachmann includes an illustrated Bach Man instruction manual and video instructions in DVD format. The power pack is a US-style 110 volt unit, and Bachmann notes that other countries may need additional adapters or converters. The manufacturer page does not state how long assembly takes. The Amazon listing for this set says it requires one 9V battery, sold separately, which is not mentioned on the Bachmann page. Bachmann also notes on the product page that a dimensional shipping rate applies to this set, which it lists at a shipping weight of 34 lbs.

An adult who wants a Christmas steam train with sound and smoke for a large floor or table area, and who is comfortable assembling track and following a manual. Bachmann recommends the set for ages 14 and up, and its page adds that the US-style power supply may need an adapter or converter outside the United States.

The Lionel Disney Christmas LionChief Set (1923140) is an O gauge steam set with a LionChief remote control that runs on Lionel FasTrack sections. Bachmann's own Large Scale Christmas line, on the same category page, offers separately sold cars such as an animated stock car with reindeer for lengthening this train.