BRIO · Premium
A 54-piece wooden toy train set with a battery-powered freight engine, cranes, a suspension bridge and a storage box.
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The maker describes an action-packed toy train set filled with mechanical functions and cargo-themed play: the cargo travels around the track behind a battery-powered freight engine with working headlights. The set includes two freight trains, three wagons, a lorry, containers, a swivel crane, a cargo loader and a mobile cargo loader, and the maker calls it a lifting and loading adventure.
The 54 pieces are 30 pieces of track, a buffer, two freight trains, three wagons, a lorry, a gas load, two toy loads, two containers, a signal, seven rock supports, a swivel crane, a suspension bridge, a cargo loader and a mobile cargo loader. They come in a high-quality plastic storage box with a latching lid. The maker lists the set for ages 3 and up, with battery and light features, and says all wood in its toys comes from FSC certified sources. The maker's care page says battery-powered toys are not water-resistant and should never be washed with water, that the batteries should be removed when the toy is not in use, and that the plastic surfaces can fade with age in strong sunlight. It says unpainted wooden track can be cleaned by lightly sanding marks with fine sandpaper and wiping with a dry, lint-free cloth, and that each track should be inspected for damage or cracking.
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| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Wood | FSC certified sources |
| Model | 33097 |
| Track | 30 pieces |
| Cranes | Swivel crane, cargo loader, mobile cargo loader |
| Pieces | 54 |
| Trains | 2 freight trains and 3 wagons |
| Storage | Plastic box with latching lid |
| Recommended age | 3+ |
| Maker article number | 63309700 |
It suits parents or relatives buying a larger wooden railway set for a child aged 3 and up, with cargo-handling play as its theme. Families who want a first, smaller BRIO set should look at one of the maker's other train sets.
The maker's Classic Figure 8 Set is a 22-piece wooden set with one engine, two wagons, a station, a crossing bridge, 14 pieces of track and three trees. Its Christmas Steaming Train Set has 27 pieces, including a battery-operated steaming train, two wagons, a crane, a north pole station, snowy tracks, a Santa Claus character and 14 wooden track pieces. For more cargo play, the maker also sells a Loader, a front-loader vehicle with a lift and load lever, and a Clever Crane Wagon.
Image: BRIO (Ravensburger) · source
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Image: BRIO (Ravensburger) · source
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Image: BRIO / Ravensburger · source
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