Strange Buyee finds

Bringing this thread back. Found this Can of Plarail.. The seller doesn't even know what's inside it 

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That can looks familiar...wonder if we have discussed this at some point.

What is this train in the front? It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen.




https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/p1140761794

Not Plarail and possibly not even motorised (at least, not visibly). The middle car has a light and sound feature on a PCB that looks bigger than necessary, and the end units have studs on the inside and between the canopies. LEGO studs are shorter, so these look like they might fit with Diablock or another brand with taller studs.

text on box:

barcode system
linear car
equipped with microprocessor
standard set
target age 5 years and over
UM-3×4 Batteries sold separately
control movement, sound, and light with barcode cards !!
MM-61
Diablock

Very interesting.. Don't think I've seen this system before 

Is that Togo! (Tomy/lego)

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The amazing researcher comes through again...thank you Dr Chris 👍

I've seen these before but never brought them up... What are these used for? I know Plarail has made trams before so is this from some sort of tram related set? I can't tell what other use this would be for.

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That would be from the hard to find 'Fire-Engine Flynn & Thomas Set' released in 2012 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10176706