New Plarails at Tokyo Toy Show 2016

I don't think this new Bertie is a suitable replacement for a road system one, especially since he has railway wheels, a switch on the roof instead of underneath, and a coupling. However, I suppose it could be customized to look (slightly) better by getting rid of the coupling and/or painting the switch red in order to make it less visible. The railway wheels would probably cause a problem on the road system, as they might fail on curves/turnouts and result in unexpected crashes since they aren't meant for it. If I were you, I'd stick with the original road version.

I'm watching the video now, and Bertie looks better than I expected. I might find a way to mod him and put the shell on a road chassis, but if not, I'd still like to have him.