What is the one train you wish you had the most?

Oh, for sure something that has yet to be developed or hasn't been released would be on my radar but those aren't something I would be browsing the Japan Auctions for. In fact I have a few things on pre-order now from Hobby search. If we are also adding "wish trains" to this I would include a wish that Plarail would make a lifelike Flying Scotsman (non-Thomas) but I am not holding my breath as its not a Japanese engine.


That is just part of the "Protect the Rails, Track Maintenance Set released in 2009. I have had three of these sets pass through my hands but sold them all because even though I find the set quite unique it wasn't for me, well not all of it. This set, to me, has the best Crane car made and the Back Hoe is pretty cool to. All I have kept is one of the green Crane car with its attending flatbed. You can see the full set here, check out all the pictures if you haven't seen it before as this set is really cool. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10095467

Yeah I have seen the set, it is very expensive as a new set but the only thing I like in the set is the tokai 97 (rail transporter) and I absolutely love the way that it can transport 3 half raIl pieces.

I think/hope plarail will produce real trains once they have ran out of Japanese trains to produce they will start to produce famous trains from each country like the TGV, Amtrak, Flying Scotsman, Mallard, Big Boy etc but they might only produce trains that have had a significant impact on the world like TGV, was fastest train in the world until the Japanese maglevs came along, mallard fastest steam train ever, flying Scotsman, first train to reach 100 mph (or km I'm not sure) Big Boy, the heaviest steam train ever (not sure about that) and just the fact that it's a famous train. Some other trains that they could produce could be BR Pannier Tank and the BR Class 08 just for the fact that they are famous trains and plarail have already produced molds for these trains (Duck and Diesel). One train that I'll love plarail to produce is the NSWGR C38 class or puffing billy. These are very famous Australian Trains with The C38 class being produced in a streamlined variant also and puffing billy being a very famous narrow gauge railway in Victoria and a very, very popular school holiday attraction which also hosts a day out with Thomas event each year

Puffing Billy


But I don't think plarail will ever run out of Japanese trains to produce