Brio Flying Scotsman Engine

Last weekend we went to railway museum, as they offer a ride on a real steam train to see Santa, and this is part of our yearly Christmas tradition. Another part of the tradition is choosing a small toy at the gift shop on the way out. Well this was £11, so a bit more than I usually spend, but it's a lovely toy and will be a brilliant addition to our wooden train set. Brio's Flying Scotsman is not wooden like most of their items. I Was surprised to find it is mostly plastic, with the exception of the metal bases, magnets and part of the wheels. It does feel like a very strong plastic and has ... more

Shall we play trains today? I am looking at the Flying Scotsman Made by Brio. Brio has been making wooden toys for a long, long time. Brio, a Swedish firm now multinational began in 1884 as a basket making company and developed to making wooden toys wooden trains are brilliant toys. Brios also make prams, cots, high chairs and car seats. The flying Scotsman toy train is a wooden train built to go with the brio wooden train sets. This brio toy is a good reproduction of the Flying Scotsman's engine and tender. This toy is authentically reproduced; details make it like the real train. The flying ... more

Brio has been around for years. I remember my 18 yr old brother having loads od brio sets with tracks laid all over the house. My boy went through a stage where he loved trains. He has a thomas the tank set amongst cheaper sets all plastic and ended up with bits missing and broken. Brio is fantastic, its all made from wood and is hard wearing. I got this set for £49.99 from a wooden toy catalogue but it can be bought online from amazon and various other websites. The brio flying scotsman set includes 20 pieces of track including the viaduct bridge and the switching track platform. It also has ... more