Rarest Plarail/Tomy Trains

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I just thought I'd share this..

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I got this on eBay UK about 2 years ago, UKL 18.95 including postage (c. 2000 yen, 20 USD). Slightly scuffed but overall VGC.

Silver/Blue = TGV Atlantique
Orange/Grey = TGV Sud-Est.

The single box is Tomica World 7561.
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The TGV Set is 7430.
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do you own the single box and set chrisjo?
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The big Tomica World 7430 set I have seen demand quite a price. Since its Tomica World and the Train is a UK bullet I assume that the set was a UK only release. The big station part looks similar to a couple other sets released in Japan and that motorized Bus looks to be  like a couple other Japanese Buses.

I am curious about the rollers in the middle Bus Lane. Do they operate something? The other 2 Lanes have Stop & Go risers so if the center Lane doesn't do anything them why wouldn't it also have the same thing?

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The rollers are to let the motor drive wheels freely spin while the bus is stopped by the raising lever.
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But doesn't the other 2 Lanes perform the same function by lifting the bus's wheels off the road surface thus stopping it until you release them with a button push?/
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Geris sent this sent to me a couple of years ago...
Can anyone tell me it’s rarity please?
Thank you
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(07-17-2020, 06:04 PM)Muddy Poppins Wrote: Geris sent this sent to me a couple of years ago...

That's the 2001 Euro Car Train ユーロカートレイン. No, not very rare, but very nice nonetheless.

 
(07-17-2020, 09:38 AM)Tharazero1 Wrote: do you own the single box and set chrisjo?
If I did I'd have made a point of slipping it into the conversation!

 
(07-17-2020, 04:46 AM)Vio Wrote: Orange TGV was also sold in Japan and overseas, but the Silver TGV is only available in Europe.
The type is slightly different from the orange TGV, this colour is cool above all ...
What do you mean 'slightly different'?
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(07-17-2020, 03:12 PM)Super Wrote: But doesn't the other 2 Lanes perform the same function by lifting the bus's wheels off the road surface thus stopping it until you release them with a button push?/
maybe it doesn't have the button to release for the middle track.

I can't remember I mentioned it already.  I say the Lucky draw for the Metallic Silver Thomas with the 2 silver smelter cars are pretty rare as well
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Euro Car Train is not rare.

The type is slightly different from the orange TGV: He means the colour is different. I'm only doing a literal translation. As said before, this is an article that shares very obvious information so one should know that the silver TGV and very different than the orange TGV.

Silver and gold Thomas is rare, as stated before that it is 1/100 and 1/10 respectively.

 
(07-17-2020, 03:12 PM)Super Wrote: But doesn't the other 2 Lanes perform the same function by lifting the bus's wheels off the road surface thus stopping it until you release them with a button push?/

Should be the case.
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How about the clear and transparent versions of the bullet trains. Are they rare? I remember whilst I was in japan in 2016 they were advertising a clear dr. yellow 923 as a prize for something, but couldn't read it so i didn't know how to win it.[Image: m44837435466_1.jpg?1589950605][Image: m41350261103_1.jpg?1585975018][Image: m47378824960_1.jpg?1588476608][Image: m71714673665_2.jpg?1590156628]
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