Hot Wheels Trains

I'm like you Super, one of the older members so I tend to remember most things which is why I asked if it was a USA release only, as it mentions some were made available in Canada tends to support it being your side of the pond only. Mind you I'm not sure how big a market it would have had here as back then everyone (kids and dads) had Hornby or Lima mostly so wouldn't have really looked at a non-powered setup I suspect. Also I'm sure as they are USA outline they probably wouldn't have won many fans here for that reason as well, not to mention the probable price if they had got here. I remember when I was a kid the price of a hot wheels car was massive in comparison to say a matchbox or similar, I mean maybe 4-5 times more so most working class kids like me only ever had 1 or 2 at most, the rest being good old matchbox instead lol!