Hornby R1233 The Coca Cola Christmas Train Set – Analogue
Hornby R1233M The Coca-Cola Christmas Train Set – Analogue
| Dimensions: | 60 x 30 x 8.3 cm; 1.63 Kilograms |
| Model: | R1233 |
| Material: | Metal |
| Colour: | Red |
| Pack Quantity: | 16 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 14 months – 8 years |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 60 x 30 x 8.3 cm; 1.63 Kilograms |
| Material: | Metal |
| Quantity: | 16 |
I purchased this set for the base of my Christmas Tree and I am quite pleased with the set. It was easy to assemble the track and to mount the engine and cars into the track with the provide setting tool. The controller is fine for this beginner set, but I hear that the other controllers offered by Hornby would cause to train to run quieter though for me it is not a problem.
The paint quality of the engine and cars looks fantastic in person and Santa on the side of the box car look great, looks to be a transfer decal that was well placed on both sides. Axles and rolling assembles all are in fine working order and the tracks slide together easily though with some tight connections to ease together. The track to track transitions are smooth if you take the care to set them evenly together.
I will be looking into adding more cars and track expansion sets to this model as time progresses but for now I am very happy with my first Christmas display train set. Nothing is more classic than Christmas trains and the Coca-Cola Santa images.
Sorry for not having a photo with the tree set up as I wanted to have a test run of the set before going through the trouble of working around the tree.
Very good service i love the train set an price thank you
Love this train set and am so looking forward to seeing it running around our Christmas tree in Decembe
Bought for my son to add to his collection. Loves it and a great price
The loco is a standard 0-4-0 shunter, coming complete with a Santa decorated red closed van and a double container wagon. All carry the Coca Cola logo. A pleasant surprise to this set is the inclusion of a 3rd, yes 3rd, radius oval of track. It might have been tempting to just include a 2nd (or even a 1st) radius. I suspect however that 1st radius could be on the way out, seeing that most, if not all, new locomotives nowadays only take an absolute minimum of 2nd radius. A wagon/coach rerailer is included also, to enable easy placement of rolling stock on the track. That said, it might have helped to have had a double straight for this purpose, but that is only a minor criticism. The controller is a standard train set one, which is just about adequate for this set.
The double container wagon could have had better grips to hold the containers in place and the bogies could have been more solid to avoid the slight rocking motion that happens on curves and over points (points are not included in this set). There have been several instances of this set being split to sell individual items separately and yours truly has bought two more double container wagons to extend the train.
It always pays to run in a new loco, so 30 minutes at 50% speed in each direction will do to enable a smooth running for a long time to come. A good set, not without its criticisms, but well worth it.
Arrived less than 24 hrs after it had been ordered – despite sending an email to apologise for the possibility of its being delayed. A fun item for a child model railway enthusiast, will cheer up the layout.
The train set is really good and I have added a Coke Cola tank wagon which makes the set complete
Awesome little train set. Very high quality. 00 guage track needs to be perfectly aligned when fitting together, the metal contacts must engage fully in the rail sleeve. Got the extra coca cola tanker car and extra wagon coming tommorow for it as the little engine unit has plenty of power. The value for money in this set is very good and it has released my inner child this Christmas. Only negative is the red rerailer attachment that comes with it requires a longer straight section than is provided in the kit. Makes it a little fiddly to place the train wheels but the train stays on even at full speed and high setting. Im very happy with this purchase overall.
Great little tree set but I bough 1st curve angle track.it’s not for kids because very hard for carriages put back onto tracks especially double carriages other than that great little se
It looks great, and the quality is there as it seems to be with all Hornby trains. It’s a great looking little train with enough track to be set up nicely around a christmas tree!
it is the perfect little starter train set fully detailed
Actually got this for around our Christmas tree and it worked well for that purpose. Was easy and fun to put together. Quality product and will be used at least annually.
A lot of money for train enthusiast but they love train and need more train on Amazon very hard to find something good
Good items.. was a great Christmas present when the adult waits all his life for it. X
This was to run under the tree. It works straight out of the box. Arrived quickly. Good Value.