Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Setgood


Customer Rating :
Rating: 3.8

List Price : $395.95 Price : $224.47
Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set

Product Description

After founding the town of Durango, Colorado in 1880, then Denver and Rio Grande Railway began construction of a rail line the following year that connected their new community to nearby Silverton. Designed primarily to haul gold and silver from the San Juan Mountains, it is estimated that more than $300 million in precious metals have traveled the line throughout its history.

Features include:

•4-6-0 steam locomotive with operating headlight smoke and speed-synchronized sound
•Reefer car and bobber caboose
•8'2" x 4'3" oval of track
•Power pack and speed controller
•Illustrated Bach Man instruction manual and DVD format video instructions


  • 4-6-0 steam locomotive with operating headlight smoke and speed-synchronized sound
  • Reefer car and bobber caboose
  • 8'2" x 4'3" oval of track
  • Power pack and speed controller
  • Illustrated Bach Man instruction manual and DVD format video instructions


Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set Reviews


Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set Reviews


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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Defective but fun, March 30, 2009
= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 
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This review is from: Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set (Toy)
We have had a lot of fun with this train. Tender was defective out of the box. We filled out the Bachmann on-line form and received a functioning replacement 3 months later out of the blue. Annoyingly, the customer service rep we called (after receiving the replacement) stated that we had to pay to ship the defective tender back or else we would be billed - we felt this was poor customer service since the unit has a limited lifetime warranty and was defective out of the box.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly good!, May 7, 2011
= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 
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This review is from: Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set (Toy)
I own a number of the "famous and expensive" G scale trains, but this is the first Bachmann G scale I have purchased. For the price, I wansn't expecting much and was pleasantly suprised! The detail is superb on both the locomotive, tender, and boxcar, and good on the caboose. I don't rate the caboose as high as the rest because the cupola on the roof is a somewhat "plastic" looking translucent red, but it isn't enough to be distracting and overall it is beautiful! The grade and thickness of plastic and metal parts are not as durable as the more expensive G scale, but at a fraction of the price, the trade-off is worth it. With care, these trains can last for years.

The track also is not as durable as the solid brass more expensive G scale track. The rail is formed of bent metal and is hollow but certainly seems sturdy enough. One weakness is the joining mechanism which is a pain and very easy to put together incorrectly leaving small bumps at the joint. Pay attention to... Read more
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Great Train, Bad product description, November 30, 2011
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Matthew D Kaeser (Moorestown, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bachmann Trains Durango and Silverton - Freight Ready-to-Run Large Scale Train Set (Toy)
I have no complaints about the train, it worked awesome and is definitely top notch. Bachmann makes great products and I will be buying them for years to come. In fact this review would be getting 5 stars if it wasn't for the faulty advertising for the amount of track. Amazon you really need to fix this because it does not correctly reflect what you are selling. This train set does not come with 8'2" x 4'3" of track as described under the products features, it comes with 5'4" x 4' 3" of track in the set box as designed by Bachmann. I know its not a HUGE issue but its still an issue and it's false advertising, be aware buyers.
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