
"A BrickScore of 60.4 and a 3.43-star average across 467 owners make this one of the more clearly mixed sets in the Winter Village lineup: the festive aesthetic and gear-driven bear mechanic are genuinely charming, but unreliable moving parts, a steep price, and a motor sold separately leave a meaningful portion of buyers feeling the set does not deliver on its promise."
The 10361 Holiday Express Train earns a BrickScore of 60.4 (Mixed Reviews) and that score is well supported by owner data: a 3.43-star average across 467 ratings is by far the lowest in this batch, and only 43% of owners say they would recommend it. LEGO's own owner signals rate value_for_money at 2.84 and play_experience at 2.98 out of 5, both well below midpoint. Reviewers writing on LEGO.com are mostly positive in tone, focused on the festive aesthetics, family build experience, and integration with the Winter Village lineup, but the aggregate owner signal paints a clearly mixed picture. A recurring practical complaint is that the motorized moving parts (polar bear bell ringer and bobbing smokestack) are unreliable on the track, and the motor, hub, and remote control are sold separately, a notable omission that frustrates buyers at a $129.99 price point.
Where they split: The gap between the enthusiastic individual LEGO.com review texts and the aggregate owner data is notable. Most individual reviewers focus on the festive charm and family experience, producing positive write-ups, but the aggregate owner metrics (3.43 stars, 43% recommend, 2.84 value score) tell a clearly different story, suggesting a large segment of buyers left disappointed, likely by the mechanical reliability issues and the separately-sold motor cost.



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Unlock with Collector or Reseller"This year's LEGO Winter Village set is the Holiday Express Train, a much welcome addition to any Christmas related displays that people usually like to build upon every year."
Tiago Catarino"I don't want to say I'm a sucker for Lego trains because I'm not. Although, there are some trains I absolutely absolutely love."
Wolf of Bricks
"Although I was aware going into this that we'd seen Christmas trains before, I wasn't prepared for just how similar in spirit this is to 10254 Winter Holiday Train."
The Brothers Brick"this is a Lego train. So, it comes with Lego train tracks. There's 16 pieces of track in this set. And it also comes with a first ever 3D printed piece."
Bricksie"I'm pretty sure a lot of people got the LEGO Icons 10361 Holiday Express Train for Christmas, and honestly, it's a perfect seasonal gift."
RacingBrick
"Nice decorative train for the holiday season; Nice colour scheme Inflation proofed price Includes innovative 3D-printed part"
Brickset Reviews
"This is my 7th consecutive Winter Village set review."
Rebrickable Reviews"This year's LEGO Winter Village set is the Holiday Express Train, a much welcome addition to any Christmas related displays that people usually like to build upon every year."
"I don't want to say I'm a sucker for Lego trains because I'm not. Although, there are some trains I absolutely absolutely love."

"Although I was aware going into this that we'd seen Christmas trains before, I wasn't prepared for just how similar in spirit this is to 10254 Winter Holiday Train."
"this is a Lego train. So, it comes with Lego train tracks. There's 16 pieces of track in this set. And it also comes with a first ever 3D printed piece."
"I'm pretty sure a lot of people got the LEGO Icons 10361 Holiday Express Train for Christmas, and honestly, it's a perfect seasonal gift."

"Nice decorative train for the holiday season; Nice colour scheme Inflation proofed price Includes innovative 3D-printed part"

"This is my 7th consecutive Winter Village set review."




A charming and festive build that delights as a holiday display piece, but is significantly undermined by motorization problems: the train lacks enough traction and weight to reliably move under power, and Powered Up components are sold separately at steep added cost.
LEGO.com3.4
Amazon4.7