After considering the remote controlled trains & reading other reviews we decided to buy this loco for our 3 year old grandaughter to add to her Brio trainset that we keep here, for when she visits (the set used to be her father's). It seems a perfect addition, hard wearing for a 'sometimes heavy handed littlie', as was the (recording voice) station that we purchased last year for the set. These items have added a new dimention to an old favourite and I think there are many more years of enjoyment left in them still.