LEGO LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set (40370)

About This Set

Some anniversaries are marked with a cake; LEGO marked forty years of its trains with a love letter in bricks. The LEGO Trains 40th Anniversary Set (40370), released in March 2020, is a modern recreation of 7810 Push-Along Steam Engine, the little locomotive that helped launch the minifigure-era Trains range in 1980. Offered as a gift with purchase at LEGO stores and on LEGO.com, it was later sold through LEGO.com in its own right.

The build follows the 1980 original closely: a black steam locomotive with bright red wheels and chassis plates, a tall smokestack, transparent yellow headlight studs and the number 7810 carried on stickered tiles, all standing on a tiled display base that also bears a 40th anniversary logo sticker. Where the original used parts long out of production, the remake quietly substitutes modern equivalents: window frames are newer elements, the coupling arrangement replaces the original solution with Technic plates, printed details are recreated with stickers, and a display stand, which the 1980 set never had, completes the presentation.

The single minifigure is a faithful replica of the original driver: a blue torso with white printing, plain blue legs, the classic smiling face and a red cap. The 1980 set it honours was a modest 92-piece model with the same driver, so the remake, with its display base added, is close to double the original's size. Push-along and proud of it, the 188-piece anniversary engine is a small piece of LEGO history, rebuilt for the shelf.

Key Features

• Faithful recreation of 7810 Push-Along Steam Engine, the classic Trains set from 1980
• 188 pieces building the locomotive and a tiled display base
• Train driver minifigure replicating the 1980 original, with red cap and classic smiley face
• Sticker details include the 7810 number plates and a 40th anniversary logo on the base
• Black locomotive body with bright red wheels, a smokestack and transparent yellow headlight studs
• Modern part substitutions for elements out of production since 1980, including the window frames and couplings
• Gift with purchase origin — free with purchases over $99 in March 2020, then sold separately on LEGO.com

Theme Background

LEGO trains date back to 1966, but the anniversary celebrated here counts from 1980, when the range was relaunched around the minifigure with push-along, battery and 12-volt trains; the humble 7810 was among the smallest and most affordable sets of that first wave. The Trains range later became part of City, but it retains a devoted adult following, and LEGO has repeatedly marked its milestones with nostalgic recreations. This anniversary set compresses forty years of that history into a single display model, complete with a replica of the smiling driver who came with the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which classic set is LEGO 40370 based on?

It recreates 7810 Push-Along Steam Engine, released in 1980. The remake keeps the original's design, carries 7810 number stickers and includes a replica of the original driver minifigure.

How was LEGO 40370 originally available?

It was a gift with purchase, free with purchases over $99 at LEGO stores and on LEGO.com from 1 to 15 March 2020. It was later sold on LEGO.com in December 2020 at $19.99.

Is the train in LEGO 40370 motorised?

No. Like the 1980 original, it is a push-along engine, and the set presents it on a tiled display base.

How many minifigures come with LEGO 40370?

One minifigure is included: the train driver, a replica of the figure from the 1980 set, with a red cap and the classic smiley face.

How many pieces are in LEGO 40370?

The set contains 188 pieces, building the locomotive and its display base.