Plarail New Releases 2025 onwards (non-Thomas)

chrisjo · 2024-12-27T20:23:53+00:00

By popular demand, a new thread as per the title. Please continue using the existing Plarail TOMY Thomas NEW RELEASES thread for Thomas-related news. =====...

leylandvictory2

Super some coaches in the united states have the “tag” axle to help the bus make sharper turns

chrisjo

July 19th, Keikyu limited release:

Keikyu 600 Series KEIKYU BLUE SKY TRAIN (Special coupling specification)

Awesometrain77

Oh wagon the single series lost 2 items
I am sure they will fill them in . To be honest I think it was a huge loss when they got rid of the hobby train but I doubt that would return .
Rather I think the rail flatbed will be replaced with a long wagon that can fit rails on it . As for the panda car I have no clue maybe a caboose . I could also see the C12 be replaced with a different steam engine next year maybe the B20 could return or the c11 . As the c11 is a carry over from the last series
I could see 3 new items for KF seires coming next year .
A new tank engine
A caboose
A long rail carrying wagon

The new coupling for the sky train is cool .
The new piggyback wagon looks cool and I am glad to see more longer wagons .
The new real class stuff looks cool .

chrisjo

This may be fake news, but I came across a suggestion that the 2nd August release of the S-62 Tsukuba Express 3000 series as shown above may be accompanied by S-63 Chizu Express Super Hakuto. If it’s true I don’t know why it’s a secret! I don’t have any pictures of the Plarail, if indeed it exists, but the real thing looks like this:

chrisjo

September 2025 releases confirmed as:

S-63 Chizu Express Limited Express Super Hakuto September 13th

S-64 Iyonada Monogatari September 13th

103 Series Saikyo Line September 27th

JR Kyushu Pikmin Train September 27th

Thank You! E217 Series Yokosuka Color & Shonan Color Double Set September 27th

Real Class Sleeper Express Nihonkai EF81107 September 27th

Overpass Station and Overpass Kit September 27th

J-33 Action Town Rotating Car Wash September 13th

Super

Thanks for the heads up Dr Chris

Wow… I am thrilled to see them re-releasing what is one of the best stations they every made IMO. And not junk-e-fing it by reducing the size and quality and…it is in an entire set with the pedestrian Overpass and lots of grey track and switches. Big Thumbs up to Plarail for this fantastic release. Only one thing I can think of to make it even better is….can anyone see and agree???

chrisjo

Super Only one thing I can think of to make it even better is….

Plakids

Super

chrisjo

Haha….not what I was thinking but that would be nice though 😁

Densha

A platform for the third track?

Super

Another good guess Densha, but not what I was thinking
Hint: It has something to do with the track and may not be everyones cup of tea 😁

chrisjo

Auto stop-go like with the 2007 ‘Automatic transfer station and Doctor Yellow set’

Super

Once again…another fantastic idea Dr Chris. Biggest hint is in the image directly above the Overpass Station and Overpass Kit

chrisjo

Super Oh, of course, you’re wanting real-class rail, especially switches.

Super

BINGO!!!! We have a Winner!

Now here is a question I have after looking at the box for this set… Is this going to be the New Plarail Logo as I thought this was just for the Real Class related releases

chrisjo

Super Is this going to be the New Plarail Logo as I thought this was just for the Real Class related releases

Good question. As also seen on the boxes of the re-released (Sept 2024) Marunouchi Station (with regular rails), and on the (Nov 2024) Island Platform Kit (with Real Class rails). I don’t have an answer.

Note also that the new Real Class Stop Rail in the Island Platform Kit and the Hogwarts Express has the lever offset away from the centre of the rail, so that two can be laid in parallel with their levers on the inside without interference, unlike with the blue stop rails.

Awesometrain77

Super
So it seems there are 2 different lines

Plarial real class

Plarail gold which is different from the regular line up .
The Harry Potter stuff is in the plarail gold and now this station I wonder what they will add next . As it seems they will literally throw anything in that line . would love to see a nice Thomas item in it maybe a really accurate knapford station . Take the hint Takara tomy .

Super

chrisjo so that two can be laid in parallel with their levers on the inside without interference

Not sure exactly what you mean. Are there two different variations or the same but laying them in different directions?

Densha

Super If anything is nearer one end of something straight then if you turn it around it will be nearer the other end. So if you have two with one turned around and the other not then the two things will be a different length from an end. Basic rule of asymmetry applies to grey plastic track as much as to anything else.

In this case it saves making stations 1.5 tracks long in order to stop the levers clashing. A good development IMHO.

chrisjo

Thank you @Densha. Or to put it another way, this:

You can’t do that with the blue ones.

Super

I thought it may have something to do with that but I came up with this as the placement of the RR Ties makes it fit perfect although in both instances getting fingers in between the trains could be problematic.

chrisjo

leylandvictory2 The extra-stumpy middle coaches were only ever in the short-lived ES series, now apparently defunct.

Awesometrain77 Plarail Gold which is different from the regular line up .

In case anyone is tempted to quote this on the grounds that “I read it on BPT”, I’m sure that @Awesometrain77 would be the first to admit that it’s pure speculation on his part. If Plarail fans in Japan haven’t yet figured out what’s going on with this recent new branding, it’s not likely that we’ll be adding any extra insight at the moment.

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