Man attempts to break world record with the world’s fastest LEGO train
- A man tried to break the record for fastest LEGO train
- The record sat at 29km/h
- Would he be able to get his train to go faster?
Published on Feb 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Feb 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
This man attempted to break the world record for the fastest LEGO train with a homemade creation.
Believe it or not, the record for the fastest LEGO train saw it hit a top speed of 29km/h (18mph).
Not too bad for a small plastic toy, right?
But one YouTuber – and LEGO fan – in Germany recently decided to challenge that record.
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He built the remote controlled LEGO train from scratch
While LEGO is a staple part of millions of childhoods across the globe, the colorful plastic bricks aren’t just for children.
Last year, engineers from McLaren made this life-sized, fully-drivable McLaren P1 and LEGO Technic recently revealed a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray set.
Meanwhile, Lucas from the Lucas-Dynamics YouTube channel, regularly puts his LEGO building skill to the test.
In one recent challenge he attempted to break the world record for the fastest LEGO train – meaning he’d need a top speed of more than 29km/h.
His first attempt came in at just 7km/h (4.3 miles) and prompted Lucas to change the gear ratio, which boosted it to 8km/h (4.9 miles) – an improvement, but still nowhere near enough to claim the title.
So, Lucas fitted a much faster motor to the small train and gave it another shot, which yielded much better results and a top speed of 19km/h (11.8 miles).
He refused to give up, but could he beat the record?
Yet another rebuild beckoned, this time Lucas added in some bigger wheels – twice the size of the previous ones – and headed back to the track, which had to be extended to accommodate those super-sized wheels.
With that done he let the new – bigger wheeled – train loose and it managed to just nudge above the record and clocked in at 30km/h (18.6 miles)
Unfortunately, it was so fast that it ended up derailing and crashed to the ground in bits.
He then swapped out the double-sized wheels for ones that were only 1.5 times larger than the originals and – success – the train hit a top speed of 33km/h (22.5 miles) and managed to stay on the track.
Who said LEGO was just for kids?
Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
