Brio polar express

[NorthernLass213]

My son has decided he wants the polar express steam train for Xmas and that’s all he wants. He has some brio tracks so I assumed I could just get a brio polar express train but they are now collectibles? Anyone have idea show to get my hands on one that’s meant to be played with? Not pristine and insanely expensive? He is almost 3.

How picky is he likely to be about the precise design? Would you get away with something like https://letoyvan.co.uk/products/blue-train? Or this, https://www.tootallythomas.co.uk/ourshop/prod_8025234-Polar-Express-Engine-only-Master-Pieces.html, plus some suitable, but not actually Polar Express carriages?

If it's all he wants I would get him this and a few other cheaper toys.

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Ah thanks! I did look at the steaming brio but he recognizes the differences in asthetic (no grill on the brio steaming train) though I might get it and try to pass it as the polar express with some decals or something