Best ride-on trains for kids (with tracks), including Thomas and Friends, and more. These come with interactive features and some even come with tracks that can be safely placed in any room (on hard floors or carpet). You get battery-operated electric models as well.
It’s a joy to watch kids grow, right from the early days when they are learning to balance, and eventually walking and running, and once they have a sense of freedom and independence, ride-on toys can provide them with hours of funs.
Ride-ons are available in various types, including trains.
Ride on train toys are popular with small kids, including toddlers, as they allow kids to be the conductor of their very own locomotive train (and these look bigger than cars and bikes).
These trains can be ridden of the track as well, but if you don’t want your little ones to go off the track, just tell them that the train doesn’t come off the track so that they stay indoors under your watchful eyes.
A ride-on-train can keep your child engaged while also improving important motor skills and activities. As they grow up, they can take the train off the track as well (just don’t tell the kids that it comes off the track, else they’ll take it all over the house unless of-course you want to allow them to do so).
Toddlers can learn to walk by pushing around the toy and as they grow, start to develop coordination and balance while riding on the train.
Types: Battery-powered ride-on trains, manual pedal ride-on trains, Ride on trains with tracks
The manual ones are either pedal ones or ones that are propelled by pushing it forward with your legs.
Most ride-on trains are suitable for toddlers (1 to 3 or 4 years)
Battery powered ones come with realistic lights, engine sounds, and some even give out steam.
Tracks are easy to assemble
These riding trains can also be taken outdoors
To keep your kids safe, make sure you adhere to manufacturer’s age guidelines and supervise kids closely during use.
This is one of the best ride-on toys for toddlers. Ages: 1-3 years old
Young ones can use this train during floor play, and when they grow up they can use it for ride-on fun.
The train includes activities to engage role-play, encourage motor development, and encourage educational learning (numbers, animals, colors and more). It comes with 100 songs, melodies, sounds and phrases.
This one is suited for kids aged 12 months to 3 years; its a bit smaller in size and has a lower height to suit lesser aged children. The battery-operated 6V train works on as well as of the track.
It has a push-button operation for easy stop-and-go. Up to 1 mph (1.6 km/h) max. speed on track and up to 2 mph (3.2 km/h) max. speed off track. The train comes with 17 feet of easy to assemble track. Includes 6-volt battery and charger.
This is 6-Volt battery powered ride-on train designed to look like the freighter trains of the Old West, making it a great choice for little cowboys and cowgirls as well as pint-sized kids.
The Rollplay Steam is a battery-operated riding train that comes with a long track and provides a real train experience to kids. It comes with working headlights, built-in engine train sounds, and a detachable caboose can be used to carry your child’s favorite toys. 1 MPH maximum speed makes it safe to ride and steer.
Releases real steam and features realistic sounds. Push-button activates a train whistle or chuffing noise. The track can be assembled in a 24-foot oval or a 14-foot circle. Recommended for children ages 2-5 years weighing up to 45 lb.
The Morgan Cycle Pedal Train Express 95 is an elegant looking pedal ride-on train, its made of solid metal and painted in red and black finish to give it a vintage look.
Adjustable, non-slip pedals; solid rubber tires provide strong grip on the surface.
Thomas The Tank Engine Power Wheels ride on train for kids
Ride-on (Riding) Trains: Buying Guide
A ride-on (Riding) train is another type of riding toy for kids that can provide them with hours of fun.
As parents, you can even use these toys to encourage their interest in locomotives by showing them online videos, using model train sets, and referring to some books. The ones without tracks can be used indoors or outdoors, around the block.
Safety tips for using a Riding Train
While these are designed keeping safety in mind, as parents, it’s best that you oversee your child when they are playing with riding train toys.
If you have more than one kid, it’s important to caution the other child (who might be lying on the floor while the other one is on the ride-on train) against placing any fingers, toes near the riding train’s wheels.
Adhere to the max weight capacity for these trains (as mentioned in the user’s manual).
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Peg Perego santa fe train ride on .Kiddos (4 & 2) love it. worked especially well at our bday party. tracks are adorable. keeps the train in one place. just don’t tell the kids it comes off the track, or they’ll go all over the house, lol caution, it does tip over if the kiddo gets excited and leans. it’s hilarious to watch. our kids only cried because when they fell they hit the wall. the fall isn’t that bad. plus the train stops as soon as they stop pushing the button.
I think I will buy Rollplay steam train for my niece for her birthday in January because I quite like the train’s design, can put things in the back carriage. Thank you for writing this, it’s useful for me.
Peg Perego santa fe train ride on .Kiddos (4 & 2) love it. worked especially well at our bday party. tracks are adorable. keeps the train in one place. just don’t tell the kids it comes off the track, or they’ll go all over the house, lol caution, it does tip over if the kiddo gets excited and leans. it’s hilarious to watch. our kids only cried because when they fell they hit the wall. the fall isn’t that bad. plus the train stops as soon as they stop pushing the button.
I think I will buy Rollplay steam train for my niece for her birthday in January because I quite like the train’s design, can put things in the back carriage. Thank you for writing this, it’s useful for me.