So I bought a box of track in Smyth's weekend 20% sale. This stuff never gets reduced even though it's been in the Lego range in unchanged packaging since 2010 at least. So 20% was tempting.

Specifically I bought Lego Set 7499 - Straight and Flexible tracks.

You can see from the back how old this is. These are the train ranges from five years ago. Lego are onto their second new cargo train since then.

In the box you get 8 straight pieces and sixteen flexible pieces. The straight pieces are 13.5 cm long. Four flexible pieces equate to a straight piece. They are a bit odd to look at, but my thinking is they will help in producing a freight yard layout to bring points closer together instead of the set curve pieces.

Here's what the pieces look like, showing what can be done with the flexible pieces.

Also in the box you get some suggested track layouts, which can be made if you buy all the long-discontinued sets available five years ago.

On the other side you get a poster, which when studied in detail reveal some shocking, unsafe behaviour from the mini-figures who work on the train lines.

For example, walking along the middle of a line through a point. Sensible? Hardly. Doing it with your back to a nearby train? Silly, indeed.

Or how about this guy hanging off the side of a wagon? True, it's not being propelled, but what is he doing? That's an accident waiting to happen.

After noticing those bozos, I decided to have a closer look at the picture on the back of the box, and sure enough, while not dangerous, this chap is hardly an exemplary worker.

I hope this sort of thing only happens in Lego City and not in the real world!