<p>According to <a href="https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/57906/#Comment_57906" rel="noreferrer">https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/57906/#Comment_57906</a> :</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The reason LEGO has stopped making monorail is threefold,</p>
<p>One, the motors and track molds ran out and would be very expensive to replace.</p>
<p>Two, no monorail set ever made any money, in fact despite trying several different types at high price points they all cost more to produce then they were sold for.</p>
<p>Three, kids these days don't see them as exciting, they are from theme parks or airports, not a futuristic thing at all, in fact pretty boring.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>On the subject of molds: according to <a href="https://bricknerd.com/home/lego-monorail-bring-it-back-or-build-your-own-7-6-21" rel="noreferrer">https://bricknerd.com/home/lego-monorail-bring-it-back-or-build-your-own-7-6-21</a> ,</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The molds and the motor aren’t available anymore because they were produced by a contractor that no longer exists.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>See also the question here: <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1205/what-was-wrong-with-monorails">What was wrong with monorails?</a></p>

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2023-02-01T02:31:31.823Z
Changing times is certainly true in lots of cases. When I was a child, I saw vector polygon graphics as the wave of the future in video gaming. Nowadays, they are firmly retro and a sign of the 1980's.
Robert Columbia
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2023-02-01T20:14:25.303Z
Why didn't they set the price based on the production cost?
Solomon Ucko
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2023-02-01T21:30:53.530Z
@SolomonUcko I would presume that sales would be minimal at a prices so high.
Matthew Read
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2023-01-31T02:08:58.243Z
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IvanSanchez
<p>I'm a casual Lego enjoyer and decided to research some old sets and found out about the old monorail system.</p>
<p>My question is why was it discontinued? It was a pretty neat system and I could see something like it working well with modern themes (mostly Lego City), and why was it in so few sets?</p>

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2023-01-31T22:57:37.120Z
[Is there a chance the track might bend?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGg5rfBfWT4)
Michael Lorton
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2023-02-01T23:50:34.147Z
I hear those things are awfully loud.
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Why was the monorail system discontinued?
redfrogcrab
# Why was the monorail system discontinued?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-30)

I'm a casual Lego enjoyer and decided to research some old sets and found out about the old monorail system.

My question is why was it discontinued? It was a pretty neat system and I could see something like it working well with modern themes (mostly Lego City), and why was it in so few sets?

**Tags:** trains, history, monorail

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: [Is there a chance the track might bend?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGg5rfBfWT4)  
> **username_2**: I hear those things are awfully loud.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-01-31. Score: 25 | Accepted answer

According to <https://forum.brickset.com/discussion/comment/57906/#Comment_57906> :

> The reason LEGO has stopped making monorail is threefold,
>
> One, the motors and track molds ran out and would be very expensive to replace.
>
> Two, no monorail set ever made any money, in fact despite trying several different types at high price points they all cost more to produce then they were sold for.
>
> Three, kids these days don't see them as exciting, they are from theme parks or airports, not a futuristic thing at all, in fact pretty boring.

On the subject of molds: according to <https://bricknerd.com/home/lego-monorail-bring-it-back-or-build-your-own-7-6-21> ,

> The molds and the motor aren’t available anymore because they were produced by a contractor that no longer exists.

See also the question here: [What was wrong with monorails?](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/1205/what-was-wrong-with-monorails)

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Changing times is certainly true in lots of cases. When I was a child, I saw vector polygon graphics as the wave of the future in video gaming. Nowadays, they are firmly retro and a sign of the 1980's.  
> **username_5**: Why didn't they set the price based on the production cost?  
> **username_6**: @SolomonUcko I would presume that sales would be minimal at a prices so high.  

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