5 hours later ... (or at least that's what it felt like!!) I finally managed to get the train out of the box. Talk about lots of plastic ties and tape etc. No wonder kids enjoy playing with cardboard boxes so much ... it's what they do to keep themselves amused while their parents try and get the toy out of the box!!! But at least I found the volume control and the on/off switch while I was wrestling it out of the box. It's very cool - it's got lots of things to play with and lots of noises and tunes which, of course, James loves.