Gingerbread Train Engine SVG

About this design

All aboard the gingerbread express! This steam engine has a tall smokestack and a rounded dome on top of the boiler, a cab at the back with a square window, and a cowcatcher at the front. A wavy line of icing runs along the cab roof, and four wheels, two large and two small, have spokes piped in cream icing. It looks just like a gingerbread train built for a holiday display.

The design is four pieces with fourteen cut-outs. The thin spokes inside the wheels are what give the train its detail, and they are also why it carries a “Print & web” label on its page. It is best printed, or cut from about 6 inches wide and larger.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the wheel spokes, window and icing
• Design in gingerbread brown

Projects that suit the detail

• Printed birthday and holiday cards for train lovers.
• Printable nursery or playroom art.
• Print then Cut stickers.
• Sublimation on mugs, ornaments and puzzles.
• Large wall decals for a child’s room.
• Screen-printed shirts for a train-themed party.

Size and cutting tips

For printing, any size works. For cutting, start at about 6 inches wide; the wheel spokes are fine, so use a fresh blade and smooth cardstock. Below that size, choose Print Then Cut. Avoid felt and glitter cardstock for this design.

Step by step: train party invitation

1. Download the PNG from the editor at 300 DPI and 5 inches wide.
2. Place it along the bottom of a 5 by 7 inch card in your design software.
3. Add “All aboard!” and the party details above it.
4. Print on white cardstock and trim.
5. Add a few gingerbread men from the collection as passengers if you like.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Red engine with white icing for a festive train
• Black engine with gold icing for a vintage look
• Green engine with white for a forest express

Good to know

The engine faces right, so it looks like it is pulling into the scene. For a longer train, place the engine at the right and add a row of gingerbread houses or cookies behind it as cars. On a printed banner, this makes a fun border along the bottom of the page.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so it travels left.
• Add the editor’s offset border for a die-cut Print Then Cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread Village gives the train a town to visit, and the Gingerbread Paper Chain can be its passengers.