Big Book of Trains
Discover the Quicklinks for this book
Age: 3+
Browse websites about steam locomotives, diesel engines and more trains, and see if you can answer these questions along the way:
- When were the first trains built?
- What did Queen Victoria's carriage look like?
- What does the driver's cab of a steam train look like?
Scroll down to see all the links
All kinds of trains
- Driver's in the cab, wood's in the firebox – all aboard the Jupiter!Take me there
- Find lots of fun facts about trainsTake me there
- Experience the Mallard steam locomotive's record-breaking runThis is a video simulation of the locomotive's world record in 1938.Take me there
- See a Darjeeling mountain train in the Himalayas in IndiaTake me there
- Watch Snowdon mountain trains climb up steep slopesThis clip has no commentary.Take me there
- See an old film that takes you inside Queen Victoria's private coachTake me there
- Listen out for a Deltic diesel train as it rumbles up a hillYou will see the train too – eventually!Take me there
- Watch a video about different kinds of trainsTake me there
- Browse some photos of American diesel trainsTake me there
Games and activities
- More printables – of American Union Pacific trainsClick on "UP Coloring Book".Take me there
- Print out and shade in a picture of a steam engineTake me there
- Travel across Canada in a train tracks gameStart the game then click on a square to add tracks and click again to see different track options.Take me there
