Children's railway "Chuggington": photo, instruction

Children from different countries fell in love with the characters of the famous cartoon "Steam locomotives from Chaggetgton." The American brand Chuggington, which produces wonderful toys for children (the Chaggington railway is one of them) belongs to the concern Learning Curve Brands, Inc. It was founded in 1987.

The company specializes in the production and design of educational games for children. All Learning Curve toys are made from non-toxic, high-quality and durable materials, which guarantees the child complete safety.

Toy railway "Chuggington"

To create this wonderful toy, which is recommended for children from two to eight years old, the brand's experts were inspired by the characters of the famous English cartoon - friendly locomotives. They constantly fall into different incredible stories.

In general, the railway "Chuggington" is produced in China, from there locomotives depart on different continents and countries. Products are neatly packed in bright and colorful blisters. Locomotives, cars and trailers are simple and understandable to children (over five years old), a system of fasteners, which allows you to reliably connect various elements. Today there are already about ten episodes of this fascinating game. Not all species can be bought in our country. In this article we will try to describe "Chuggington". The railway, the assembly instruction attached to each species, will surely be a wonderful gift to your baby.

Heroes of the game

Chuggington is an amazing fairy town, inhabited by friendly locomotives. They are very curious, every day they learn something new for themselves, enjoy their own discoveries and love adventures.

The game center is a depot where locomotives live. Three friends - locomotives Wilson, Brewster and Koko are still very young. They need experienced mentors to master the difficult science of cargo delivery. They are terribly fidgety and very fond of fooling around, but they never go off the rails, they carry out all tasks on a solid five, always help each other and all the residents of the city.

And in this wonderful game, Pete - an old, wise and respected locomotive, mentors Harrison and Dunbar, an early passenger train Emery and always incredibly busy Chesworth, takes part. Depot help to maintain the computer Vee, boy Morgan with his girlfriend Karen.

"Chuggington" - railway: instruction, views

Different series of this game differ in the color of the constituent elements, the way of fastening and assembling the tracks. More details about this we will discuss below. Moreover, sometimes users have a problem with the build.

How do I create a track?

So, you have purchased "Chuggington". The large railway is equipped with locomotives. The main problem is to collect the track. Despite the fact that the instruction says that the child can easily assemble it himself, many parents believe that for a very young child this is an impossible task. The help of adults is required.

There are many spare parts in the box, the assembly is rather complicated, and the latches require certain skills and physical strength. In the package you will find:

• Three types of rail (straight, bent, with a level difference);
• adapter;
• Racks (large and small).

Connecting the posts, you need to snap the ledge, the leading rectangular hole. Racks can be assembled among themselves, or you can skip the rail between them (if you are assembling a multi-tier track). In this case, one rail is put on the rack, then the second one, and then the second post snaps into place.

The starting device for locomotives is announced. It works from two batteries (a compartment for them you will find on its roof). It has a switch (a yellow square), which, if desired, you can turn off the sound.

By pressing the red handle, you raise the rail and the train rolls along the inclined rail. This unit is equipped with conventional connections, like all other rails, and therefore can be fastened to any place of the road, instead of a direct rail.

The spring turntable is fixed in different positions, equipped with a barrier that can be opened and closed. If suddenly, the train at a speed rides on it, the circle turns 90 degrees. The "Chuggington" railway can be assembled in several ways. It depends on the imagination of the child (and, of course, the parents). One of the options is shown on the box. It is undoubtedly interesting, and you can use it to begin with. In the future, try to create your own original routes.

Die Cast (StackTrack)

Children's railway "Chuggington" of this series is a cast locomotive made of metal. They are equipped with their own unique rails, which are not compatible with any others. Fisher Price locomotives (Take-n-play) can run through them. This is a mechanical version of the road. Kids roll their hands. Recommended for children from three years old.

All the heroes of this series are durable and very high-quality. Differs easy for the child, but strong coupling of both locomotives, and rails. In the game, all the elements are very comfortable and reliable - they lie in the child's handle like pouches. The "Chaggington" railway Die Cast has many additions: a car-repair unit (with a sink), testing grounds, a super-train set, a trainee's house, tunnels, bridges, turns and arrows. For their storage, very convenient Wilson cases are provided. In this series there are favorite heroes of two seasons of the famous cartoon and a lot of wonderful trailers.

In the summer of 2012, the look of the rails was updated Die Cast. This applies not only to the appearance, but also the method of attachment. It is impossible to connect the old Die Cast with the new one. However, in the new sets of manufacturers began to include a special adapter, which allows to connect both versions of tracks. Now the new set is called StackTrack. The trains in the new version did not change, except for the color of the hitch (it became gray).

Now about fastening rails. It was easier to connect them. The instruction recommends the use of an adapter and no changes in color, tracks of new and old sets, which are very organically combined. The StackTrack track has a lot of bends, it's more curved, there are not so many straight sections in it, so the "Chuggington" railway in a horizontal assembled form turns out to be quite cumbersome. Therefore, manufacturers recommend building a high road.

StackTrack Motorized

Last year, motorized iron locomotives appeared. This series is a continuation of StackTrack, so these trains and their accessories are compatible with StackTrack and DieCast. This game was created for the fans of "Chuggington", who have long dreamed of self-propelled trailers. They have only two pairs of wheels, not four. In addition, they do not have a front linkage.

The Motorized series is a railway for children ("Chuggington") has plastic trains with sound. They can produce a dial tone and four variations of the stroke. These are the only self-propelled devices among all issues that are officially supplied to our country. The quality of the game is good, but somewhat losing the rest of the series. Rails are combined with tracks for interactive chaggers, trains on the same size. These motoryases are released for the countries of Eastern Europe, in a limited number. They unexpectedly disappeared from sale in 2011, but in October 2012 some game characters began to appear in stores. Many parents note that if a child loves to drive locomotives with his pens, the self-propelled analog does not arouse his continued interest.

The Wooden Railway Series

Many believe that this railway "Chuggington" (the photo you see in our article) is the best option offered. This series is particularly attractive for large wooden locomotives, which have a magnetic link and their own wooden road, which is compatible with the wooden tracks of other companies, but in the non-uniform tunnels of the Chaggington locomotives are not included in the height.

In Russia this series is not officially supplied, but it can be purchased at foreign online stores or from private sellers.

Mega Bloks series

At the very end of 2011, "Chuggington" (game) was replenished with one more amusing release. It is made of a designer. Sold in our country. The peculiarities include the opening mouth of the trains (when you press the dial tone).

Takara Tomy Plarail

Variant of the popular railway, made in Japan. Very nice locomotives (self-propelled) do not have a remote, they work from a button. Since 2014, sets have very rarely (and at a fairly high price) began to appear from private sellers in Russia.

Car repair unit

An important element of the game. It is very easy to assemble, but it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the scanner, washing and repair unit are snapped together. Otherwise, there will be no sound. The upper part of the block easily fits with the dead end at two polygons. At the exit, it fits well with the main road.

"Adventures with Chagger"

The set is quite interesting due to its versatility - a "stone blockage" and a bridge can be used in different parts of the road, and the remaining elements can be given for training locomotives. If your child prefers to arrange everything himself, to connect something in a new way and improve the depot, then he will certainly appreciate such mobility.

The set is provided with an outlet for connection to the main road. In addition, tell the child that you can easily replace two straight rails at intersections of the same size, and one more - on the arrow, which will make the set an interesting participant in the game. In the device for the flight fixed any locomotive, but such small as Hodge, Zephey and Callie will be able to fly only at high altitude, so as not to encounter obstacles.

"Chuggington" railway: reviews

According to buyers, there are no complaints about locomotives (of any series). They are bright, well executed. And as for the assembly, it causes criticism. Despite the fact that the details fit well, the physical efforts of an adult are required. The child alone can not cope with the process. Many believe that the price is somewhat overstated.