Big book of trains

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All kinds of trains

Websites to visit

Driver's in the cab, wood's in the firebox – all aboard the Jupiter!

Find lots of fun facts about trains

Experience the Mallard steam locomotive's record-breaking run
This is a video simulation of the locomotive's world record in 1938.

See a Darjeeling mountain train in the Himalayas in India

Watch Snowdon mountain trains climb up steep slopes
This clip has no commentary.

See an old film that takes you inside Queen Victoria's private coach

Listen out for a Deltic diesel train as it rumbles up a hill
You will see the train too – eventually!

Watch a video about different kinds of trains

Browse some photos of American diesel trains

Games and activities

Websites to visit

Print out and shade in a picture of a steam engine
Scroll down and click on "Steam engine colouring sheet".

Travel across Canada in a train tracks game
Start the game then click on a square to add tracks and click again to see different track options.

More printables – of American Union Pacific trains
Click on "UP Coloring Book".

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About this book

Big books
Big book of trains

This giant book with fold-out pages is filled with the biggest, longest and most powerful trains ever built, from puffing steam engines and diesel locomotives to high-speed electric trains. Children can discover how the first trains worked, step inside a variety of luxury trains and much more. Includes links to video clips of all kinds of trains.

View sample pages from this book.

See the other books in this series.

Megan Cullis

Megan studied English at university and then went on to write books for Usborne. She’s now teaching English to children in a secondary school, where Usborne books make a regular appearance!

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