Train track curving through the house. (Brio 33342 Wooden Railway System: Large Curved Tracks)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Brio 33342 Wooden Railway System: Large Curved Tracks
Date:	27/10/08 (364 review reads)
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Advantages: good timeless toy

Disadvantages: none

For a train set some track is essential.
My grandchildren are lucky and have a wooden brio set. My grandson has spent many happy hours playing with it and his little sister likes to join in too.

My grandson had a brio starter pack and we have added to it so he could go round more corners we bought him some brio 6.5 inch curved track this came in a 4 piece pack. 8 pieces of this track will make an 18 inch circle.

The brio curved rail track is double sided. Grooves for the train to run on either side of the wooden track piece. This means you can lay the track down either side up and the curve will go right or left whichever way you want it too
Your child will use his brain working out which way to lay the track how to fit it to the next piece, Brio track joins together with what they call male and female connectors basically one end has a little piece cut out of it the other end has a little knobby piece that fits into it like a jigsaw.

Brio trains are really great with these circle tracks your child can make tracks to go on many imaginary journeys, Your Childs imagination will be working over time planning routes going on holiday or to London on the trains and having many crashes , Yes all children love to make the trains crash.

The train track my grandson lays is all over his bedroom floor around his desk under the bed, by the wardrobe and back again. This layout certainly needed curved track.

Trains run well, smoothly on these tracks. The wood is smooth not rough does not splinter
The brio curved track is made of beech wood, very strong it should last many play hours and more.

The brio trains that will fit on this track are superb models of real trains. My hubby a bit of a train anorak at times enjoys playing with our gson and these trains.

This train track set cost £4.95 at http://www.woodentoystore.co.uk/index.php?cPath=26 _37. about this price most other stores too.
Lots of other wooden train sets are compatible with Brio and usually cheaper than brio too the tesco ones are http://direct.tesco.com/search/default.aspx?search = tesco+wooden+train&confirm.x=49&confirm.y= 9
and trains and track found at
http://www.clementinetoys.com/acatalog/Brio_ compatible_wooden_trains.html

http://www.tuliptoys.co.uk/acatalog/Trains__Plane s_and_Automobilies.html

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/240993/12-pieces-b rio-compatible-track-onl/

.Brio is an old company first started in 1884 making baskets has progressed to making the first wooden train sets and now makes many toys and pieces of children's equipment

To see a full range go to http://www.brio.net/BRIO_NET/UK/startpage


Brio train track and the trains are so well made they will be in a good enough condition to pass on to someone else or keep for the next generation. Yes I would recommend these train tracks.

Brio trains are suitable for children over 3 years old.



A word of caution although these train tracks do not kave magnets some of the trains which run on them do, the trains fit together with magnets, although they are so firmly fitted I doubt they will come of the trains, do check second hand trains and check your child's trains too to make sure they are still on firm. I doubt that your child will eat a complete train but magnets can be a problem if they are consumed by your child

These risks are more linked to children swallowing the balls on magnetic toys sets.
However should your child consume a magnet do get medical help immediately see a doctor
I looked on the web and found many references to danger on magnets on toys (not specifically brio though)
http://gozonews.com/gozonews/notices/toy-magnetic -parts-pose

Summary: Woodentrain track