Brio Stop & Go Station

...and he was given a brio stop and go station. Adrian already has several brio trains and some wooden train track. .The Tesco wooden trains and track are compatible with the brio system I am led to believe the early learning wooden train set is also compatible.


What this station looks like what it does?

This stop and go station is a wooden station building a red central tower with two seats for toy people (brio ...
...good toy shops will stock Brio toys. I looked on line and see http://www.amazon.co.uk have it for £9.99p
http://www.allaboardtoys.com has it for Price: $18.00
Sale: $15.97
http://search.ebay.co.uk has several costing from about £4 plus postage.

Durability
Well since Adrian has only had this toy for 3 months I can not really qualify this, but Brio trains and tracks are really well made and I have known many ... more

Adrian was 4 years old in November and he was given a brio stop and go station. Adrian already has several brio trains and some wooden train track. .The Tesco wooden trains and track are compatible with the brio system I am led to believe the early learning wooden train set is also compatible.

What this station looks like what it does?

This stop and go station is a wooden station building a red central tower with two seats for toy people (brio does some, but Lego figures, plan family or play people figures fit well). It is this central section that the stop and go signal are fitted. The roof to the station is green. The walls of the open station are wood colour. The station has a section of train track attached to it. This is the section that is sensitive to a train being on it and when the signal is red any battery powered train will stop on it. Press the button control and the light turns green and the train drives on again the station works in both directions stopping starting trains from either side.

The length of this track is 6.3 inches/16 cm.

This toy is recommended for children aged 3 and over.

Availability cost
Most good toy shops will stock Brio toys. I looked on line and see http://www.amazon.co.uk have it for £9.99p
http://www.allaboardtoys.com has it for Price: $18.00
Sale: $15.97
http://search.ebay.co.uk has several costing from about £4 plus postage.

Durability
Well since Adrian has only had this toy for 3 months I can not really qualify this, but Brio trains and tracks are really well made and I have known many last a generation and hours and hours of play. This station is a very sturdy building looks well made. I am sure if you were to buy one second hand it would be in good condition still.

Ease of use
This is very easy to use just push the yellow button the colour of the signal changes, the red signal stops the train the green one allows it to go.

How/why does the train stop?
When the button is pushed to red it is connected to a lever in the track which raises and stops the train. When it is switched to green the lever lowers and the track is flat again it allows the train to go on

Play value.
Since Adrian got this he has used it a lot making it a toy worth buying. This toy adds an extra dimension to his wooden brio train set, stopping starting the train maybe to let a pedestrian over or if the cows are on the line play scenario's are endless. He has 1 battery train that he uses it with. This toy inspires his imaginary games with the brio train set further. Adrian is learning here cause and reaction. Pressing the switch is helping his fine motor control. (Not that he has any problem with it but other children may do) He is also learning an important safety lesson Red means stop green means go.

Yes I would recommend this toy to any child railway enthusiast with a compatible track layout. Adrian and his grandfather have had many happy hours spent playing with it.

 

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