PlanToys Road & Rail - Deluxe

by Plan Toys

Product Features

• Plan toys is the first company to manufacture toys using wood from rubber trees that no longer provide latex
• Our manufacturing processes are designed to reduce waste and save energy
• Creates innovative educational toys for every developmental stage of childhood
• Encourages healthy social interaction, promotes natural learning and instills a sense of wonder
• Sets have real world functionality which encourages creative play in a positive learning environment

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 9.1 x 11 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B9L61Q
• Item model number: 0620700
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,382 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Children will love building realistic and contemporary cities with the PlanCity collection. They can learn about may different services, forms of transportation and types of buildings that are found in today's cities and towns. Our newest addition to the PlanCity collection is Eco Town - where people live in harmony with nature using clean, sustainable energy. PlanCity provides an ideal opportunity to practice real life skills through play. when they play together, children share their creative ideas, role play, and develop important social skills. This attracting PlanCity Road and Rail set comes with Road and Rail tracks, a crossing track, station, train, car, semaphore, traffic sign and lights, figures and trees.

Product Description

This PlanCity Road & Rail set comes with tracks which includes a crossing track, station, train, car, semaphor, traffic sign and lights, figures and trees. This set contains 38 pieces.

Playtime Ideas:

• Road & Rail System provides opportunity for children to construct in various ways according to their imagination helping to promote creativity and planning skill just like little engineers which is important part in developing intellectual and thinking capacity.
• Children can role play and tell stories according to their imagination using the figures as a medium and the different transportation in the set. Parents can form open-ended questions to talk to them helping language development and stimulating them to think.
• The traffic symbols and road signs in this set encourages children to learn the different traffic regulations so they are familiar and can use in their daily life.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not compatible with Thomas, May 15, 2011

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Silea (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PlanToys Road & Rail - Deluxe (Toy)

My son got this set and a Thomas set for Christmas last year. This set is better than the Thomas set in nearly every way, the most important aspect being that the track pieces interlock better than the Thomas set pieces. On a carpet, this set holds together during play, but the Thomas set just falls to pieces.

However, unlike nearly every other Plan Toys product we have, it's not perfect.

1) It does NOT interlock with the Thomas pieces, no matter what the people in toy stores tell you. The 'male' ends of the Plan Toys tracks are too large to fit into the 'female' slots on the Thomas tracks. (You can fit the 'male' Thomas pieces into the 'female' sides of the Plan Toys tracks, but then you have a line instead of a loop.)
2) The non-magnetic clips to hold the trains together are much less frustrating for toddlers than the magnets, which just fall apart if you look at them wrong, but they're not as sturdy as they should be. I admit, this train is played with in ways far more demanding than rolling over the tracks, but we've already had one clip break.
3) The bridge is rickety. It's nearly impossible for me, being as delicate as i can, to roll the train over the bridge without it falling apart. Kids don't stand a chance. We're probably going to get some wood glue and just glue the bridge together and glue to supports to it.

In all, i'd still recommend this over similar kits from other manufacturers, especially if it's the first train kit and you can stay loyal to this brand instead of worrying about compatibility with other train sets. You might want to invest in some wood glue, though, just in case.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super set!, March 21, 2009

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Meredith Foust "ocean mom" (NC) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PlanToys Road & Rail - Deluxe (Toy)

We love the road and rail! it has lots of options to build and is sturdy enough to withstand my 2 year old!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He LOVES this., October 14, 2010

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HEC 71 (Chicago Area) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: PlanToys Road & Rail - Deluxe (Toy)

I gave this as a gift for my little great-nephew's 3rd birthday. After over a month, my niece tells me he still plays with it DAILY. What a great gift!