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INGENIOUS ENGINEERING

All Aboard the Dream Train !

Our All Aboard article in our Ingenious Engineering issue featured some pretty cool trains – the Orient Express sounds simply stunning inside ! What would feature in your dream train ?

POLLY ’ S mISSION

This activity is for all you dreamers out there . Your mission is to draw your ultimate train carriage – and Polly wants you to go bananas with it . There ’ s no budget , there ’ s no limits . The rules are there are no rules ! You want an onboard swimming pool ? You got it . You want a toilet made of solid gold ? Take two ! You want your own pick ‘ n ’ mix machine dispensing every type of sweetie ever made ? IT ’ S YOURS . Polly wants you to take a piece of paper and start sketching your Ultimate Personal Railway Carriage – what ’ s going in yours ?
ACTIVITY SKILLS
30 minutes +
DIFFICULTY

GET STARTED

STEP 1 :
What shape will your train carriage be ? Most train carriages are shaped like a long rectangular box but you could do something wild here if you like . Your carriage needs to fit on the train track , but it could be tall like a skyscraper or curved like a pirate ship . Draw your basic shape . o o
YOU WILL NEED
Pen and paper Colouring pens / pencils
STEP 2 :
You ’ ll probably want to see beautiful views as you travel through the countryside
in your dream train , so you might want to add windows . Will your carriage have a
skylight for stargazing or even a viewing platform ? Draw them into your design .
You ’ ll wants snacks too , so make sure you include food and drink !
STEP 3 :
Now is your opportunity to add all those special touches we talked about – a
swimming pool perhaps , a dance floor or a pinball arcade . How about turning the
whole carriage into a rainforest , a museum or a science laboratory ? It ’ s up to you !
POLLY WANTS TO SEE YOUR TERRIFIC TRAIN CARRIAGE !
Don ’ t forget to send photos of your work via the AQUILAnauts ’ page of our website , and we ’ ll share as many as we can !
AWESOME
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© AQUILA Magazine . Written by Jennifer Newton-Brown
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