#childrens area

[merpmonde]

The Ticki Park mystery

Not for the first time, I saw trains in Switzerland with cartoons on the side, with one holding a board: "Magic Ticket - Ticki Park". I'm used to trains being covered in advertising, so I'm thinking "OK, this is advertising for a children's amusement park somewhere in Switzerland, and if they've got carriage-side ads on several trains, they must be big". So I looked it up.

Ticki Park is inside the train.

The Swiss state railway company known as SBB in German, CFF in French, and, yes, FFS in Italian, has child-friendly family spaces on their InterCity trains, indicated by these jolly characters. Double-decker trains, namely IC2000 push-pull carriage sets and RABe 502 Twindexx EMUs, have a small playground inside - some decoration is just visible through the window at the top-right of the above picture.

Single-deck trains like the RABe 501 Giruno don't have such extravagant facilities, but the family spaces are still indicated outside by adorable cartoons, as seen above. When the door opens, it slides to the left and the cat gets closer to the Saint Bernard!

So there we have it. Playing areas aren't new on trains (the French put some in their Corail cars in the 80s, there's JR Kyushu's express Aso Boy! in operation today, not to mention several Japanese Joyful Trains based around children's media like Anpanman or Pokémon also feature them), but I've only seen family spaces like this in regular and widespread service, and with such theming in the livery, in Switzerland.

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Enchanted Isle to run Kids Zone at Island Con!

Enchanted Isle to run Kids Zone at Island Con!

>>>I-ZONE ANNOUNCEMENT<<< We appreciated last year the amount of families who turned up and now we are happy to be providing an entire zone for children! THE ENCHANTED ISLE KIDS ZONE! 😍😀 We’re very happy to announce that ENCHANTED ISLE are running and sponsoring the Kids Zone, so we know you’re in safe hands! Enchanted Isle Princess Parties will be providing party entertainment, glitter…

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[druidsheath-uk]

New Menu at The Horseshoe Pub

Why not pop into The Horseshoe Pub and enjoy a great meal at an amazing price!! The Horseshoe Pub has three rooms, a bar with widescreen TV and a  jukebox, a snug quiet room & the lounge which is available for functions with pool table.

 The Horseshoe Pub is located next to the main Stratford Upon Avon Canal, on the A435 Alcester Road. With it’s lovely beer garden and newly built childrens area.

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