The world is covered with abandoned and disused train tracks. In the UK alone there are 4000 miles of disused train tracks, many of which have become footpaths for walkers and cyclists. Even part of Stockton and Darlington railway is no longer in use.
But we want you to come up with something more exciting for these unloved stretches of railway.
Inventors of the past have come up with some hilarious and down right bonkers ideas for things that could travel on tracks, from zoo’s to hand-powered bikes and everything in between!
But you are the inventors of the future and it’s your turn now to go full steam ahead with your imagination and come up with something totally off the rails!
We’re challenging you to invent something fun, clever or unusual that can travel on or make use of tracks!
How to enter!
You can submit more than one invention idea.
Submit invention ideas through our upload page after .
- Draw your inventionon the Little Inventors worksheet
- Scan or photograph the *whole* sheetas straight on as possible
- Upload it in JPEG, PNG or GIF format (choose a file)
Each invention idea will comprise of an image of a clear drawing, the name, age and location of the inventor, the name of the invention and a description, and a contact email address.
Examples of scanned images
