Kinderspoor 27/01/2025 15h05
The children's railway Kinderspoor, in Dutch popular called Traptreintjes (pedal trains) as seen during a sail of Gondoletta. An attraction which is not for me anymore (for a long time tough) but I would love to ride it again.
The borders of the park section has been replaced in 2024. The Kinderspoor is not located in Ruigrijk but in Reizenrijk.
Kinderspoor
The Kinderspoor, also called the Traptreintjes, is an attraction in Ruigrijk in which children up to 12 years old, two seated in a small metal vehicle in the form of a locomotive with two pairs of pedals, have to move on their own on a course through a landscape. with farms, fields and a mill.
The attraction has a long history, has been modified several times and has even changed location. The first version, officially dating from 1954, was a design by Anton Pieck. Until 1999, the trains on the railway rattled behind the Playground (later the Lavenlaar) in a leafy spot in a remote corner of Marerijk. The attraction, which proved to be a huge success from the very first day, was the first of the Efteling to make a ride. Since 2000 the Traptreintjes have been driving their laps in a Zaanse Schans landscape, designed by Ton van de Ven, on the banks of the Siervijver.
FACTS & FIGURES
Design: Anton Pieck, since 1999 also Ton van de Ven en Chris van Grinsven
Manufacturer: Efteling, J. Van Esch B.V., Kloos Oving
Opened: 1954, relocated in 2000
Length: 450 meters
Duration: depends on the rider
Number of trains: 14 (used to be 21)
[ SEftelpedia - Kinderspoor (Dutch) ]
