What do you call a train that eats toffee? A chew, chew train. Those were the type of jokes we were pulling out the bag at our event last week, when we launched Chiltern Railways first EVER #KidsCoach.
Launching Chiltern Railway’s summer campaign, to help keep kids entertained from the minute they start their family day out, our dedicated family-friendly carriage was dressed head to toe with fun games, very loud instruments (near the quiet coach I might add), arts and crafts, and on-board entertainment including balloon modelling, magic tricks and lots of bubbles!
The carriage appeared for one week only on the Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone line as a trial. The idea was born out of creating an antidote to the quiet coach, and helping anxious parents who worry about travelling with potentially “noisy” kids over the summer holidays.
We did the whole shebang, from coming up with the idea, to dressing/undressing the train itself – we had to dress the train on the way up to Birmingham from London, much like an Apprentice-style challenge, we had two hours to dress the moving train, luckily none of us were travel sick! We were also responsible for managing the photography, and writing and selling in the press release.
This is how we operate our experiential arm, Hatch Live. Our integrated approach delivers events with meaning, to ensure we create great experiences to engage with people, but also grab the attention of the papers. Basic sampling events just don’t cut it these days!
Our #KidsCoach was extremely well received, both by passengers to media we phoned. #KidsCoach was blowing up on social and we had amazing coverage across a national media including; BBC News, London Evening Standard, The Sun (print) and Yahoo! We also had regional coverage along the line including radio broadcast from Wycombe Sound FM and BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire, who both joined us on the train, and regional newspapers including Birmingham Mail.
@chilternrailway monopoly time #kidscoach is fun ?? pic.twitter.com/RD37GtTAb5
— claire palin (@ponygirl1984) August 11, 2017
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More #KidsCoach fans below…
On the way to London on the #Kidscoach @chilternrailway pic.twitter.com/Oq7hw5aT7v
— Justine Kingston (@xxjussiexx) August 9, 2017
Thanks @chilternrailway for fun and games in the #kidscoach on our way to #London ??? pic.twitter.com/Wc1vVg85Oq
— Ian Kingston (@IanJKingston) August 9, 2017
On our way to London on the #kidscoach thanks @chilternrailway (this should be a permanent feature!) pic.twitter.com/RNagHolmUm
— Natalie Brownsill (@theplatefairy) August 9, 2017
Thank you kidscoach #kidscoach pic.twitter.com/F17MnXQIDD
— Laura Gaffney (@LauraGaffney6) August 10, 2017
This is exciting, waiting for @chilternrailway #kidscoach kids already broken into their goody bag pic.twitter.com/j8oMKKQvGc
— Damyanti Patel (@damyantipatel) August 8, 2017
@chilternrailway thank you for the most entertaining journey to London we have ever had,the boys had a great time #kidscoach
— claire palin (@ponygirl1984) August 11, 2017
All ready now for the last day on #kidscoach pic.twitter.com/Bzkw4KNSZN
— Chiltern Railways (@chilternrailway) August 11, 2017
We’re on @chilternrailway today launching its #kidscoach from Birmingham Moor St to Marylebone London. Doesn’t it look fab! ? pic.twitter.com/qEmCQWgCgt
— Hatch Communications (@HATCHcomms) August 8, 2017
