| Search | Key Word (KW) or Subject Heading (SH) | Terms | Results |
| #1 | KW | Play OR preten* OR game* OR toy OR recreation (all fields) | 13,928 |
| #2 | SH | Play OR imaginative play OR symbolic play OR games | 1925 |
| #3 | KW | Train OR trains OR train set OR train track OR train play OR Thomas the tank engine OR Thomas and friends OR Hornby (all fields) | 974 |
| #4 | 1 OR 2 | 13,928 | |
| #5 | 4 AND 3 | 62 | |
| Note. For key words related to ‘Train’, the term ‘train*’ was not used as it resulted in many irrele-vant articles, largely related to the term ‘training’. Subject headings in the British Education In-dex were different to those used in PsycInfo due to database differences, and an analogous term for ‘railroad trains’ did not exist. Additionally, though there was functionality to set a limit to childhood; this removed many relevant papers and so was not used. | |||