The Great Northern Railway and King's Cross Station

Ray Schofield


Region:
London
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Hobby
Fee:
Unknown
Category:
Travel
Updated:
21st February 2021

York was the gateway to the north and just 2 years after the London & Birmingham Rly - Britian's first mainline, opened; York was connected to the rail network. The route, from Euston via Rugby, Leicester and Derby was 40ml. longer than the A1 road. Twelve years later in 1852 a new direct route from King's Cross opened. Built on the site of a former smallpox hospital and alegedly Boudicca's grave, this offering tells the story and journeys the route with steam locomotion.

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About Ray Schofield

Retired Chartered Engineer who currently undertakes some tour management for UK worldwide rail travel company. Widely travelled, much of which is independent, around the 5 continents of the world plus Aus and NZ. Visited parts that most others haven’t e.g., North Korea, Pakistan, Eritrea, Paraguay, Syria ....... Talks are generally associated with trains (mostly nostalgic steam) the railways themselves and associated historical aspects. Talks tailored to audience, whether knowledgeable on subject or not and using primarily own photo material and research from own comprehensive specialised library. A talk could be the development of railways in your own area, or another area c/w with anecdotes. It could be a certain part of the world e.g. Indian sub-continent, or All quiet on the Western Front, a short talk on the trench railways used by the 4 main protagonists in this war theatre.


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