the Great Central Railway - Rapid Travel in Luxury
Ray Schofield
- Region:
- London
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Unknown
- Category:
- Travel
- Updated:
- 21st February 2021
- Tagged:
- Trains | Steam Engines | Midlands | Chilterns
The UK's rail network, with its tracks radiating from London like the spokes from a wheel, was all but constructed well before the 20th century dawned. There was though, one late arrival, a provincial east to west line in the north, which pushed south, crossing other radial routes on its quest to the Capital. With this southward expansion and new ideas, it changed its provincial name to become the Great Central Railway. The story is told with steam locomotive pictures.
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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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