Next Meeting: 19May at 7.15pm in the Crawford Hall, Salford Road, Bidford on Avon. Visitors £4.50
The Railways of South Warwickshire
Until the mid C19th most people were limited to walking and their world was confined to immediately neighbouring villages or town. The wealthy had the benefit of coaches; even so travel was very slow.
Then came an age of great railway construction. Mass travel became available and affordable. Journeys which by coach had taken 5 days could now be measured in hours. For our local fruit growing economy there was a massive boost, with Evesham fruit available next day in Manchester.
In this presentation Stephen Godfrey will explain how and when the railways in this area came to be built. He will look at the history of each line and the traffic that was carried. The talk will be illustrated with many photos.