Back Along the Tracks – A historical fiction creative writing workshop celebrating 200 years of rail travel its thrills, dangers and romance. (Focusing on the Great Western Railway – GWR)
Newton Abbot Library – June the 9th. this is a fundraising workshop for the library. <newtonabbot.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk>
A few suggestions for interesting background reading from a friend of the library volunteer <https://www.railwaystudies.org.uk/> :
Branch Line Memories Vol 1 Great Western Railway by R. Hobbs.
The great days of the GWR by David St John Thomas and PB Whitehouse
Great Western Railway – A history by Andrew Roden.
Gone with regret by G Behrend. It covers the GWR from 1922 to 1947. In a series of recollections.
For other sources please do look at sites such as:
https:// www. steam-museum.org.uk/
https//museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
https://railwaymuseum.org.uk/
https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/(Great Western Society)
https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/
https//http://railway200.co.uk
