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Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge
Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge is the fourth in Roger Mason’s Great Railway Journeys series. The others have been two routes from London to Birmingham, and also London to Sheffield. It is a fascinating record of things that can be seen from the trains running from London to the two great university cities.The London to Oxford line includes Windsor Castle and the Didcot Railway Centre, which is a living museum of the Great Western Railway. A particularly interesting chapter tells how the author of a world famous book left the manuscript in a station café. He had not kept a copy so he went home and wrote it again.The London to Cambridge line explains the story of a town with a rich archaeological heritage, including some intriguing cave drawings. There are also the church with links to a seventh century place of worship and story of the world’s first garden city.
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Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge
Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge is the fourth in Roger Mason’s Great Railway Journeys series. The others have been two routes from London to Birmingham, and also London to Sheffield. It is a fascinating record of things that can be seen from the trains running from London to the two great university cities.The London to Oxford line includes Windsor Castle and the Didcot Railway Centre, which is a living museum of the Great Western Railway. A particularly interesting chapter tells how the author of a world famous book left the manuscript in a station café. He had not kept a copy so he went home and wrote it again.The London to Cambridge line explains the story of a town with a rich archaeological heritage, including some intriguing cave drawings. There are also the church with links to a seventh century place of worship and story of the world’s first garden city.
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Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge

Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge

by Roger Mason
Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge

Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge

by Roger Mason

Overview

Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge is the fourth in Roger Mason’s Great Railway Journeys series. The others have been two routes from London to Birmingham, and also London to Sheffield. It is a fascinating record of things that can be seen from the trains running from London to the two great university cities.The London to Oxford line includes Windsor Castle and the Didcot Railway Centre, which is a living museum of the Great Western Railway. A particularly interesting chapter tells how the author of a world famous book left the manuscript in a station café. He had not kept a copy so he went home and wrote it again.The London to Cambridge line explains the story of a town with a rich archaeological heritage, including some intriguing cave drawings. There are also the church with links to a seventh century place of worship and story of the world’s first garden city.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445687643
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 08/15/2022
Series: Great Railway Journeys
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Roger is an Accountant and Chartered Secretary and has had a career as a Finance Director and Company Secretary. He now writes and presents seminars for directors and company secretaries, writes books and undertakes consultancy work. He lives in Leighton Buzzard and is married with three children and five grandchildren. For many years he has been involved in public speaking (has held senior positions in Toastmasters International) and writing professionally, and these two interests play a significant part in his life. He presents lectures on cruise ships and these are of course intended to be entertaining and interesting. With his wife he enjoys the theatre and walking, and has a continuing fascination with trains.
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