‘Speed to the West’

Date: Mon, Nov 7th 2011

Time: 12:30am

 

Discover how the Great Western Railway helped promote the Cornish Riviera. Tim Bryan, former curator at STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon, tells the story of the development of the railways’ route to the Royal Duchy, its famous Cornish Riviera Express and how its imaginative and striking advertising and publicity helped develop Cornwall as a destination for thousands of holidaymakers every year.

Set lunch and lecture £14.50 (Members £12.50)

Please call 01326 214546 for bookings.

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