How unprepared am I for this charity walk next Friday? Very much! But it'll be fun with a group of people from work: https://railwaychildren.enthuse.com/pf/robert-thorpe

[say hi if you see us en route!] #RailwayChildren #CentralLine #Charity #Walk

Rail Trail 2025

I am walking the Central line Rail Trail 2025 for Railway Children to raise vital funds for vulnerable children at risk here in the UK, India & Tanzania. Every year thousands of children run away

Proud to represent my previous life in the Royal Navy by proudly wearing for the National Rail Awards in London recently. A great event celebrating others in the industry and also a chance to raise money for charity. #railwaychildren #nationalrailawards
Railway Children charity benefits from 28 mile walk http://dlvr.it/T7dW6l #LondonWaterloo #NetworkRail #RailwayChildren #Woking

Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of #EdithNesbit, beloved author of #childrensBooks such as #RailwayChildren, the #Psammead series and many more - and great #ghoststories, too!
Dive into her world with #TheMagicCity, a classic #fantasy novel for kids!

https://opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=012472328

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Four separate families in my immediate #ancestry benefited from (modest) #railways jobs in the 19th / early 20th century. Which I find fascinating as an example of #SocialMobility. There must be many others with similar background but I only know one person (apart from relatives also linked to my #RailwayFamilies). Anybody want to come forward or share info on the wider phenomenon? https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2021/10/railway-families.html #RailwayChildren #RailwayGrandchildren #familyhistory #genealogy #SocialHistory
railway families

Four separate lines of my family tree involved a family kept alive by a railway job in the late 19th and early 20th century. The four railwa...

Sleepout 2023

I am sleeping out overnight on a cold station floor to raise awareness and funds for the children around the world who face this ordeal every day of their lives. The Safeguarding of Vulnerable Childre

@zs I rather used to like waving at the train ( with a torch in winter) to make it stop at the halt by my dad's house in Wester Ross, because it made me feel like one of the #RailwayChildren... However, this is definitely an improvement. 😊

Opening at the Rondo Theatre in Bath next week. The Railway Children.
Tickets are flying out the door- here’s what’s left:
Thurs - 3
Fri - 27
Sat Mat - 5
Sat eve - 40

Tickets:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rondotheatre/the-railway-children/e-eprbag

#Theatre
#VisitBath
#BathUK
#RondoTheatre
#RailwayChildren
#Railway
#Bath