Category Archives: SS Great Britain conference 2019

A conference about how steamships changed the world. It had the added bonus of being next to the SS Great Britain. Clearly I went on my own.

Mostly about trains

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Gary

While the trains were generally comfortable and accommodating, there was a lot of unnecessary changing because of engineering works between Guildford and Aldershot. What it meant was that rather than the just short of two hours, the trip took me … Continue reading →

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A lot of steam

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Gary

Yesterday, while walking along the dock towards the SS Great Britain, I overheard a conversation between a young father and his toddler daughter. We were passing the reproduction wooden sailing ship The Matthew which was open to visitors. The father, … Continue reading →

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Full steam ahead

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Gary

Today was my trip to Bristol and a conference on steam. I’ve been looking forward to this for months and months. I vaguely remember the SNR calling for papers back in January. They had a message for the rest of … Continue reading →

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