A TADS talk by Richard Marks

Monday 12th February 2024; 8.00 pm at Heath End Village Hall, Heath End Road, Baughurst, RG26 5LU

The railways came to Berkshire in the middle of the nineteenth century and according to history changed everything and created huge growth in the local economy. But did they ? The railways became an important part of the Berkshire landscape and were certainly important but how important, and when ? How did a town like Wantage by-passed by the Great Western Railway survive ? What did the people of Berkshire use the trains for and how did the railway companies get on with each other ? Find the answers to all these questions and more in this talk.