Season 2023 - Talk 11 04- Going to the Pictures - In 'Going to the Pictures' Tim Davies tells us about the history of the projected image in the 'silent era'. - Click a thumbnail below to view the ima

Fort Worth to Mineola- US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 27 - 'Fort Worth to Mineola' covers the 120 miles between these two cities. The journey has a schedule of 3 hours. - Please click on a thumbna

Season 2023 - Talk 11 03- Sarah Bernhardt - In 'Sarah Bernhardt' Jo Watson tells us about the life of the legendary French actress. - Please note: this talk was given in June 2023, the centenary year

Temple to Fort Worth - US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 26 - 'Temple to Fort Worth' is composed of my thoughts on the 130 mile journey between these two cities. The journey has schedule of 2 1/2 hou

Season 2023 - Talk 11.02 - Max Miller - In 'Max Miller' Adrian Martin tells us the life story of the music hall comedian billed as the 'Cheeky Chappie'. You'll appreciate from that billing that his hu

San Marcos to Temple - US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 25 - 'San Marcos to Temple' covers around 105 miles of our journey. We reach Temple, the fourth station on this part of the journey, after ne

Season 2023 - Talk 11.01 - Dame Margaret Rutherford - In 'Dame Margaret Rutherford' Wendy Senior tells the story of the life of this famous British actress. Early Life? There is tragedy in her early l

Marfa to New Braunfels - US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 24 - 'Marfa to New Braunfels' covers our 400 mile journey during the late afternoon and overnight. We travel from the very wet desert west

Season 2023 - Talk 10 - The Border Reivers - In 'The Border Reivers' David Simpson tells us about these bandits who plundered the English / Scottish border counties from the 13th Century to the Union

El Paso and a very wet desert - US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 23 - 'El Paso and a very wet desert' describes our time in El Paso and the first part of our journey to Alpine, Texas. The photograp