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History Talk - "Tracks, Trains & Tunnels; Twisting Tales of Kent Coast's Rails"

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Your last chance to join Herne Bay railway historian Mark Jones for his final history talk at the Seaside Museum, celebrating 200 years of railway history & development.

Admission £6
Prebook at the Seaside Museum, Herne Bay.
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or phone 01227 367368

Discover the history behind Herne Bay's first railway on the pier, accompanied by a brand new song and animated music video.
Learn about the world's first passenger railway tunnel in Canterbury, and the unusual discoveries within. The amazing story of a dog named Prince who loved train travel. The crazy 1925 proposal for a canal from Herne to Calais, the history of the land directly in front of the railway station, and the extraordinary life of the Herne Bay man who tried to nationalise the railways prior to the first world war.

View the preview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3b5JT11pk

View the preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI3b5JT11pk



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