11/4/2023 0 Comments Ancient cities steam priceLike catching sight of Narnia through the wardrobe doors, the windows provide a tantalising glimpse of a vanished world of comfortable upholstery, silver service and pristine white crockery. The sense of time travel is heightened as a diesel engine chugs into the station pulling a set of immaculate wooden carriages. But among the day trippers are men dressed up in spats and cravats and sporting waistcoats and flat caps and women in demure summer dresses and hats from a very different era. On an unseasonably warm September Sunday morning, the airy concourse of London’s Paddington station is full of the usual mix of commuters, Heathrow-bound travellers and those setting off on a trip. An atmospheric steam train journey from London to Sussex for Goodwood Revival brings the past vividly to life.
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