Why a Booktrail?
1930s: Only tragedy can save her…
The Railway Girl
Why a Booktrail?
1930s: Only tragedy can save her…
What you need to know before your trail
Lucy Piddock meets Arthur Goodrich who is a stonemason by trade working in his father’s Black Country business. At first he seems ideal – hardworking and dependable. But there is something missing as he doesn’t light the flame in Lucy’s heart.
Anyone else would be satisfied. But Lucy wants more. She dares to dream of love and hankers for Dickie Dempster, the debonair young guard she meets who works on the newly constructed railway.
Prompted by Lucy’s rejection, Arthur leaves home to seek a new life and a new love in Bristol, leaving Lucy free to pursue her dream of happiness with Dickie.
However, Lucy finds the water muddied by tragedy, and must re-examine where her heart really lies . . ..
Travel Guide
Welcome to the Black Country
This is the story of the Black Country – the glory days of the railway and so the settings of Dudley and Bristol are perfect for the history of the railways to shine through. The streets of the cities and villages are black and there is a sense of foreboding at this unique period and time in history
This novel is set around an actual historical railway accident which occurred in August 1858. The shock and the severity of the railway crash are heartbreaking and the detail of the simplest events is painstakingly evoked. In the accident 14 people were killed and more than 200 were injured on the evening of 23rd August. The last carriages of a train from Wolverhampton to Worcester somehow detached from the rest of the rain and rolled down the hill before crashing into another train.
The carriages left the train at Round Oak station so it became known as the Round Oak station
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: The Railway Girl
Author/ Guide: Nancy Carson Destination: The Black Country, Dudley, Bristol Departure Time: 1930s
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