Name: It starts with Sheffield’s Railway…… A Journey of Startling Surprises
Start: 2026-04-24T11:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-24T12:30:00+01:00
Location: Carpenter Room Sheffield Central Library

$It starts with Sheffield\u2019s Railway\u2026\u2026 A Journey of Startling Surprises$

All aboard for a journey through Sheffield’s railway history packed with unexpected twists and stories!
About this Event

This talk is not just for railway enthusiasts! Come along to hear little known Sheffield and South Yorkshire stories. You will hear stories about the major authors Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope (who was married in Rotherham). You will discover a Sheffield post-box, fashion influenced by a novelist’s illustrator and Sheffield politics. You will meet the muse of a great English composer, and end with an important musical premier, on a very busy day in Sheffield in the year 1902.

This is a talk of many connections.

Images - Railway ticket for the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway issued in Sheffield in 1838 [Picture Sheffield p01304], Victoria Station, decorated for the visit of Prince and Princess of Wales (Edward and Alexandra) on midday 16th August 1875 to open Firth Park 1875/08/16 [Picture Sheffield s02335] and an impression of Sheffield’s first railway station in the 1840’s – with permission from the Midland Railway Society