Bradshaw's was a series of railway timetables and travel guide books published by W.J. Adams and later Henry Blacklock, both of London. They are named after founder George Bradshaw, who produced his first timetable in October 1839. Although Bradshaw died in 1853, the range of titles bearing his name (and commonly referred to by that alone) continued to expand for the remainder of the 19th and early part of the 20th century, covering at various times Continental Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand, as well as parts of the Middle-East. They survived until May 1961, when the final monthly edition of the British guide was produced.[1][2][3] The British and Continental guides were referred to extensively by presenter Michael Portillo in his multiple television series.[a]
In December 1841, acting on a suggestion made by his London agent, William Jones Adams, Bradshaw reduced the price to the original sixpence, and began to issue the guides monthly under the title Bradshaw's Monthly Railway Guide. [4]Many railway companies were unhappy with Bradshaw's timetable, but Bradshaw was able to circumvent this by becoming a railway shareholder and by putting his case at company AGMs.[6] Soon the book, in the familiar yellow wrapper,[7] became synonymous with its publisher: for Victorians and Edwardians alike, a railway timetable was "a Bradshaw", no matter by which railway company it had been issued, or whether Bradshaw had been responsible for its production or not.
When the railways were nationalised in 1948, five of the six British Railways Regions followed the companies' example by using Blacklock to produce their timetable books, but production was eventually moved to other publishers. This change must have reduced Blacklock's revenue substantially. Parts of Bradshaw's guide began to be reset in the newer British Railways style from 1955, but modernisation of the whole volume was never completed. By 1961 Bradshaw cost 12s 6d (62p), and a complete set of BR Regional timetables could be bought for 6s (30p).
In Jerome K. Jerome's 1891 novel Diary of a Pilgrimage, contains an aside called A Faithful Bradshaw. This section describes a comical incident where the author always gets misled by referring to outdated guides.
In June 1847 the first number of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide was issued, giving the timetables of the Continental railways. It grew to over 1,000 pages, including timetables, guidebook and hotel directory. It was discontinued in 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War. Briefly resurrected in the interwar years, it saw its final edition in 1939. The 1913 edition was republished in September 2012.[12] A travel documentary series named Great Continental Railway Journeys has been made based on the 1913 edition.
Great Continental Railway Journeys (Series 3) is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, traveling on the great train routes of Europe, as Michael retraces more of the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide. In this series, with Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo takes us on a journey through the countries in Europe and Middle East: Russia (Tula to St. Petersburg); Italy (Rome to Taormina); Poland (Warsaw to Krakow); Portugal (La Coruna to Lisbon); Israel (Haifa to Negev); and France (Lyon to Marseille).
Episode 1 - Tula to St. Petersburg
With Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo penetrates the eastern extreme of Europe to journey through the vast country of Russia.
Episode 4 - La Coruna to Lisbon
Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw, Michael Portillo explores a very different Spain from the one he knows best and ventures across its border with Britain's oldest ally, Portugal.
Episode 6 - Lyon to Marseille
Michael Portillo follows in the footsteps of Edwardian travellers to trace a route recommended in his Bradshaw's guide, journeying from the heart of France to the Mediterranean coast.
So by 1913 trains mostly had the facilities that they had previously lacked: lavatories, comfortable seats, sleeper accommodation on longer journeys and restaurant cars that at times really did serve hearty food and fine wines. Even fares were coming down as passenger numbers rose.
The Bradshaw guides, originally published in the UK in 1839, were the first to bring together the timetables of various railway companies; although the founder, George Bradshaw, died of cholera in 1853, his name lived on and the Continental edition was started in 1847. In the days before telephones, these meticulously detailed guides were indispensable for train travellers. They tell us, for instance, that the 6:02 from Vorhalle on German Railways reached its destination at Vohwinkel at 9:25 but omit to explain why it stopped at Steele for more than an hour in between.
In 1913, onward journeys could reach anywhere in Europe within a few days, but ever so slowly. The fastest trains would occasionally reach speeds of 60mph but the average was far less and hardly any could be classified as an express.
Having explored the site enough we crossed the Zaan river and walked to Zaandijk Zaanse Schans train station. From here we would take two trains and a bus to our next destination of Volendam. While the tour bus would take others direct, this indirect route was originally planned to allow a stop off at Edam and was a lot cheaper than the guided tour. Our train trip to Purmerend was uneventful but we missed a bus so ended up having some hot chips at the bus stop while we waited for the next service. As we took the bus (route 110) through small towns and beside green farmlands it felt like were a long way from Amsterdam. Possibly because it felt like the bus went down every possible street on the way to Volendam. Despite feeling distant, we were never more than 20km from central station.
September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever. But Diesel never arrives at his destination. He vanishes during the night and headlines around the world wonder if it was an accident, suicide, or murder.
The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. In this audio, renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue. We begin at the First Nile Cataract, close to the modern city of Aswan. From there, Wilkinson guides us through the illustrious nation birthed by this great river.
Great Continental Railway Journeys is now a firmly established series on BBC2, following in the illustrious tracks of its predecessor - Great British Railway Journeys. Both series are fronted by ex-politician Michael Portillo, and in this European odyssey he travels around continental Europe using George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.
Now coming up for its fourth instalment this autumn, Portillo guides the train-travelling fan across Europe, arriving at a myriad of magical and historically fascinating cities we all dream of travelling to by train. From London to Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Copenhagen, Oslo, Lisbon, Madrid, Berlin, Monte Carlo, Prague, Munich, Zurich, Rome, Budapest, and St Petersburg all the way down to Constantinople, Haifa and Jerusalem, Portillo describes the great feats of engineering that built the various railway lines connecting Europe and further afield and the men and women who made these journeys famous through their deeds and words.
Armed with a copy of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide for 1913, Michael Portillo begins his new series with the most popular route across Belle Epoque France, from London to Monte Carlo, imbibing absinthe in Paris and a spin on the Riviera gaming tables. And by Eurostar he doesn't have to endure a Channel crossing by packet boat.
FF 385 - History, University of Missouri (includes article, "Seeing MU with a Kansas Grad," 1913, pamphlets: "Missouri Alumnus" Feb. 1916, "Tiger Racket," 1920, "Scottish Rite progress," 1923, "Welcome to Old Missouri," 1924, "Beat Kansas," 1926, "The McAnally Missourian," 1930, "Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and University Alumni Luncheon," 1939, "The University of Missouri: First State in the Louisiana Purchase," n.d., articles "The Building of the University of Missouri: An Epoch Making a Step," 1931, "We Were Depression Graduates," 1938)
New to this edition are: - up-to-date information on all the relevant policies and legislation, including the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Every Child Matters (ECM) and the training guidelines for new SENCOs; - a timeline showing the development of policies and legislation in the field; - learning objectives at the beginning of chapters; - points for reflection within chapters, to aid independent study and facilitate critical thinking; - new case studies, which cover the Birth to 8 age range; - new content on the role of fathers, pupil voice and listening to children, taking an holistic view of the child, and current issues around diversity and inclusion.
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