Guest, Charlotte. Extracts from her Journal, 1833–1852. Editor Bessborough, Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, Earl of, John Murray, 1950.
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and on a train...
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17 June 1850: The South Wales Railway opened between Chepstow...
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17 June 1850
The South Wales Railway
opened between Chepstow and Swansea. Lady Charlotte Guest
, one of the travellers on it, reported wonderful speed by the first train on her journey, which covered the distance between...