Railways 1800's

[magicnanny]

Hello,
 Does anybody know if there was a train that went from Wales to Great Yarmouth .
I' am trying to connect the two ,   as i am tracing two relatives and how they met one from Wales & one from Great Yarmouth ...he worked on the railways in 1850's onwards  for  most of his life . I know nothing of railways .
This is the only way I' can think that maybe they got together .
 thankyou magicnanny

[mrwilson]

Hi,

Given the number of independent railway companies in the 19th century, I would imagine they met in the middle, like London.
Discounting the numerous amalgamations, Great Yarmouth was serviced mainly by Great Eastern Railways and Sth Wales by Great Western Railways.

Expansion of railways in the 19th century was great, but each company had it's own territory.
http://mappery.com/map-of/1887-Prinicipal-Railways-in-England-and-Wales-Map

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/rail/railways_rural_develop.htm

Do you have a year/decade in mind? Town in Wales?

[magicnanny]

I' have him (George Senior)working on the railways as railway breaker 1891  ,railway  guard  1901,
and by 1932 on his  son's marrige cert.. he was a tram driver,     Annie who he later married in Cardiff   1888 ,   had been living in Gt Yarmouth ,(she was working in a public house)
I' cannot find any of her relatives in ,  or  any connection to Wales or even that she  worked with the railways.  George seemed to have lived in only Wales .
 so unfortunately I' have come to a halt .
 thanks Magicnanny.
Just one more Question did women work on the railways i wonder ?

[stanmapstone]

Just one more Question did women work on the railways i wonder ?

In the 1901 Census there were 431 women listed under "Railway Officials or Clerks", and 745 listed under "Railway Porters & Servants"

Stan

[Redroger]

Where in Wales did he live, and which railway company did he work for? What I have in mind is that some of the Midland Railway routes penetrated into Wales, and there was a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which served Norfolk and ran into Great Yarmouth.
I wonder if George used a railway free pass to go to Yarmouth on holiday and met her there?

[ScouseBoy]

I' have him (George Senior)working on the railways as railway breaker 1891  ,railway  guard  1901,
and by 1932 on his  son's marrige cert.. he was a tram driver,     Annie who he later married in Cardiff   1888 ,   had been living in Gt Yarmouth ,(she was working in a public house)
I' cannot find any of her relatives in ,  or  any connection to Wales or even that she  worked with the railways.  George seemed to have lived in only Wales .
 so unfortunately I' have come to a halt .
 thanks Magicnanny.
Just one more Question did women work on the railways i wonder ?

They have trams at Llandudno, going up to the Summit of the Great Orme.

Llandudno is a premier holiday resort,   as was Rhyl in the  19th century.  Is there a link that Gt Yarmouth is also a seaside holiday resort?

The railways opened up some of the North Wales coastal towns as holiday resorts for the Midlands and Potteries.

[mrwilson]

From 1902 electric trams ran in Cardiff. They stopped running in 1950.

[magicnanny]

Just one more Question did women work on the railways i wonder ?

In the 1901 Census there were 431 women listed under "Railway Officials or Clerks", and 745 listed under "Railway Porters & Servants"

Stan

This might sound silly ,but how do i find out the women listed ,sorry to ask the obvious
 but just not sure. as i am still trying to make my connection between gt yarmouth & wales. magicnanny

[stanmapstone]

These figures are from the 1901 Census Report http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bj9/
As far as I know only the 1881 Census is searchable by occupation

Stan