Celebrating Railway 200 and marking May ‘Local History Month’, Rickmansworth Library will be hosting a range of railway-related events for all ages:
• 8th May The ‘Metro-Land’ Line: Rickmansworth and the Metropolitan Railway.
A guided walk along part of the Metropolitan Line, revealing its local and wider history and impacts. (Places limited – tickets to be released)
• 15th May Rickmansworth’s Other Railway: A Historical Walk.
A guided tour of part of the Ebury Way, revealing the history behind the Watford-Rickmansworth Branch and its local railway links. (Places limited – tickets to be released)
• 27th May Trains To Storytime: A special children’s morning of railway stories and craft activities.
• 29th May Railways Round The Chilterns: A Historical Journey.
An evening talk at Croxley Green Library with author Rudi Newman, presenting a round journey across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire discovering the history of some of their railways, plus a few stories of life on the line. (Places limited – available via www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/events-and-things-to-do/croxley-green/railways-round-the-chilterns.aspx)
Later in the year we will also feature:
• Rails Around Rickmansworth: The different fortunes of the Ebury and Metropolitan Railways.
A month-long library micro-exhibition on the history of our local railways (Metropolitan/Great Central, Metroland, Watford-Rickmansworth branch).
• Three Rivers Museum Archive Afternoon. Three Rivers Museum will be joining Rickmansworth Library presenting a pop-up display of railway-related treasures from their collection.
More information will come on our social media page (https://www.facebook.com/RickmansworthLibrary/) and we hope to see you there!