A coachload of members of Elizabeth House and helpers enjoyed a splendid day out at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, thanks to the generosity of a local benefactor.

 

Their first stop was the excellent café in the Visitor Centre for refreshments and home made cakes to which they later returned for a buffet lunch. 

 

There was plenty to see and learn across the extensive site.  Amongst the attractions was a Travelling Post Office where they could learn about the Great Train Robbery which took place nearby in 1963 and sort envelopes under expert guidance.

 

By common consent the highlight was a short steam train ride (Elizabeth House manager Miriam Blazey had arranged the visit on a ‘steaming day’).  Riding in old fashioned railway carriages with a corridor certainly brought memories back to many.