The Railway Guard's Story : A Tale of the Great Race to the North single work   short story   adventure  
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 The Railway Guard's Story : A Tale of the Great Race to the North
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Tale of a race between two competing trains from London to Aberdeen. Told by the guard, the story of bets made on the race and a clever ruse to slow down his company's train by crossing signal wires. The guard himself had given the information unawares to a visiting stranger for £25. Moral - don't tell strangers too much. (PB)

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 33 no. 393 February 1898 Z1075025 1898 periodical issue 1898 pg. 136-137
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