London, Nov. 15.
Piquant reminiscences of the Victorian attitude towards railways were recounted by the Duke of Gloucester today on the occasion of a function in celebration of the centenary of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
The Duke recalled how many people were shocked by the first train journey made by Queen Victoria.
This was in 1842, and the journey was from Slough to Paddington. When the Queen said she enjoyed it, large sections of the public were profoundly shocked by the risk to her person which they considered rail travel entailed—Reuter.
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