The Railway King
Inspired by the civic life of railway entrepreneur George Hudson, this unique digital walk guides you through the streets of the city centre, following the legacy of this influential figure.
Featuring voices from the past, as imagined by the local community today, The Railway King was designed as an activity to accompany and live on beyond the production of In Fog and Falling Snow.
You can complete the walk en-route to the National Railway Museum, or you can download or stream the audio on-demand with accompanying script and map.
Map
We’ve also provided a map, with the locations and route charted. You will find a JPEG and PDF map available below so that you can print and take with you or keep on your phone as you walk and listen to the audio.
Audio
Script
You can download a PDF of the script, researched and written by Oliver O’Shea. You can view this online, print it out, read it at home or whilst you walk the route.
Download script as Word Document
Cast
Paula Clark: Vagrant/Shop Patron
Lucy Hammond: Passenger
Patricia Jones: Lady Twaddington
Michael Lambourne: George Hudson/Duke Guffaw-Jaw
Joe von Malachowski: G.T Andrews
Rory Mulvihill: George Leeman/Gladstone
Oliver O’Shea: William Etty
Katie Posner: Shareholder
Jemima Rowley: Urchin/Young Child
Rosy Rowley: Elizabeth Hudson
Amanda Smith: Dame Stirstick
John Soper: George Stephenson/Sir Quaffalot
Roger Wood: John Leeman, Ferryman
Production Team
Oliver O’Shea……………..Writer/Director
Lucy Hammond……………………..Producer
Ed Sunman……………….Editor/Recordist
Sam Johnson……………………Co-Producer
Alex Inkley……………………Research Intern