Today the children in Year 3 enjoyed finding out about the Abbotsbury Railway line. They looked at old photographs of the railway as well as some modern photographs that I've taken to show the bits of evidence that have been left behind.
The Abbotsbury
branch railway ran from Upwey to Abbotsbury. It opened in 1885. After a quiet
existence carrying local passengers and agricultural produce, the line closed
in 1952.
We talked about the changes in technology and how trains developed over that period, from steam, to diesel to electric. Other changes such as automatic doors and ticket machines were also discussed.
At the end of the month I will be taking the children to see some of the marks that the old railway line has left on our landscape today - bridges, buildings, a few remaining rusting pieces of track. We will do map work and stand at the places where the old photographs were taken to see what has changed - and what has stayed the same.
There was lots of interesting discussion during the lesson and I'm very pleased with the enthusiasm that the children showed.
DM
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