Trackside

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. We're stopping off at Alresford today! Lloydie and Georgia are going to see what's on sale at the Watercress Festival, learn the marshy history of the land, and encounter a LOT of eels!  Join Fun...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Lloydie and Georgia are taking a trip to Waterloo on London's South Bank, travelling below the Queen Elizabeth Hall to watch the skateboarders and up to the top of the London eye - all with the he...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Where can you find a real life giant? In Dorchester! Today we're exploring the town's brewing history, meeting renowned author Thomas Hardy and getting the inside scoop from the Cerne Abbas Giant...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Fareham is a lively market town on the North West tip of Portsmouth Harbour. Lloydie and Georgia are here to explore its history and meet the locals, including William the Conqueror!  Join Fun Kid...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Today, we're learning about the places you can visit in Portsmouth, including Victoria Park for you music lovers, and all the history that led to the Portsmouth we know today - including a very sp...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. We've arrived in Winchester! Lloydie and Georgia step back in time to the Viking invasion, where Alfred the Great fought off the hordes in the 10th Century. There's some other great sights to see...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Today Lloydie and Georgia are visiting the royal towns of Windsor and Hampton! They meet a King along the way and learn all about the history of Windsor Castle & Hampton Court Palace. Join Fun...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. Today Lloydie and Georgia are visiting Weymouth! There's a smuggler, a king, a palaeontologist and a whole lot of dinosaurs on the Jurassic Coast!  Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. An American man named Samuel greets our travelling duo as they arrive at the station. He might have a link to today's stop - Farnborough Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See o...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories. A very posh woman named Jane greets our travelling duo as they arrive at the station. She might have a link to today's stop - Alton! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnys...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories.  Lloydie and Georgia have arrived in Reading! They'll learn about the famous Huntley & Palmers biscuits, Suttons seeds, and the wartime context for a very special bear!  Join Fun Kids Podcasts...

All aboard! Lloydie and Georgia are visiting different places across the South Western Railway Network. They're meeting the locals, diving into the history, and uncovering a series of incredible stories.  What will happen when Lloydie and Georgia encounter a pair of squabbling authors? They might end up learning some extraordinary things about today's destination - Guildford!  Join Fun Kids Podcas...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Newton Abbot.  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  Let’s find out all about Newton Abbot together.  Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at London Paddington. We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  London Paddington is the terminus of the Great Western Railway mainline. It first opened in 1838. The very first train ran from London to Taplow, n...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Oxford. Home to the world’s oldest university, people come from all around the world to see the city and its ‘dreaming spires’  Oxford’s also renowned for its stories.  Authors like Lewis Carol, Philip Pullman, Oscar Wilde and J R R Tolkein lived and w...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Bristol.  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  There are quite a lot of railway stations in Bristol. Two of the biggest are Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway.  Bristol Temple Meads is th...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re going a bit wild!  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  We hopped off at Bristol and this gentleman told us all about zoos…  Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/lis...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network. I don’t know about you, but I love the seaside.  Your Great Western Railway ticket opens a world of possibilities including a bit of staycation’ing.  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  Today we’re in Fowey, se...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Par station. We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  Sawmills boasts one of the most picturesque locations for a recording studio anywhere in the world. It’s in Fowey, and we’ve got some people...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Exmouth in Devon.  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  Exmouth railway station is the terminus of the line from Exeter St Davids. It opened in 1861, connecting the City of Exeter and the port town...

Trackside is all about stories from across the Great Western Railway network and today we’re hopping off at Par and meeting Will.  We went to youth clubs along the network to find out about the lives of young people across the south of England.  Par station opened in 1859 and forms part of the Cornish Main Line between Penzance and Plymouth.  Will’s here to tell us all a...