train train private passenger train travelled czech_republic great_britain september tribute wartime efforts sir described british saving refugee children czechoslovakia result sir nicholas efforts months leading outbreak world war total seven locomotives transported children mainly jewish heritage prague safety great_britain sir nicholas efforts remained largely came public attention wife found attic documenting details individuals arranged transported safety children learn story survived holocaust majority children came known jewish believed saved certain death stayed czechoslovakia direct descendants children numbered people tribute train carried individuals sir nicholas arranged transported safety families original route taken trains rode children safety great_britain years earlier train departed september anniversary eighth intended train arranged carry children safety prevented outbreak world war day departed railway station travelled germany netherlands transfer ferry journey resumed train arrive london liverpool street station september met year old sir nicholas journey mainland europe train formed period carriages hauled historically authentic steam locomotives british leg hauled tornado brand new main line british steam locomotive completed carriages constructed 1950s tribute train wider cultural awareness project known inspiration goodness organised czech government background original trains march september months leading outbreak world war year old christian british parents german jewish descent organised trains transport mainly jewish czech refugee children czechoslovakia homes britain trains wider british rescue effort countries europe known cancelled trip swiss holiday resort prague having heard growing refugee crisis resulting german occupation czechoslovakia friend friend working british embassy czechoslovakia working help adults escape czechoslovakia learned refugee children leave accompanied decided arrange evacuation britain evacuations later known collective label children officially organised countries official arranged prague time organised transfer children nazi appointed homes britain process arranging necessary bonds permits departure finding families britain receive children team identified children risk thousands refugees driven south following nazi invasion child accepted british officials required confirmed foster home guarantee returned great_britain march arrange reception children task hampered fact domestic evacuation children occurring places hard find beginning march organised trains total transported mainly jewish children nazi occupied czechoslovakia great_britain eighth final train children board stopped minute outbreak war children ninth aborted train survived war according reporting train sir nicholas said times vision families waiting liverpool street train arrived original trains left prague wilson railway station station children met new families london liverpool street station children got trains placed local families children saw parents efforts come public light wife discovered papers began publicly talk work came known british comparison sir nicholas believed unlike life danger inspiration goodness project project run train tribute original trains announced january london project organisers negotiating train named sir nicholas train run czech railways sponsored czech government project dedicated holding presidency council european_union january june train wider project encompassing social cultural events route inspire young people deeds theme inspiration goodness incorporated art film photographic literary contests university students school children project follow work documentary film maker sir nicholas including new film project travelling train filmed scenes new version story czech senate president said project warn rising anti europe world train journey motive power train journey provided different steam locomotives total double headed train czech_republic terrain germany netherlands great_britain entire journey scheduled days involving european train leg crossing passengers ferry british train leg covered distance kilometres kilometres train journey mainland europe september train departed railway station day travelled german city crossing czech german border following day train travel germany cologne frankfurt main instead frankfurt travelled right bank day train arrived north_sea coast dutch ferry port hook holland crossing dutch german border passing netherlands passengers disembarked train cross north_sea great_britain overnight line ferry port country boundary train journey formed fourth day journey travelling london terminus liverpool street station final day train departed railway station travelled arriving liverpool street station platform platform platform number original trains platform numbers 1980s station redevelopment sir nicholas years old met train liverpool street guest honour passengers said wonderful years don leave long meet guests train passengers conveyed fleet year old london buses special transport organised behalf special help newman family liverpool street meet train czech minister czech ambassador britain motive power rolling stock travelling czech_republic prague train double headed locomotives leading train left prague known preserved steam locomotive built based slovakia owned republic railways class green class blue owned czech railways store prague czech_republic travelling germany train hauled locomotive preserved steam locomotive built based railway park railway museum bavaria locomotive class class owned cologne second locomotive attached train travelled netherlands hook holland hauled locomotive preserved steam locomotive built based railway museum locomotive class class travelling england london train hauled tornado british mainline steam locomotive built construction began completed passenger rolling stock european leg prague hook holland comprised historic railway carriages hungarian german origin capacity passengers train included blue state luxury saloon carriage president czechoslovakia entered service march birthday british leg tornado support coach train headed cream brown bar car incorporating followed historic 1950s built red cream royal british railways passenger coaches built famous golden arrow boat train later rebuilt heritage mainline use passengers train carried passengers including originally rescued came known children passengers included second generation original children rescued sir nicholas descendants children sir nicholas rescued grown number people passengers train included sir nicholas daughter barbara survivors travel reunion train instead met liverpool street subsequent projects hope project follow train london european cities tradition exhibition entitled trains opened london liverpool street station
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