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What will you spot on the way?

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On the left is Tower Works. The chimneys were built to carry fresh air into a pin factory. They are copies of towers in the northern Italian cities of Florence and Verona.

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There’s a museum in Wakefield named after a famous sculptor. Do you know who?

BARBARA HEPWORTH

Wakefield

HENRY MOORE

DAMIAN HIRST

There’s a museum in Wakefield named after a famous sculptor. Do you know who?

BARBARA HEPWORTH

Wakefield

HENRY MOORE

DAMIAN HIRST

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This is the East Coast Main Line. From 1923 until 1948, it was run by the London and North Eastern Railway company, the LNER.

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Doncaster

Margaret Thatcher was born here. She grew up to be the first (and so far only) woman to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Grantham

Just south of Grantham the train goes through two long tunnels. Fortunately your train has electric lights and air conditioning. Imagine what it would like in a sooty steam train!

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Tunnels!

Racing driver Lewis Hamilton was born here. When he was 10 he told the boss of a Formula 1 team: "Hi. I'm Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars."

Stevenage

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Nearly there! Highbury is home to Arsenal Football Club. Can you spot their stadium?

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Finsbury Park

All aboard for the Hogwarts Express. Storybook hero Harry Potter gets the train to wizard school from King’s Cross station. If you have time you could visit Platform 9 3/4.

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You’ve arrived! What did you see and learn on your train journey today?

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