Cross Country Train Trip (Image challenge), a random Pandora challenge no end date Options

[Cleo_Serapis]

While Pandora's been busy with Clerihews, Cybele talked me into adding another IMAGE for your musing of which she photographed on holiday. Why not have a go at this one?

Your task:
Write about the image below and include in your response:

Where you are going and why.
Make it more challenging and pick a bygone era.

Photograph © Grace Galton

Good luck! There is no announced end date for this challenge.

~Cleo and Cybele    

[Guest_Jox_*]

Hi Nina,

Your second fab poem which I've read today - you certainly have full steam up (groan!)

The mass evacuation of children from London in WWII was a sensible precaution but the mass destruction which was feared was less severe to London, thankfully (though that wouldn't help if one was a casualty, of course). HMG also evacuated as part of its programme to make people be aware of the war (the first year was known as "The Phoney War" as little happened in the UK - it was followed by The Blitz and The Battle of Britain, though (Talk about lull before the storm).

I had in mind a simple time-travel idea for my Pandora - where the train is just the vehicle - literal and metaphorical - to transport one back in time. But your poem actually uses the train and the centre-piece of the work and has me wondering about trains. (I have not travelled on that many steam trains).
Just using the train as a transport to the past seems inadequate now so I'm thinking around.

I know this isn't a crit forum but, even if it were, there isn't much - if anything - to suggest here. Lori is absolutely right - each word is beautifully employed... as with your Tempest poem. If I were you I'd write as many poems as I could spare the time for now - you've hit an especially golden patch by the look of it.

OK I'm waffling. I have nowt to say really, apart from this really is brill. I don't feel we're in competition but I do feel you've set the standard very high indeed.

Well done and thanks for the read.

J.