How Long to Read The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland

How Long Does it Take to Read The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 26 minutes to read The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland by Rob Shorland-Ball

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

M&GNJR was a Midlands to East Anglia railway linking towns and villages like a patchwork knitted together by clever business entrepreneurs. It started in the 1850s when there was intense rivalry between railway companies and two rich and powerful companies – MR and GNR – were behind the project. ‘Joint,’ added by a Special Act of Parliament in 1893, confirms this patchwork was the amalgamation of several small independent railway companies plus the MR and GNR. The company was especially interested in stealing a march on the Great Eastern Railway (GER) which believed it was the principal railway serving East Anglia. Poppyland was the nickname created for the Cromer area of the Norfolk coast by Clement Scott, an influential poet, author and drama critic of The Daily Telegraph who first visited in 1883. He claimed that ‘...clean air laced with perfume of wild flowers was opiate to his tired mind.’ Scott publicized his delight and many rich families, and their servants, visited too; the railway business entrepreneurs saw a growing market for their patchwork. The M&GNJR grew eastwards to Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and attracted passengers from the Midlands and London. The M&GNJR grew – then withered as cars, buses, overseas travel offered new holiday options. Closure came on 28 February 1959 but North Norfolk Railway – the Poppy Line – has survived as a heritage line so the Joint is not forgotten!

How long is The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland?

The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland by Rob Shorland-Ball is 199 pages long, and a total of 51,541 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 41 minutes to read The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland aloud.

What Reading Level is The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland?

The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway to Poppyland is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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