Planes and Boats and Trains – 200 years of crossing the Channel

Join me and celebrate two hundred years of scheduled channel crossings to continental Europe. Let me tell you how the execution of a ferry captain helped turn the world against the Kaiser in WW1. Discover how a breakdown in simple communication led to a major maritime disaster.

Brian Margetson
Mob ; 07765 408930
E mail; speaker.brian@outlook.com

Time – 30 to 60 minutes to suit occasion
Equipment – presenter provides screen, projector and laptop for a Powerpoint presentation or ZOOM
This presentation is suitable for any type of audience.
Themes – HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, TALES OF THE SEA, GENERAL INTEREST

The Changing Face of Cross Channel Travel

Prepare yourself for a captivating account of how commerce and enterprise resulted in no less than six different technologies being employed in order to grab some of the action of this lucrative transport market. Only the fittest survive, now there are just two ways of getting your car abroad. Find out which technology has outlasted all of the competition.

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