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Bram Stoker wrote Mina Harker phenomenally then everyone else has been trying to "fix her" and falling flat on their face tripping over their own clown shoes

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There's a new Dracula film announced:

It's called Dracula: A Love Tale

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Hummingbird found shelter in the rain - Author: HaloWhimsyy

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Sibiu, Romania (by Andrei Stan)

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jonathan harker, professional sufferer

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So I'm trying through Wikipedia need to find realistic ways in which the characters in Dracula could travel from and to each other mainly for post novel stuff. I have if you notes now that I am not sure if I have managed to convey correctly for the contemporary '90s means of transportation. I'm cute if you have made some severe errors here in case you quick check and feel free to use for your own purposes of course in case it is correct. There was a stop directly at Ringwood that closed in the 1960s.

1. Exeter → Carfax (Purfleet)

Exeter → London Paddington (Great Western Railway (GWR) ~3.5 to 4 hours

Paddington → Fenchurch St. (Cab or Underground) ~30 minutes

Fenchurch St. → Purfleet (London, Tilbury & Southend Railway) ~45 minutes

Total Estimated Time: Approximately 5 to 5.5 hours

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2. Exeter → Ringwood (Surrey)

Exeter → London Waterloo (London & South Western Railway) ~3.5 to 4 hours

Waterloo → Ringwood (via Brockenhurst) (London & South Western Railway) ~2 to 2.5 hours

Total Estimated Time: Approximately 6 to 6.5 hours

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3. Carfax → Ringwood

Purfleet → Fenchurch St. (London, Tilbury & Southend Railway) ~45 minutes

Cab or Underground → Waterloo (Cross-city transfer) ~30 minutes

Waterloo → Ringwood (via Brockenhurst) (London & South Western Railway) ~2 to 2.5 hours

Total Estimated Time: Approximately 4.5 to 5 hours

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4. Amsterdam → Exeter

Amsterdam → Hook of Holland (Dutch State Railways) ~1 hour

Hook of Holland → Harwich (Steam Packet Ferry (Zeeland Line) ~6 hours

Harwich → London Liverpool St. (Great Eastern Railway (GER) ~2 hours

London Paddington → Exeter (Great Western Railway (GWR) ~3.5 to 4 hours

Total Estimated Time: Approximately 13 to 14 hours (usually including overnight rest?)

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5. Amsterdam → Carfax (Purfleet)

Amsterdam → Hook of Holland (Dutch State Railways) ~1 hour

Hook of Holland → Harwich (Steam Packet Ferry) ~6 hours

Harwich → London Liverpool St. (Great Eastern Railway (GER) ~2 hours

Liverpool St. → Purfleet (London, Tilbury & Southend Railway) ~45 minutes

Total Estimated Time: Approximately 9 to 10 hours

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6. Ringwood ➝ Exeter

Ringwood ➝ London Waterloo (via Brockenhurst) London & South Western Railway (LSWR) ~2–2.5 hrs Requires change at Brockenhurst station; picturesque rural stretch

London Waterloo ➝ Exeter London & South Western Railway (LSWR) ~3.5–4 hrs Mainline express service westward

Total ~6–6.5 hrs Travel time matches reverse route.

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7. Ringwood ➝ Carfax (Purfleet)

Ringwood ➝ London Waterloo (via Brockenhurst) LSWR ~2–2.5 hrs Regular services available, sometimes with scenic countryside views

London Waterloo ➝ London Fenchurch Street (cab or Underground) N/A ~30 min Cross-city transfer via hansom cab or the District Railway

Fenchurch Street ➝ Purfleet London, Tilbury & Southend Railway (LTSR) ~45 min Frequent trains; terminus at Purfleet station near Carfax

Total ~4.5–5 hrs Efficiently timed by Mina for minimal layovers

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From Ringwood, trains run primarily via LSWR to London Waterloo, a major hub linking south and southwest England. Both routes demand coordination to avoid excessive wait times; Mina’s memorization of timetables helps the group make the most of daylight hours. Carriage or hansom cab rides usually fill the short gaps between stations and residences, particularly in London and Exeter.

Thank you anon! I'm afraid I don't have time to check this thoroughly. It looks like you've done a huge amount of research!

But! I will let you in on my secret for checking whether I've gone wildly wrong in a rail travel calculation. This is that - as a very general rule of thumb - Victorian rail travel times are about twice modern ones. (That excludes journeys crossing London, which will be a bit closer to modern speeds). So for instance, you have Exeter to Paddington as 3.5 to 4 hours. In the modern day, that's 2 hours 10 mins, so we can see that it's about right.

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the love was there. the love changed everything. the crowbar helped also

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Dragon Head Mountain, South Sinai, Egypt. The red glow in the 'eye' is a camp fire in the cave.

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Death and the Maiden

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Big Wild Cat

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There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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