THOMAS SAVIN, BORN 1826
RAILWAY ENGINEER IN WALES
Thomas Savin had an interest in or worked on a number of Welsh railways, including the Oswestry and Newtown Railway, the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway, the Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway, and the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway which connected the interior of mid-Wales from Machynlleth to the coast. After the opening of Aberystwyth station in 1864. Savin created Aberystwyth's Castle Hotel to capitalise on the local seaside trade. He bought Castle House and converted it into a large hotel. He produced 'probably the first package holiday deal' whereby tickets bought by passengers at various railway stations in parts of England would entitle the buyer not only to the journey to and from Aberystwyth but board and lodging at the resort.
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