▁from ▁certain ▁death ▁had ▁they ▁stayed ▁in ▁Czech oslov ak ia . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁direct ▁descend ants ▁of ▁W inton ' s ▁Children ▁number ed ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁t ribute ▁W inton ▁Train ▁carried ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁arranged ▁to ▁have ▁transport ed ▁to ▁safety ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁families , ▁as ▁it ▁ret rac ed ▁the ▁original ▁kind er transport ▁route ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁trains ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁rode ▁as ▁children ▁to ▁safety ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁The ▁W inton ▁Train ▁depart ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth , ▁and ▁intended ▁last , ▁train ▁arranged ▁by ▁W inton ▁to ▁carry ▁children ▁to ▁safety ▁but ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁on ▁that ▁very ▁day . ▁It ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Prag ue ▁Main ▁railway ▁station ▁and ▁travel led ▁through ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁After ▁a ▁transfer ▁by ▁fer ry ▁to ▁Har wich , ▁the ▁journey ▁res umed ▁by ▁train ▁again ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁London ' s ▁Liverpool ▁Street ▁station ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - year - old ▁Sir ▁Nicholas ▁himself . ▁For ▁the ▁journey ▁across ▁main land ▁Europe , ▁the ▁train ▁was ▁formed ▁of