▁period ▁carri ages ▁and ▁was ▁ha u led ▁by ▁histor ically ▁authentic ▁steam ▁locomot ives , ▁while ▁the ▁British ▁leg ▁was ▁ha u led ▁by ▁ 6 0 1 6 3 ▁T orn ado , ▁a ▁brand - new , ▁main - line ▁British ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁carri ages ▁that ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁t ribute ▁train ▁was ▁the ▁cent rep ie ce ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁cultural ▁aw aren ess ▁project ▁known ▁as ▁' In sp iration ▁by ▁Good ness ', ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Czech ▁government . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Original ▁W inton ▁trains ▁Between ▁March ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁months ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Nicholas ▁W inton , ▁a ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁British ▁stock bro ker ▁whose ▁parents ▁were ▁of ▁German ▁Jewish ▁descent , ▁organ ised ▁eight ▁trains ▁to ▁transport ▁mainly ▁Jewish ▁Czech ▁and ▁Slov ak ▁refuge e ▁children ▁from ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁to ▁homes ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁W inton ▁cancel led ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁a ▁Swiss ▁hol iday ▁resort ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Prag ue , ▁having ▁heard ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁refuge e ▁crisis ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁from ▁a ▁friend . ▁His ▁friend ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁emb ass y ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Committee ▁for ▁Ref uge es ▁from