Bassett-Lowke Steampunk

The humble building where the Bassett-Lowke blended teas and industrial urns start their lives; tea bush leaves are brought in from the plantations before being dried and blended on site. Then put in foil lined wooden crates they are then shipped around the world by the train Jockeys; the team proving they can be fastest on that run win the contract for that year.

Who doesn't want a holiday in History? Maybe you just want to visit the Countryside before it was overrun by red weed or you have invites to an ancestors wedding; perhaps you have a hankering for a roman gladiatorial weekend or a Neolithic shin dig. Then Time Travel holiday homes are for you and surprisingly spacious on the inside, with room for all the family. Step inside set your destination and holiday in the time period of your choice. (Please remember to turn off portals on leaving the cottage as time leakage can cause countrywide anomalies).

Every key stage of the tea routes are marked by the Fogg Bridges, on passing beneath the bridge a bell is rung and the time of the section is logged and relayed back to the Bassett-Lowke factory. Once a complete route is finished all sections are totalled and the fastest train wins the contract.

A good place to stay, rest up and take stock of your...stock.

Since the arrival of both rogue Cretaceous creatures (dinosaurs that slip through the open time stream) and the eco warriors, plantation owners have had to protect their crops from scavengers (dinosaurs go crazy for the tannins in tea). This protection is done by breeding and keeping tyrannosaurus rexes and feeding them from birth on red meat and fresh tea leaves. The tea makes them docile/tame enough to ride or even just let wander on your premises. Dubbed Tea-Rex this modern breed of dinosaur is a plantation owners best ally against tea thieves be they Cretaceous or just opportunistic humans.

You have reached your destination. The Bassett-Lowke indicator boxes are the public hub of the industry with Tea trading points and tearooms. Pop in to buy your stock for sale or just for a friendly chat over a cup of Rosie-lee and a slice of walnut cake. Of course these are also the destination of all the Train races.