Thomas Cook in Paris for the Exhibition. During the 1860s he took parties to Switzerland, Italy, Egypt and the United States. The Thomas Cook statue outside Leicester Railway Station, London Road, Leicester (pictured above) was unveiled on 14 January 1994 by his great-great-grandson Thomas Cook. It was sculpted by James Walter Butler RA. In 1872, he formed a partnership with his son, John Mason Cook, and renamed the travel agency as "Thomas Cook & Son". They acquired business premises on Fleet Street, London. The office also contained a shop which sold essential travel accessories, including guide books, luggage, telescopes and footwear. Thomas
Crib Point railway station Crib Point railway station Crib Point railway station is located on the Stony Point line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Crib Point and HMAS Cerberus, and opened on 17 December 1889. A former freight yard originally sat opposite of the station, while a branch line into HMAS Cerberus is located at the Up end of the station, past the level crossing. Flashing lights were provided at the Naval Base Road level crossing in 1974. Boom barriers were added to the level crossing in 2011. The former station building was replaced with the current passenger shelters in February