School talk kit
School talk: the trains of Myloi
Everything you need for a school talk or project about the old station in Myloi: a step-by-step plan, facts, photos and slides.
How to put your school talk together
Start with a question
Ask your class: "Who has ever eaten souvlaki?" Then everyone will listen straight away.
Say where Myloi is
Myloi is a village in Greece, in the Peloponnese. It lies by the sea, between the towns of Argos and Nafplio. Show it on a map!
Tell three or four facts
Choose from the facts below. Show a photo with each fact.
Tell something funny
The story of the souvlaki through the train window, or of the train that was late. That's the kind of thing your class will remember best.
End with a quiz
Ask your class two or three questions. Who knows the answer?
Facts for your school talk
- On 4 August 1886 the first train ran from Argos to Myloi.
- From Myloi, a line was built through the mountains to Tripoli. The first train ran there on 1 February 1892.
- At first, Myloi had two stations, belonging to two different railway companies. The small station closed in 1891.
- In the big station, the stationmaster lived with his family above the ticket office.
- In 1947 new trains came to Myloi by boat, because the bridge at Corinth had been destroyed in the war.
- A steam engine uses lots of water. That's why there are two water towers at the station.
- Sellers held trays of souvlaki up to the open train windows.
- Since 2010 no regular trains have run, but the five station buildings and ten old locomotives are still there.
Photos for your school talk
You may use these photos for your school talk or project at school. But do write where they come from: "Photo: Visit Myloi".
The ochre Myloi station building with red-framed windows among palms and pink oleanders
Two railcars side by side at Myloi, with the stone station building on the left
Front of a blue and beige railcar at Myloi with two railwaymen on the platform
A train arriving at Myloi under the trees while passengers cross the tracks
Black-and-white photo of a diesel locomotive and passenger train at Myloi station
Hand-made scale model of a Myloi railway station building
Quiz questions for your class
- How did the new trains get to Myloi in 1947? (By boat!)
- Why were there water towers at the station? (A steam engine needs lots of water.)
- What could you buy through the train window? (Souvlaki!)
Download the kit
The pdf contains a cheat sheet and eight slides that you can show on the interactive whiteboard.
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School talk kit · pdf
School talk: the trains of Myloi
A cheat sheet and slides for the interactive whiteboard, ready to use.
Where does this information come from? Visit Myloi, page about Myloi railway station; Roussou's architecture graduation thesis about the station (Democritus University of Thrace, 2015); old newspapers from Argos.