Thomas Cook's first package excursion was born in 1841 when he hired a train to Loughborough.
Thomas Cook - pioneer of the package tour - has been honoured with a Green Plaque at Loughborough Railway Station.
"I hope the many passengers who pass through Loughborough Station might pause at this plaque and remember a local man who literally changed how we travel and see the world," the chairman added.On the first excursion from Leicester to Loughborough, Cook, who was born in Melbourne, Derbyshire in 1808, sold nearly 500 tickets for the return trip at a shilling a piece - with tea and buns included.
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