The suffragette movement of the early 1900s was vital in making sure that women received equal voting rights as men.

Voting was extended to some women by 1918 and finally all women received equal voting rights in 1928.

However the suffragettes often had to go to extreme lengths to get their point across.

The most famous of these happened at the May 1913 Epsom Derby where suffragette Emily Davison died after being hit by the King's Horse.

However the suffragettes also participated in an arson attack right here in Teddington the month before.

Suffragettes targeted the 21:15 service from Waterloo to Teddington and burnt out 3 compartments on April 26th.

London and South Western Railway's staff magazine the South Western Gazette said: "It seemed at first as if the whole train was doomed to destruction as a strong wind was blowing which carried the flames from one compartment to another.

"In less than a quarter of an hour the entire compartment of a second-class coach had been burnt out from the floor to the roof."

A policeman who spotted the flames at about 3am raised the alarm and firefighters put out the blaze before the whole train was destroyed.

Partially burnt candles, four cans of petroleum, three of which were empty, a basket containing cotton wool and suffragette literature were discovered onboard.

Women's footprints were found in Fairfax Road, where the suffragettes managed to remove a six foot fence to get away from the scene.

No one was ever charged in connection to the fire but German actress Kitty was convicted for a similar fire in nearby Hampton is often thought of as the prime suspect.

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