In principle, the idea was commendably simple. George Stephenson and his son, Robert, would be set up in business to build locomotives for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. In practice, it became a ...

Two Victorian steam locomotives have been given a permanent home at a heritage railway in the north-east of England. Twizell, ...

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Sept. 27 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1540, the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, was chartered by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1825, in England, George Stephenson operated the first ...

Stephenson’s Rocket is being brought back to Manchester for the first time in over 180 years. The iconic steam locomotive was built to run on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway - the world's first ...

The eastern railways of this country are preparing a series of celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of steam transportation. It was on Sept. 27, 1825, that George Stephenson—patron saint ...

First transmitted in 1979, this programme looks at the Rainhill Locomotive Trials in Rainhill, Lancashire (now Merseyside) in 1829, a competition to find the best passenger steam locomotive in Britain ...

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THERE is something sublime about railway engineers. But what shall we say of the pioneer of this almost superhuman profession? The world would give much to know what Vulcan, Hercules, Theseus, and ...