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 ...

GEORGE Stephenson, the son of a colliery fireman, was born at Wylam, eight miles west of Newcastle on June 9, 1781. The Stephenson family home was within yards of the Wylam Waggonway, and George ...

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 ...

Plans to tear down derelict sections of the historic Stephenson locomotive works in Newcastle risk causing "irreversible harm”, a heritage body has claimed. Councillors are due to consider plans this ...

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 ...

A FULL-SIZE replica of the locomotive Rocket, as originally designed and constructed by Robert and George Stephenson, has now been acquired for the National Collections in the Science Museum, and will ...

GEORGE STEPHENSON was born June 9, 1781. The importance of this event to us who now inhabit civilised countries is certain; for whatever view we may take as to the inevitability of railways, it is ...

On Sept. 27, 1825, in England, George Stephenson operated the first locomotive to pull a passenger train. Top News // 8 years ago On This Day: Queen Elizabeth launched as world's largest ocean liner ...

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