The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830 ... The medallions in the frame are made of steam pressed cow bone, possibly at the locomotive factory of George and Robert Stephenson.

"BBC Radio Merseyside News on Wednesday 15th September 1830, this is Margaret Hyde reporting. Workmen have been busy putting the finishing touches to the Liverpool and Manchester railway which ...

A Liverpool site with a key role in railway history has been selected for national protection. Edge Hill Engine Station, the starting place of the world’s first inter-urban locomotive-hauled ...

Stephenson's famous Rocket locomotive set a new benchmark for steam power when it won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) in 1829.

ONE of the world's earliest passenger trains, which ran between Manchester and Liverpool, has made its final journey between the cities - by road. The 170-year-old locomotive, called Lion, ran ...

"BBC Radio Merseyside News on Wednesday 15th September 1830, this is Margaret Hyde reporting. Workmen have been busy putting the finishing touches to the Liverpool and Manchester railway which ...