A blue plaque honouring Great Western Railway’s first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon as part of the 200th ...

Plans to tear down derelict sections of the historic Stephenson locomotive works in Newcastle ... two of Britain’s most recognised engineers, George and Robert Stephenson, this site is of ...

The locomotive managed to haul ten tons of ... but there was no denying the fact that it was Trevithick and not George Stephenson who was the real father of the railways. Comments are closed ...

The Rocket was designed and built by George Stephenson with the help of his ... to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities.

James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in 1837 and worked closely with railway pioneers Daniel Gooch, George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The plaque was ...

A BLUE plaque has been unveiled to honour Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver. James 'Jim' Hurst, who worked with railway pioneers George Stephenson, Daniel Gooch, and Isambard Kingdom ...

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. In 1801 Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive.

James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in 1837 and worked closely with railway pioneers Daniel Gooch, George Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The plaque was ...