QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...

ART lovers across the globe are being asked to choose their favourite UK railway-themed artworks. This is part of the celebration of 200 years of the modern railway. A unique partnership between art ...

Art lovers in Oxfordshire are being invited to choose their favourite UK railway-themed artworks. This is part of a celebration marking 200 years of the modern railway.

The pioneer George Stephenson, and the magic of the Rainhill ... It was a competition held in 1829 to find the fastest steam locomotive to run on the newly completed Liverpool and Manchester ...

“I decided to introduce Edward to George Stephenson earlier in the timeline ... sees him offered a job at the Stephensons’ Steam Locomotive Manufactory. The Stephensons are preparing for ...

Fowler also consulted on many other railways and bridges both in the UK and overseas, as well as proposing the ill-starred fireless locomotive, built by Robert Stephenson and Company ... of Saint ...

The prize was £500 and a contract for the winner’s locomotive to be used on the new Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Susan visited a host of Stephenson-related locations while researching her books ...

When Allan called them from The Scotsman, railway press officers often found that he told them more than they told him, and senior managers sought him out when they had stories to break. At the end of ...

Global public to narrow down 200 railway-themed artworks to just 20 by voting for their three favourites The longlist ...

George Jnr was Lord Mayor of the city ... casualty as he was run over and fatally injured by Robert Stephenson's pioneering locomotive Rocket on the Manchester-Liverpool Railway.