This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the world’s first locomotive works, Stephenson’s works in Newcastle. To celebrate the event, the Robert Stephenson Trust is holding an ...
He was a world famous railway pioneer and bridge builder who revolutionised travel in 19th Century Britain. Now Tyneside is to pay a tribute to Robert Stephenson to mark the 200th anniversary of his ...
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 ...
An MP has spoken of his fresh hopes that plans to move a famous locomotive from the town where it has been displayed for 160 years could be blocked. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...
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 ...
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