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Railways Collection: Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes

Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. Artist: SG Hughes
Trains on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1832-1833. A train of wagons (top) and a train of cattle, sheep and pigs (bottom), on the worlds first intercity railway

Railways Collection: Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist revolutionary and leader, c1950s(?)

Mao Zedong, Chinese Communist revolutionary and leader, c1950s(?). The son of a peasant farmer, Mao Zedong (Mao Tse Tung) (1893-1976)

Railways Collection: Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Top: goods train drawn by the locomotive Liverpool. Bottom: cattle train drawn by the locomotive Fury

Railways Collection: Chat Moss threatened the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, until

Chat Moss threatened the completion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, until George Stephenson succeeded in constructing a railway line through it in 1829; his solution was to "

Railways Collection: Box tunnel showing the West Portal - Box Tunnel is a railway tunnel in western England

Box tunnel showing the West Portal - Box Tunnel is a railway tunnel in western England, between Bath and Chippenham, dug through the Box Hill

Railways Collection: Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist, (1900)

Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist, (1900). In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) took over the steel-making factory founded by his father Friedrich

Railways Collection: George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). Artist: E Stodart

George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). Artist: E Stodart
George Stephenson, English mechanical engineer, (1899). In 1813 Stephenson (1781-1848) was commissioned to design his first steam locomotive, Blucher, for the Killingworth Colliery in Tyne and Wear

Railways Collection: Hayle St Ives in the distance, c1860

Hayle St Ives in the distance, c1860. Scene on the West Cornwall Railway, later part of the Great Western Railway (GWR). The boom time for the harbour

Railways Collection: William Jessop, British civil engineer, c1860

William Jessop, British civil engineer, c1860. Jessop (1745-1814) is particularly well known for his work on canals, harbours and early railways in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Railways Collection: Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838

Facade of Lime Street Station, Liverpool, 1838. This was one of the stations on the worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which opened on 15 September 1830

Railways Collection: View of Sunderland and the Iron Bridge looking eastwards, 1833

View of Sunderland and the Iron Bridge looking eastwards, 1833. This single span cast iron bridge over the Wear at Wearmouth, Sunderland, was opened in 1796

Railways Collection: Pithead at Hebburn Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, 1860

Pithead at Hebburn Colliery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne area, 1860. The engine house (left) provides power for the winding gear (centre) which is raising baskets (corves)

Railways Collection: Alfred Krupp, German industrialist and armaments manufacturer, 1886

Alfred Krupp, German industrialist and armaments manufacturer, 1886. In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) took over the steel-making factory founded by his father Friedrich

Railways Collection: Birmingham viewed from the south showing smoking chimneys, c1860

Birmingham viewed from the south showing smoking chimneys, c1860. A small manufacturing town until the 18th century, Birmingham was one of the most important centres of the Industrial Revolution in

Railways Collection: Cook and Wheatstones 5-needle telegraph, 1837 (1915)

Cook and Wheatstones 5-needle telegraph, 1837 (1915). The 5-needle telegraph was the first successful electric telecommunication device and was patented by Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke

Railways Collection: Ventilation shaft in Kilsby Tunnel, Northamptonshire, London & Birmingham Railway, 1839

Ventilation shaft in Kilsby Tunnel, Northamptonshire, London & Birmingham Railway, 1839. Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Ventilation shaft in Kilsby Tunnel, Northamptonshire, London & Birmingham Railway, 1839. Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) was appointed chief engineer of the London & Birmingham Railway (LBR)

Railways Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1859). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Railways Collection: Sectional view of a mid-19th century steam railway locomotive, 1882

Sectional view of a mid-19th century steam railway locomotive, 1882. The illustration shows the workings of the locomotive, including the firebox and boiler tubes

Railways Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1900). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Railways Collection: Stourbridge Lion, steam locomotive, c1830 (1900)

Stourbridge Lion, steam locomotive, c1830 (1900). Built in England under the direction of Horatio Allen, this was first locomotive to be used in America, by the Boston & Hudson Railroad

Railways Collection: Hedleys Puffing Billy, 1813 (1901)

Hedleys Puffing Billy, 1813 (1901). William Hedleys railway locomotive Puffing Billy was patented in 1813. It began work in that year and continued in use until 1872

Railways Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil and mechanical engineer

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English civil and mechanical engineer. Obverse of a medal commemorating his ship the Great Eastern

Travelling on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831. Top: 1st class carriages drawn by the locomotive Jupiter. Bottom: 2nd and 3rd class carriages drawn by the locomotive North Star

Railways Collection: Railway steam locomotive designed in 1849 by English engineer Thomas Russell Crampton

Railway steam locomotive designed in 1849 by English engineer Thomas Russell Crampton. Cramptons (1816-1888) design featured a low-pitched boiler

Railways Collection: View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century

View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century. The economy of Leeds was based on the wool industry. The citys prosperity was greatly increased in the Industrial Revolution by the construction of

Railways Collection: Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881

Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881
Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, British railway engineer (1781-1848), 1881. It shows the Rocket

Railways Collection: Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA, c1855-c1860

Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA, c1855-c1860
Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA. The railway bridge connecting Canada and the USA across the Niagara River was engineered by John Augustus Roebling

Railways Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Railways Collection: Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898)

Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898). George Stephensons (1781-1848) locomotive Rocket winning the competition held at Rainhill, Merseyside

Railways Collection: The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall

The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
The Tunnel, 1831. The worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester opened on 15 September 1830. Its principal engineer was George Stephenson (1781-1848)

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