Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because it was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public railway. It operated on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which ...

Robert Stephenson & Co was founded in 1823 by the ‘father of railways’ George Stephenson with his son Robert - it would soon become the pride of Newcastle.

A FULL-SIZE replica of the locomotive Rocket, as originally designed and constructed by Robert and George Stephenson, has now been acquired for the National Collections in the Science Museum, and ...

The prize was £500 and a contract for the winner’s locomotive to be used on the new Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Susan ...

The first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway is set to go on display in Derby. Locomotion No.1 was built 200 years ago by Robert Stephenson and Company, a ...

GEORGE STEPHENSON was born June 9, 1781. The importance of this event to us who now inhabit civilised countries is certain; for whatever view we may take as to the inevitability of railways, it is ...