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Stories about the British transport revolution that changed the world, from the first locomotive and the first whistle to Flying Scotsman.

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The Hat that Changed the World

Young William’s hat caught the eye of Matthew Boulton, and the world was never the same again.

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Picture: © Philip Halling, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted July 15 2016

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The Stockton and Darlington Railway

The little County Durham line built by George Stephenson and his son Robert was the place where the world’s railway infrastructure really began.

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Picture: © James E. Petts, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.. Source.

Posted June 25 2016

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The Gift of the Gab

There was one form of power that self-taught engineering genius George Stephenson never harnessed.

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Picture: Photo from the Imperial War Museums, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted June 20 2016

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The Iron Horse and the Iron Cow

By Samuel Smiles

Railways not only brought fresh, healthy food to the urban poor, they improved the conditions of working animals.

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Picture: © Alan Fleming, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted February 6 2016

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The Tanfield Railway

Opened in 1725, the Tanfield Railway is one of the oldest railways still operating anywhere in the world.

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Picture: © Peter McDermott, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.. Source.

Posted January 31 2016

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The First Train Journey by Steam

Richard Trevithick’s boss hailed the engineer as a genius. Today he’d have been fired. (Oh, and the train was delayed.)

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Picture: © chris55, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0.. Source.

Posted March 13 2015

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★ The Annunciation to Mary An angel appeared to Mary in her home in Nazareth, and offered her the chance to be part of nothing less than the reopening of the doors of Paradise.

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Keep It Short Plutarch argues that it when it comes to strong speech, less is always more.

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Anagrams Shuffle the letters of each of these words to make new ones. See if you can match the number indicated.

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Polyword: Mere Make as many words as you can using the letters of one nine-letter word. Can you beat our score?

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Go to the Ant Solomon recommends taking lessons from one of God’s smallest but most hard-working creatures.

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Chariots of Steam Erasmus Darwin imagines how steam power will change the world.

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Fragments Develop these short phrases into complete sentences.

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Near Synonyms These words have very similar meaning but they are not the same — can you show the difference?

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The Prophecy of Peter of Pomfret Peter foretold that King John would cease to be England’s sovereign, and he was right, though John still wore his crown.

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