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The First Steam Whistle

By Clement Edwin Stretton

After an accident at a level crossing, the bosses of the Leicester and Swannington Railway acknowledged that drivers needed more than lung power.

Private Risk, Public Benefit

By Michael Longridge

For George Stephenson, the motto of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was a code to live by.

It’s Better by Rail

From The Annual Review

A contributor to the ‘Annual Review’ shared a flurry of facts about the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway, showing what a blessing it already was.

The Grand Mechanic

By Samuel Smiles

The more that pioneering engineer George Stephenson understood of the world around him, the more his sense of wonder grew.

A Bit of Luck for his Lordship

By Samuel Smiles

George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the Government from its scientific advisers.

Thomas Brassey

By Clay Lane

The unsung surveyor from Cheshire, who built railways and made friends across the world.

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