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International Relations
Brigands and Imbeciles
John Bright dismissed fears that digging a tunnel under the English Channel would encourage a French invasion.
Length: 120 words
Character and Conduct
The Great Brassey Keeps his Word
Once railway engineer Thomas Brassey made a promise he kept it — even if he wasn’t aware that he’d made one.
Length: 115 words
Discovery and Invention
Private Risk, Public Benefit
For George Stephenson, the motto of the Stockton and Darlington Railway was a code to live by.
Length: 118 words
Anecdotes
Left Holding the Baby
A gentleman travelling home from London by train reached his destination carrying more than he set out with.
Length: 112 words
Lighting-Up Time
William Murdoch and Samuel Clegg brought warmth and light into the country’s streets, factories and homes, but the public didn’t make it easy.
Winston Spencer Churchill
The Uganda Railway
When it opened in 1901, the Uganda Railway still wasn’t in Uganda, and Westminster’s MPs were still debating whether or not to build it.