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

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

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

George Stephenson was only too pleased to save the former Prime Minister from himself.

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