"Puffing Billy" and the Prize "Rocket" or, the story of the Stephensons and our Railways

Author: Helen C. Knight

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13:

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"Puffing Billy" is the biography of the renowned British civil engineer and mechanical engineer, George Stephenson. Dubbed "The Father of Railways" Stephenson is renowned for his immense contribution to railway transport as a pioneer. The book traces his life from his humble beginnings among the coal pits of the little village of Wylam, near New Castle, to his subsequent interest in railways, and the inventions he perfected to birth what was then only an idea into a popular means of public transport.

A World History of Railway Cultures, 1830-1930
A World History of Railway Cultures, 1830-1930

Author: Matthew Esposito

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-01-03

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 1351211781

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This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, this first volume covers the United Kingdom.