Correspondence, press cuttings, maps and plans etc. illustrative of the history of railways in England, apparently collected by Septimus Bell of Newcastle.
EARLY BRITISH RAILWAYS
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- Reference
- GB 97 COLL MISC 0189
- Dates of Creation
- 1795-1850
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- One volume
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Richard Trevithick, a Cornish engineer, built the first steam locomotive for a railway, in 1804. The Manchester to Liverpool railway of 1830 was the first to convey passengers and goods entirely by mechanical traction. By 1852 nearly all the main lines of the modern railway system in England were authorised or completed.
Arrangement
One volume
Access Information
OPEN
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the BLPES pamphlets collection
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