A blue plaque celebrating the life of the Great Western Railway's first locomotive driver has been unveiled in Swindon.James 'Jim' Hurst, was appointed as the GWR's first locomotive shunter in 1837 ...

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On 21 February 1804, the world's first ever railway journey ran 9 miles from ... no denying the fact that it was Trevithick and not George Stephenson who was the real father of the railways.

The Rocket was designed and built by George ... Stephenson with the help of his son, Robert, and Henry Booth, for the 1829 Rainhill Trials. The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester ...

Stockton and Darlington Railway 200 celebrations commence as Locomotion Number 1 has been returned to Hopetown, this week.

Rail enthusiasts and history lovers will have a rare opportunity to see Locomotion No. 1 return to Darlington.

Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Richard Trevithick and George Stephenson. In 1801 Richard Trevithick built the first steam locomotive.

He was born on 16th October 1803 near Newcastle upon Tyne, the only son of George Stephenson, railway engineer ... In 1948 a representation of the Rocket locomotive was added at the base of the window ...