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Royal Dragoon Guards
The Royal Dragoon Guards, formed in 1992 from the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, has a proud history dating back to 1685: the Earl of …
The Early Railways of Manchester
Manchester was Britain’s first railway city. The success of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830 inspired many entrepreneurs and businessmen to build their own lines, not …
Steam Across The Pennines
The Pennine ridge – ‘England’s backbone’ – has provided a dramatic backdrop to the steam locomotive for nearly 180 years. Armies of navvies, commanded by engineers such …
North Staffordshire Railway
The ‘Knotty’ was one of the most beloved of Britain’s pre-grouping companies. Centred on Stoke-on-Trent, at one time it carried two-thirds of the country’s pottery, as well as …
Rainhill Men: Railway Pioneers
George and Robert Stephenson are well known names in the canon of railway history. Henry Booth (who designed Rocket’s boiler) was the world’s first railway manager and was …
The Early Railways of Leeds
The city of Leeds in West Yorkshire was once one of the busiest railway centres in Britain and had the largest concentration of railway engine builders in the country. The …
Early railways of leeds
The city of Leeds in West Yorkshire was once one of the busiest railway centres in Britain and had the largest concentration of railway engine builders in the country. The …
Victorian and Edwardian Railway in Old Photographs
Author Anthony Dawson explores a fascinating collection of images of the Victorian and Edwardian railway.
Victorian and Edwardian Railway in Old Photographs
The steam locomotive, 'the most potent symbol of nineteenth-century civilisation', is perhaps the image that best sums up the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The year of Victoria's …
The Woodhead Route
The Woodhead Route from Manchester to Sheffield has achieved almost mythical status, not only thanks to the Woodhead Tunnels, but also because of the unique EM1 and EM2 electric …
Steam Across The Pennines
The Pennine ridge - 'England's backbone' - has provided a dramatic backdrop to the steam locomotive for nearly 180 years. Armies of navvies, commanded by engineers such …
Working on the Victorian Railway
The quarter-century after the Rainhill Trials was an exciting period of growth and experimentation on the railways. The railway locomotive evolved from a lumbering curiosity to …