History of the First Public Railway, Stockton Darlington

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Committee were a year in concluding-their deliberations. They had a difficult problem to solve. The canal was a familiar institution, but a public railway was a great novelty to South Durham. Leaving them awhile heatedly discussing the pros and cons as to canal or rail, we may here cast a rapid glance at the origin of railways.