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The first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway is set to go on display in Derby.
The world's first steam locomotive to run on a public railway will make an appearance at a three-day rail event in August at ...
Locomotion’ set for Greatest Gathering Locomotion No. 1, the first steam locomotive to operate on a public railway, has been ...
Alstom has announced the latest exhibit to be confirmed for its upcoming festival, The Greatest Gathering – Locomotion No. 1.
For most of the past 163 years Locomotion No 1, the first engine to pull a passenger train on a public railway, has been in Darlington. Its owners the National Railway Museum (NRM) wanted to move ...
QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...
Family-friendly events this May half term (26 May to 1 June 2025) offering a variety of activities to keep children ...
It will be the first time Locomotion Number 1 has been back in Darlington since the 200-year-old engine was moved to the Locomotion museum in Shildon in 2021. Youngsters clamber over Locomotion No ...